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The View From India newsletter: ‘No kings’ rallies and a growing anti-war sentiment

March 31, 2026 admin

(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) Over 8 million people are estimated to have gathered in protest, at the ‘No Kings’ rallies held across the United States and in over a dozen other countries, against the Trump administration. American commentators point to a…

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U.S. military reports series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

February 14, 2026 admin

A file image of the aftermath of a airstrike on Syria. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The U.S. military on Saturday (February 14, 2026 reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter. U.S. Central Command…

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Telugu student held in US for mid-air fork attack on teenagers

October 28, 2025 admin

Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli A Telugu person has been charged in the United States for allegedly stabbing two teenage passengers with a metal fork during a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt, forcing the aircraft to divert to Boston. The accused, identified as Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, 28, was arrested on October 25, 2025 and charged in…

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Biden calls these ‘dark days’ as he urges Americans to ‘get back up’

October 27, 2025 admin

Former President Joe Biden speaks after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s 10th Anniversary Celebration, on October 26, 2025, in Boston. | Photo Credit: AP Former President Joe Biden called these “dark days” as he urged Americans to stay optimistic and not to check out in response to what he…

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White House starts demolishing part of East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

October 20, 2025 admin

Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, on October 20, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Monday (October 20, 2025) started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the…

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From Abbottabad to Trump: The unbroken chain in U.S.–Pakistan military relations

August 23, 2025 admin

On a chilly evening in January 2006, enroute from Islamabad to Muzaffarabad in my host’s hatchback car, we passed through a small town called Abbottabad which is part of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Abbottabad for all practical reasons is an extension of Pothwari-speaking area of Pakistan, which includes Islamabad-Rawalpindi area and northern Pakistan-occupied Jammu and…

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Trump’s Canada ’51st State’ Jab Ahead Of Hockey Match

February 21, 2025 admin

Washington, United States: US President Donald Trump took a slap shot at Canada on Thursday, again suggesting a US takeover of the northern neighbor as a “fifty first state” and urging the US hockey team to prevail in a closely watched grudge match. Tensions have soared in the run-up to a tournament final in the…

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Mo, Diversity, And The Indian Immigrant In The US

February 19, 2025 admin

If an alien were to gain insights into the immigrant ‘situation’ currently playing out in the US, the Netflix show Mo would act as a good gateway. Except, it might lead the alien to believe that there are no Indian immigrants, legal or illegal, in the US. Mo, the semi-autobiographical comedy created by Palestinian-American comic…

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There’s A New Negotiating Table In Town: Middle East

February 19, 2025 admin

As world leaders gathered in Munich, Germany, for Europe’s top annual security conference, placating, pleasing, and managing US President Donald Trump stood as a top agenda. Trump’s phone call to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, US Vice-President J.D. Vance’s disruptive speech challenging Europe, and, by association, the very nature of trans-Atlantic alliances, and demands to end the…

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Russia, US Agree On Key Principles For Resolving Ukraine Conflict

February 18, 2025 admin

Ryadh: Russia and the United States on Tuesday agreed to establish teams to negotiate a path to ending the war in Ukraine after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion. Washington noted European nations would have to have a seat at the negotiating table “at some point”, following the first high-level…

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