Washington, April 13 (IANS) Republican Indian American politician Nikki Haley said the US was right to walk away from Iran talks, backing President Donald Trump’s blockade plan and warning Tehran was using the Strait of Hormuz to “hold the global economy hostage.”Negotiations between Washington and Tehran had failed to make progress, with both sides entering discussions far apart. “The US had a 15 point plan. Iran had a 10 point plan. They really were miles apart,” she told CNN in an i…
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New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) China’s official headline growth figures are fake and the country’s economy is headed for a major danger from its mounting bad debt and a rapidly ageing population, a new report has said.Japanese news site Nippon.com said in the report cited US think tank Rhodium Group estimates that true growth of the Chinese economy is closer to 2.5–3.0 per cent rather than the Chinese government’s real GDP growth figures for 2025 at 5 per cent.It also cited some China-watchers wh…
Washington, March 26 (IANS) The White House has said that US military operations against Iran are “ahead of schedule” and nearing core objectives, even as Washington continues “productive” talks with Tehran aimed at ending the conflict.White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday (local time) that the United States was close to achieving the main goals of “Operation Epic Fury,” describing the campaign as a “resounding military triumph” after nearly fou…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) In a little over a year since he took office as the 47th President of the United States on January 20 last year, Donald Trump has managed to stir the world order a few times with frequent changes made using two of his favourite words – trade and tariffs.First, he introduced a set of “reciprocal tariffs” last year that forced several countries to scurry for inking trade deals with Washington or agree to negotiations as the dice appeared to be loaded against them.”After …
Sofia, Feb 7 (IANS) China’s sudden dismissal of General Zhang Youxia, once the most powerful uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and a trusted confidante of President Xi Jinping, has thrown China’s military establishment into turmoil, a report has revealed. What began as whispers of corruption has now escalated into a sweeping purge that has hollowed out the PLA’s top ranks, raising profound questions about China’s readiness for war, its internal stability, and the fu…
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) China has placed one of its most powerful military leaders under investigation, triggering intense scrutiny inside and outside the country as allegations range from corruption to the leaking of sensitive nuclear weapons data to the United States, media reports said.The investigation targets Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission and the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the People’s Liberation Army. China’s Ministry of National …
Beijing, Jan 25 (IANS) China has announced that its military’s highest-ranked uniformed officer and another are being investigated for “suspected serious discipline and law violations”, a term often used to refer to corruption, as per a media report. A probe has been launched into General Zhang Youxia, the senior Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, and General Liu Zhenli, a CMC member and head of the Joint Staff Department, which monitors combat planning, The Japan Times repo…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Amid United States President Donald Trump’s tariff pressures and rising military tensions over Taiwan, reports from Beijing suggest ‘Xiplomacy’ evolving as a quiet and effective diplomatic tool through youth exchanges and cultural diplomacy.According to China’s state-controlled People’s Daily Online, since President Xi Jinping proposed the ‘50,000 in Five Years’ initiative during his late-2023 visit to San Francisco, more than 40,000 American youths have partic…