Indian attitude to official and private foreign aid has always been ambivalent â sometimes welcoming, at other times hostile. With U.S. President Donald Trumpâs targeting of USAID, the death knell, at least for official aid, seems to have been rung. Other European countries may follow suit, thanks to continuing global conflicts, anti immigration sentiments, and…
(Bloomberg) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to reorganize what he called a âbloatedâ State Department, vowing Tuesday to cut programs and close offices but stopping short of a proposed executive order that outlined even more drastic changes. The top US diplomat circulated a proposed new organizational chart that would downgrade the office…
Rohingya refugees hold placards while attending a Ramadan Solidarity Iftar to have an Iftar meal with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Interim Government, at the Rohingya refugee camp in Coxâs Bazar, Bangladesh on March 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters During his four-day visit to Bangladesh in March,…
At the World Bank, he installed David Malpass but otherwise left the institution untouched. He kept David Lipton, an advisor to Democrats, in place as the IMFâs number two official, an appointment that is traditionally the prerogative of US presidents. Also Read: Data at threat: The Trump administrationâs war on statistics wonât end we Trumpâs…
In the last two weeks, the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) of China conducted live-fire naval drills in the international waters off Australia, New Zealand and Vietnam, and shooting drills in the Taiwan Strait. This show of military might is a sign of Chinaâs growing confidence as a maritime power. Itâs also a signal to its…
It is vital that African aid recipients do not find themselves stranded, without time to recalibrate their dependence on the Overseas Development Assistance of the rich world. It is also vital that those who step forward to throw them a lifeline are not donors who cynically leverage the aid they give to secure geopolitical allegiance….
Donald Trump seems to be in a tearing hurry to make America great again. No one should quibble with such a mission: the world needs a prosperous and stable US. But this should not come at the cost of the worldâs poorest. Yet, thatâs precisely what appears to be happeningâas a fallout of the US…
The US operates on a fiscal year that goes from 1 October to 30 September. Its budget for fiscal year 2024-25 is likely to run a deficit of about $2 trillion on revenues of roughly $5 trillion (with outlays of above $7 trillion). Also Read: US economy: Is stagflation making a comeback amid Trump turbulence?…
When I was a kid, I believed the West was a place. Then I realized that all of the West was not entirely the West. The West was an idea, an invention. When you put it this way, it looks as though it is some kind of subterfuge to overwhelm human instincts. But I like…
US President Donald Trump has questioned the United States’ decision to allocate $21 million for voter turnout efforts in India, suggesting it was an attempt to influence the election. âWhy do we need to spend USD 21 million for voter turnout in India? I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected,â Trump remarked….
