Daily Briefing: ED, confiscated phones and the right to privacy
23 小时之前 · Meet and greet: Preparing for Donald Trump’s arrival at the Oval Office, India has sent Ministry of External Affairs S Jaishankar on a six-day visit to the United States. With an eye on deepening ties with the US, Jaishankar is expected to engage with both the outgoing Joe Biden administration and the Trump team.. Huddle: As India’s economic growth slows, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Daily Briefing: One Nation, One Election, Many Hiccups
2024年12月18日 · “If the government is ours, it is obvious that I will be a part of the Cabinet.” The recent expansion of the Maharashtra Cabinet ruffled several feathers. Much to the dismay of Chhagan Bhujbal, the face of the anti-Maratha quota agitation, the veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was left out of the new Mahayuti government.
Daily Briefing: ED changes tactics | Live News - The Indian Express
3 天之前 · Sonal Gupta is a senior sub-editor on the news desk. She runs The Indian Express's weekly climate newsletter, Icebreaker. Apart from this, her interests range from politics and world affairs to art and culture and AI.
As Biden makes way for Trump, Jaishankar goes to US for talks on ...
2 天之前 · Sources said the idea behind the visit is to ensure India-US ties are not impacted by the polarised political atmosphere in the US. Jaishankar said at an event in New Delhi that Trump has had a positive political view of India and the country is in a much more advantageous position than many others to build “deeper” relations with his administration.
Daily Briefing: Debating Ambedkar | Live News - The Indian Express
5 天之前 · A rallying cry: The issue has become common ground for the Opposition parties. This comes after days of growing differences in their ranks. Together, they have demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his controversial remarks against Ambedkar.. Invoking Ambedkar: The BJP has been just as vocal as the Congress in accusing the latter of attempts to “obliterate the legacy ...
Leaving India-US relationship in strong place, expect continuity in ...
2024年12月18日 · The outgoing administration of the US President Joe Biden has said it was leaving India-US relationship in a very strong place and exuded confidence that during the incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a similar bipartisan relationship will be maintained. Kurt Campbell, Deputy ...
Daily Briefing: From Russia with love - The Indian Express
2024年12月16日 · Big Story. The manufacturing of the Narendra Modi government’s flagship Vande Bharat sleeper trains has a new address: the Oktyabrsky Electric Car Repair Plant in the heart of St Petersburg, Russia. Named after the Bolsheviks’ October Revolution in 1917, the manufacturing factory once hosted Vladimir Lenin’s historic speech which enthused workers to fight the revolution.
Daily Briefing: India’s neighbourhood watch — China to Sri Lanka
2024年12月17日 · Cosying up: To the south, Sri Lanka, has reiterated its commitment to its long-standing ally, India. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was on a visit to India, assured New Delhi that Colombo would not permit the island nation’s territory to be used “in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India”.
Daily Briefing: The morning after the Adani indictment, its politics
2024年11月22日 · The bid: The indictment does not establish a direct link between the government and Adani but has at its centre the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a governmental body.The manufacturing-linked solar tender in 2019 was among the first of its kind that combined electricity generation and manufacturing of modules (solar power panels) at …
Daily Briefing: Adani Group power projects fallout; who will be next ...
2024年11月25日 · The Adani Group grabbed headlines last week as billionaire founder Gautam Adani was indicted for fraud by US prosecutors and arrest warrants were issued for him over an alleged $265 million bribery scheme. While the group tried to assure investors it was a “law-abiding organisation” and said the accusations were “baseless and denied,” its companies lost about $27 billion (~Rs. 2.2 lakh ...