What new US world strategy means for India

Unsettling signals: India figures in the NSS but the limited-purpose framing should concern us   The 19th century German statesman Otto von Bismarck once remarked that, “God has a special providence for fools, drunkards, and the United States of America.” It captured the essence of the hand that fate dealt America. Surrounded by vast oceans…

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Thailand and Cambodia clash for second day

BANGKOK/ PHNOM PENH: A fierce border battle between Thailand and Cambodia raged for a second day and spread to new fronts on Tuesday, as both countries accused each other of shelling civilian areas and Bangkok vowed to push on with its planned military operations. As many as nine Cambodian civilians had been killed since Monday,…

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‘Contact with Iran leadership difficult’: Jaishankar spells out India’s position on Middle East war | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that India believes that dialogue and diplomacy should be pursued to de-escalate the tensions in the Middle East.While outlining India’s stand in Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the developments and relevant ministries are coordinating to ensure effective responses.“Our…

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How Sam Altman’s OpenAI seems to be going all out to ‘prove’ Nvidia is not leaving us

Amid speculation about Nvidia’s role in the company’s future, Sam Altman-led OpenAI has said that its partnership with Nvidia remains strong. In a recent LinkedIn post, OpenAI’s head of compute infrastructure Sachin Katti said Nvidia remains the AI company’s “most important partner for both training and inference”, describing the partnership as “foundational” rather than a…

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Government asks refineries to boost LPG for homes amid Middle East crisis

NEW DELHI: The government has directed oil refineries to increase the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and divert the additional output for domestic household use in view of geopolitical disruptions affecting fuel supplies, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas announceed on Monday.The move comes amid constraints in LPG availability due to global supply pressures,…

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Trump expands travel ban: Five more countries added to no-entry list; new restrictions on others

The Trump administration has expanded its travel ban to include five additional countries while imposing new restrictions on others.The administration’s June announcement had already banned visitors from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.The new expansion adds Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan,…

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