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New Delhi, June 4
The US on Friday said the Quad’s plans for increased manufacturing capacity of vaccines in India has the potential to be a game-changer well beyond India’s borders’’.
The plans for stepping up vaccine manufacturing capacity in India is part of a three-pronged strategy by the White House to catch up with Russia and China that have already exported about 50 crore and 30 crore doses of vaccines, respectively. The US on Thursday announced plans to send 8 crore vaccines by June-end, of which it announced the region-wise distribution of 2.5 crore vaccines, some of which will be shipped to India.
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New Delhi, June 3
The US has backtracked from imposing penalties on six countries, including India, for introducing the digital services tax (DST), that it felt targeted its social media giants.
The US has decided to opt for negotiations for the next six months with these countries to work out a satisfactory solution.
Making the announcement, US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said the plan for retaliatory tariffs on some goods from six countries will be suspended till November 29 to provide additional time to complete the ongoing multilateral negotiations on international taxation at the OECD and in the G20 process.
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New Delhi, June 1
Despite the rancour between India and China, the meetings of BRICS Foreign Ministers held virtually on Tuesday found common ground on IPR waiver for vaccines, sanctions not approved by the UN, reforming global financial institutions and countering terrorism.
India, as the current chair of the BRICS, convened the meeting. The second BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting went through the motions on some aspects such as jointly calling for “resolution of international disputes by peaceful means” and opposing “threat or use of force against the territorial integrity of any state”.
Russia and China provided lukewarm support to the aspirations of the other three BRICS members India, South Africa and Brazil as permanent members of the UNSC.
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The old adage of never judging a book by its cover holds true as a British Sikh embarks on a personal and public journey to unravel how the past of an empire — held by brutality
Sandeep DikshitTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, May 27
Despite a slowed outreach due to its preoccupation with the Covid crises within the country, South Block is nevertheless keeping a close eye on th