The Tibet Policy and Support Act, approved by the US Senate earlier this week, closes a turbulent year in US-China relations. The House of Representatives passed the legislation in January. It will become law after the President of the United States passes it. The previous version The TSPA is an …
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About the Biden administration and China Many people in India, the United States, and elsewhere have been trying to figure out how the Biden Administration would respond to China’s challenge. They have been partly concerned by some hesitation that was seen during the Obama Administration … President Trump himself, at …
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By: New York Times | November 29, 2020 9:24:37 am President-elect Joe Biden speaks Wednesday, Nov.25, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster) Written by David E. Sanger the scientist murder who has led Iran’s quest for a nuclear weapon for the past two decades threatens to cripple …
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By: Desk Explained | November 28, 2020 3:34:04 pm Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist who Israel allegedly led the Islamic Republic’s military nuclear program until its dissolution in the early 2000s, was killed in a targeted attack in which gunmen used explosives and machine gun fire on Friday. (Office of …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2020 11:32:42 pm President-elect Joe Biden joins Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on stage Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik, Pool) In a surprising turn of events three days after US Election Day, Joe Biden …
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Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Chennai | Updated: November 4, 2020 7:31:28 pm Mount K2, second in height only after Mount Everest, in Gilgit-Baltistan. (Source: Wikipedia) On November 1, observed every year in Gilgit-Baltistan as “Independence Day”, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that his government would grant the region …
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By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: September 29, 2020 1:48:00 pm The NYT found that Trump, despite enjoying the lifestyle of a billionaire, did not pay federal income taxes in 11 of the 18 years the newspaper examined. (File photo / AP) The New York Times has …
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Written by Neha Banka, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: Sep 12, 2020 1:06:41 pm FILE PHOTO: People wave British Union Jack flags as they celebrate in Parliament Square on Brexit Day in London, Britain, Jan.31, 2020. REUTERS / Simon Dawson / File photo the European Union (EU) …
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