Ajay Banga, the US pick to head the World Bank, appears almost certain to become the anti-poverty lender’s next president after nominations closed yesterday with no country publicly proposing an alternative candidate.
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India has become fastest-growing major economy despite challenges: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday virtually addressed the US ‘Summit for Democracy’ at a leader-level plenary.
Kamala Harris swears in new Ambassador to India
Indian-American US Vice-President Kamala Harris swore in the former mayor of Los Angeles as the nation’s Ambassador to India.
US has significant concerns about China’s behaviour: John Kirby
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the US has in some cases, significant concerns about China’s behaviour, particularly its coercive and aggressive behaviour in the South China Sea.
Biden invites Sunak to White House; likely to discuss fostering economic ties
US President Joe Biden invited British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the White House in June.
US President proposes doubling down on financial aid to Pakistan
US President Joe Biden has proposed to double the economic support fund to cash-strapped Pakistan to USD 82 million for the fiscal year 2024.
US shoots down four ‘unidentified objects’ in a week
The US military shot down an unidentified object flying above Michigan, making it the fourth airborne object downed by American forces in just over a week.
Turkey-Syria earthquakes: Death toll soars to 4,300
Rescuers in Turkey and Syria dug through the freezing night hunting for survivors among the rubble of thousands of buildings felled in a series of violent earthquakes.
US to help Ukraine with seized Russian capital
United States’ Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he had authorised the United States to begin using seized Russian money to aid Ukraine, according to US media.
Joe Biden nominates ex-US ambassador to India for a top exec post
US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, to a top diplomatic position in the State Department.
