(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.) When Abu Mohammad al Jolani, leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), captured Damascus in December after a lightning military campaign, many thought it would be a new beginning … Read more
U.S. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a chart that shows high tariffs from other nations, including India, as she speaks with reporters on March 11, 2025, in Washington | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. again raised the issue of tariffs that India imposes on its goods, citing high tariffs on American alcohol … Read more
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance, with their children. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President J. D. Vance is likely to travel to India later this month, according to a media report. “Vance will travel to India later this month alongside Second Lady Usha Vance,” a report in Politico … Read more
People attend a protest following the arrest by U.S. immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University in Berkeley, California, U.S. on March 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House complained Tuesday (March 11, 2025) that Columbia University is refusing to help federal agents find people being sought as part … Read more
Victory move: Friedrich Merz with supporters at the party headquarters in Berlin on Sunday, after the national election. | Photo Credit: MARTIN MEISSNER The February 23 parliamentary poll in Germany produced several outcomes, the prominent being a highly fractured verdict. No single political formation’s vote share crossed the 30% mark, though the Christian Democratic Union … Read more
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian | Photo Credit: AP Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to “do whatever damn thing” he wants, rejecting negotiations if conducted under orders or threats. Editorial |Second chance: On the U.S. and the Iran nuclear deal “It’s not acceptable for them to … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump administration had already been whittling the agency’s staff, though buyout offers and the termination of probationary employees. File | Photo Credit: AP The Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization’s staff — a prelude to U.S. President Donald … Read more
Rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts, and at times have vowed to march as far as Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, over 1,000 miles away. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Angola on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and … Read more
Gail Slater, President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday (March 10, 2025). The department’s antitrust division enforces laws against illegal monopolies and anticompetitive business behavior, alongside the Federal Trade Commission. Ms. Slater, a veteran antitrust attorney and former economic adviser to … Read more
The Grand Palace hotel stands damaged, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump for the U.S. to take over Gaza and displace its residents, in Gaza City on February 6, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “On Tuesday (March 11, 2025), Ukraine backed a U.S. proposal for … Read more