New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Growing concerns over China’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are driving an unprecedented alignment between US lawmakers and Silicon Valley, with both sides increasingly viewing the technology race as a strategic and economic battle, a report said.At the Hill and Valley Forum, a platform aimed at bridging ties between Washington and Big Tech, leaders from government and industry signalled rare consensus that competition with China in AI has become cri…
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Washington, March 13 (IANS) US lawmakers warned that China may be exploiting American universities to gain access to sensitive research and technology, as a Senate hearing examined billions of dollars in foreign funding and academic partnerships involving US campuses.The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held the hearing to examine what lawmakers called “malign foreign influence” in higher education, with testimony focusing largely on China’s research ties with US uni…
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The Pentagon told US lawmakers that modern warfare is being reshaped by cheap, mass-produced drones, warning that battlefield lessons from Ukraine and recent combat involving Iran make it imperative for the United States to rapidly build a domestic drone industry and arm troops with large numbers of unmanned systems.Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, senior Pentagon officials said small drones have become a decisive weapon on modern battlefields and…
Washington, March 5 (IANS) US lawmakers, foreign leaders, and experts have warned that China is expanding its influence in Europe. They said Beijing uses investment, pressure, and covert tactics, and urged closer US-Europe coordination on technology, supply chains, and security.At a hearing on “China’s increasing infiltration in Europe” on Wednesday (local time), Congressman Jake Ellzey said Europe must focus on more than Russia. He said the region also faces “the threat of Russia’s wa…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) India has surged ahead of the United States on trade deal-making this year, sharpening anxiety in Washington as the Trump administration’s tariff-driven strategy struggles to deliver results, according to comments by Henrietta Treyz, co-founder of Veda Partners.“Down in (Washington) DC, the agita is over the fact that India now has inked 100 per cent more deals than Donald Trump this year,” Treyz told CNBC in an interview, pointing to growing frustration among US …
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US lawmakers recently released an investigation, accusing China of being the “world’s largest perpetrator” of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a report has highlighted. Chairman John Moolenaar of the US Select Committee on China and Chairman Carlos Gimenez of the US House Homeland Security Committee’s Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee released an investigation which details how China commands the world’s largest Distant-Water Fishing…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) Influential US lawmakers described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a pivotal leader shaping India’s global role, saying Washington increasingly views his leadership as central to the long-term durability of the US–India partnership.Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) event, Representative Rich McCormick said PM Modi’s approach reflects a strong national focus aligned with India’s development goals. “Prime Minister Modi is extrem…