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Biden admin rolls back Trump-era citizenship test, reverts to 2008 version

Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China

8:19 pm July 12, 2020

Washington: China has fast become a top election issue as President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden engage in a verbal brawl over who’s better at playing the tough guy against Beijing. The Trump campaign put out ads showing Biden toasting China’s Xi Jinping, even though Trump did just that with Xi in Asia and hosted the Chinese leader at his Florida club. […]

J-K: Army foils infiltration attempt along LoC; 2 militants killed

8:36 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: Two militants were Saturday killed as an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir was foiled, even as the army said about 300 ultras were waiting at launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to crossover to this side. “Appropriate response by troops on ground […]

India favourably considering Australia’s entry into Malabar exercise: Sources

11:16 pm July 10, 2020

New Delhi: India is a favourably considering Australia’s keen interest to be part of the next edition of the Malabar naval exercise which is scheduled to be held later this year, people familiar with the development said on Friday. If India decides to include Australia in the exercise, then it will comprise all members of the “Quad” or Quadrilateral coalition which […]

Russia skeptical about nuclear pact extension prospects

8:50 pm July 10, 2020

Moscow: Russia’s top diplomat said Friday he’s not very optimistic about prospects for an extension of the last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control agreement because of Washington’s focus on making China sign up to the pact. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that Russia only wants to keep the New START treaty as much as the U.S. does and will protect its security […]

Swedish ex-envoy acquitted of planning illegal China meeting

8:43 pm July 10, 2020

Helsinki: A court has acquitted Sweden’s former ambassador to China of exceeding her authority in negotiations with a foreign country, concluding the first trial of its kind involving a Swedish diplomat in more than 200 years. The Stockholm District Court ruled Friday that the prosecutor couldn’t prove that Anna Lindstedt, Sweden’s envoy to Beijing during […]