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First in-person Quad summit likely in Washington on Sep 24: Report

The first in-person summit of the leaders of the Quad countries is likely to take place in Washington on September 24 with a focus to chart a new roadmap for expanding the overall cooperation

CIA director discusses security, Afghan situation with Pak Army chief, ISI

America's Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Thursday met Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hamid

Best of BS Opinion: Ambition in a minefield, Schizophrenic BJP govt & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Joe Biden: Sheep in sheep's clothing

Long ago, George Bush said he would smoke the terrorists out of their holes. In Kabul, the only thing that's been smoked out is Biden's true form

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin sues the US government over Nasa's decision

Blue Origin said its lawsuit filed in the US Court of Federal Claims on Friday is "an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA's Human Landing System

Joe Biden made ''Obamacare'' cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here

Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special sign-up period for private coverage made more affordable by his relief law.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken will visit India on July 27 and 28 to discuss a range of issues including the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and the Afghanistan situation

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit India on July 27-28

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be on a two-day visit to India from July 27 to 28

US govt likely to continue expand India ties due to China factor: Report

The Biden Administration is expected to continue expansion of the bilateral ties with India and the driving force of the relationship is concern about China's economic and military power in the region

Delta variant of coronavirus accounts for 83% of US cases, says CDC

Health officials say the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to surge and accounts for an estimated 83 per cent of US COVID-19 cases.

Biden administration weighs digital trade deal to counter China in Asia

Indo-Pacific plan includes Canada and Chile

Biden picks former West Virginia health official Rahul Gupta as drug czar

US President Joe Biden has selected West Virginia's former health commissioner Indian-American Dr Rahul Gupta as the country's top drug policy official, according to a media report on Tuesday.

Too soon to say if Americans may need vaccine booster: Dr. Anthony Fauci

The government's top infectious diseases expert said Sunday it is entirely conceivable, maybe likely that Americans will need a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming months, but it is too soon for the government to recommend another shot. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration did the right thing last week by pushing back against drugmaker Pfizer's assertion about a booster within 12 months. Hours after Pfizer's statement Thursday that it would seek authorization for a third dose, the two agencies said they did not view the booster shots as necessary at this time. Fauci said clinical studies and laboratory data have yet to fully bear out the need for a booster to the current two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson regimen. Right now, given the data and the information we have, we do not need to give people a third ...

Newsmaker: Meet Eric Garcetti, Joe Biden's pick for ambassador to India

A one-time vice-presidential candidate is likely to have a closer relationship with the US president unlike some past residents of Roosevelt House

US State Secretary discusses Afghanistan issue with Pakistan FM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday underscored the importance of bilateral relations with Pakistan in a telephonic conversation with his counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi

US adds Pakistan govt to list of child soldier recruiters, says report

The US has added Pakistan along with 14 other countries in a list of Child Soldiers Prevention Act which identifies foreign governments having government-supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers, a designation that could result in restrictions on certain security assistance and commercial licensing of military equipment. The US Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) requires publication in the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report a list of foreign governments that have recruited or used child soldiers during the previous year (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021). The countries which have been added to the annual TIP list of the US State Department are Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen. According to the State Department, the governments identified on the list are subject to restrictions, in the following fiscal year, on certain security ...

Donald Rumsfeld: Former US defence secy, architect of Iraq war dies at 88

Donald Henry Rumsfeld was born on July 9, 1932, in Chicago, according to his 2011 memoir, "Known and Unknown."

After 20 years, US to leave Bagram - heart of its Afghan military power

For nearly 20 years, Bagram Airfield was the heart of American military power in Afghanistan, a sprawling mini-city behind fences and blast walls just an hour's drive north of Kabul. Initially, it was a symbol of the U.S. drive to avenge the 9/11 attacks, then of its struggle for a way through the ensuing war with the Taliban. In just a matter of days, the last U.S. soldiers will depart Bagram. They are leaving what probably everyone connected to the base, whether American or Afghan, considers a mixed legacy. Bagram grew into such a massive military installation that, as with few other bases in Afghanistan and even Iraq, it came to symbolize and epitomize the phrase mission creep', said Andrew Watkins, Afghanistan senior analyst for the Brussels-based International Crisis Group. U.S. Central Command said last week that it's well past 50% done packing up Bagram, and the rest is going fast. American officials have said the entire pullout of U.S. troops will most likely be completely .

US House clears two key Bills to boost competitiveness with China

Some lawmakers and industry groups are pressing for the House to include the incentives for chipmakers

US confirms removal of Wuhan coronavirus sequences from database

The genetic sequences came from the Chinese city of Wuhan where the Covid-19 outbreak was initially concentrated