Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed 'cheap exports' are unsustainable, but China dissentedTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated nineteen G20 members agreed to address cheap exports. China dissented from this agreement, which ai...
02 Sep, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the MideastChinese President Xi Jinping’s Egypt visit is deepening Beijing’s ties with a key US ally while advancing China’s bid for greater Middle Ea...
02 Sep, 2026, 08.03 AM IST
Hormuz will be bypassed in two years: Scott BessentThe Treasury department has taken a more central role in recent weeks in the conflict, with Bessent announcing plans last week to expand sa...
02 Sep, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Bringing order to disorder: Wars without winners allow India to offer a safe path to economic recoveryPolitical aspirations in Ukraine and West Asia have become counterproductive due to prolonged warfare. Recognizing this, India is proposing...
01 Sep, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Iran defiant as Scott Bessent says US likely to announce bank sanctions this weekWashington plans to announce bank sanctions against Iran this week. Oil prices increased after direct attacks and tanker incidents. Iran wa...
01 Sep, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
US may announce new Iran bank sanctions this week, next week: Scott BessentUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed plans for new sanctions targeting Iran-linked banks soon. The department is also investigating...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
Xi’s busiest travel itinerary in seven years is all about TrumpChinese President Xi Jinping is embarking on his busiest foreign travel schedule in more than seven years, visiting Central Asia and Egypt ...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
PM Modi-President Putin hit the road again, talk Ukraine war and India-Russia tiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing war. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the SCO...
01 Sep, 2026, 07.32 AM IST
Modi-Xi-Putin together again: What will the Bishkek photo-op tell?India’s next Modi-Xi-Putin photograph at the SCO summit in Bishkek is likely to carry geopolitical weight, but it should not be read as evi...
31 Aug, 2026, 08.04 PM IST
Vietnam's export triumph: How a small nation beat China and India to become America's top trade partnerVietnam now leads all nations in its trade surplus with the United States. This significant shift occurred during the first half of the yea...
30 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
China's help critical, but unlikely, for US to choke off IranThe United States seeks to economically isolate Iran through expanded sanctions. China's continued trade with Tehran complicates these US e...
28 Aug, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
India, China can help resolve West Asia conflict: Hillary ClintonFormer US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said India and China could play key roles in resolving the West Asia conflict because of their...
26 Aug, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zonesAs of 2026, nearly half the world's oil originates from conflict-affected nations. Current oil disruptions have surpassed previous energy c...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
China warns new US sanctions on Iran will 'escalate the situation'China stated that sanctions will not resolve the issue with Iran. Beijing warned that additional pressure would only escalate tensions and ...
25 Aug, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
China develops missile to target planes thousands of miles awayChina has developed hypersonic glide vehicles capable of launching air-to-air weapons. These advanced weapons threaten high-value targets t...
24 Aug, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
US-India trade deal nearly final, Rubio to visit India in October: Sergio GorUS Ambassador Sergio Gor revealed that the US-India trade agreement is on the verge of finalisation, clarifying that Congress's push for ta...
24 Aug, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
Trump pledges 'golden age' of space travelUS President Trump plans to boost American space travel and lunar missions. The United States aims to compete with China for a moon landing...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.39 PM IST