A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged US President Donald Trump to personally attend three major Indo-Pacific summits this fall, warning that his absence could hand China a strategic advantage as Beijing aggressively expands its influence across the region. In a letter released on Friday, members of Congress stressed that the Indo-Pacific region remains…
US President Donald Trump hiking up tariffs on Indian imports to 50 per cent has not gone down well with senator Gregory Meeks, who said the move puts the relationship that New Delhi and Washington have fostered over the years at risk. FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands(REUTERS) Reacting…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance. The new agreement, signed Friday after many months of negotiations, has a narrower scope and additional safeguards to minimize the risk to national security. The State Department said the agreement sustains intellectual…