Washington/Manila, July 23 (IANS) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that his lengthy meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi focused on laying the groundwork for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the US in September, while stressing that Washington and Beijing must continue talking despite big strategic differences. Speaking to reporters after the meeting on the sidelines of ASEAN-related meetings in Manila on Wednesday (Washington time), Rubio said the extended talks r…
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Washington, July 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump proclaimed July 19-25 as Captive Nations Week, renewing a strong US commitment to supporting people living under communist and authoritarian governments while declaring that “America will never be a communist country.”In a presidential proclamation marking the annual observance, Trump said the United States stood “in solidarity with all who suffer beneath communism and tyranny” and pledged that “the evil ideologies of socialism, communism, and…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Although Dhaka can recognise the importance of its present-day partnership with the United States, it cannot overlook the serious failures of Washington’s policy during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan. Those contradictions became particularly evident in December 1971, when, as the Indo-Pakistani War reached its critical stage, the United States sent Task Force 74, led by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, into the Bay of Bengal — a …
Washington, July 5 (IANS) President Donald Trump used the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebration to deliver one of his strongest denunciations of communism since returning to office, declaring that America would “never” become a communist country and portraying the ideology as a threat defeated by previous generations that must not be allowed to re-emerge.Speaking before thousands gathered on the National Mall, Trump repeatedly contrasted America’s founding principles with communist s…
Washington, July 5 (IANS) A congressional hearing this week renewed scrutiny of the CIA’s Cold War-era MKULTRA programme, with lawmakers and expert witnesses alleging that the agency secretly used universities, hospitals, prisons and other institutions across the United States to conduct mind-control experiments on unwitting human subjects while concealing the full extent of the programme for decades.The House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal…
Dhaka, July 1 (IANS) As Dhaka and Ankara deepen their engagement, questions have also emerged over Turkey’s posture towards Bangladesh’s 2026 political landscape. While Turkey has outwardly maintained contacts across the political spectrum in Bangladesh, some observers argue that Ankara’s public statements and diplomatic outreach have been perceived as favoring Islamist political groups, particularly Jamaat-e-Islami, a report has stated. “Turkey often presents itself as a champion of justi…
Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt, who is receiving a lot of positive response for his recently released film ‘Haunted 3D’, has lauded the government for sticking by the nation’s principle of staying neutral in the face of rising global conflicts. The director spoke with IANS during the promotions of his film, and said that India has managed to stay autonomous when it comes to its foreign policy.He told IANS, “When most of the countries have chosen one side or the other, our …
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he spent some time in watching the documentary on World War 2 narrated by Hollywood star Tom Hanks. Moved by the immense human cost of the conflict, the megastar contemplated the futility of war, innocent lives lost, and the lasting scars left on generations. Big B took to his blog, where he shared a string of images from his regular Sunday fan meet-up on the gates of his home. He also shared that Lord Hanuman’s Sahastra Pujan was performed…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) Senior bipartisan US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to personally raise the cases of political prisoners and unjustly detained Americans with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming talks, warning that Beijing’s actions threaten American interests and families.In a letter released on Monday, the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was increasingly using “hostage diplomacy, coerc…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The ongoing crisis in West Asia has triggered a wider geopolitical debate over Pakistan’s role in the region. according to a report analysts and observers increasingly questioned what they describe as a “dual” or “double policy” approach in Islamabad’s foreign engagements.The debate gained traction after remarks by the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who reportedly referred to Pakistan as a “broker” in the crisis, drawing sharp reactions and renewed scrutiny of I…