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‘Keep door closed in such situations’ Trump jokes about Macron’s slap

U.S. President Donald Trump made fun of French President Emmanuel Macron for getting slap from his wife during Vietnam tour. Responding to a question in Washington, Trump said, “My advice to the French President is to keep the door closed in such situations.” Trump’s humorous take on this incident is making round on social media with netzines putting their diverse …

The US Is Losing Its Technological Edge

Few would dispute that the United States owes its global leadership – its economic might, military superiority, energy security, soft power, and geopolitical clout – to its position at the frontier of innovation. So, why is US President Donald Trump’s administration – with its fixation on American “greatness” and antagonistic approach to friends and rivals alike – actively dismantling the …

Why US Democracy Is Failing – and How to Restore It

STANFORD – Although democracy has been in retreat worldwide for at least a decade, Donald Trump’s re-election and chaotic first months back in the White House have put the United States squarely at the center of this global crisis. It may even mark a tipping point. The flood of analyses of this authoritarian turn in the US has been all …

India approves stealth fighter programme amid tensions with Pakistan

India’s defence minister has approved a framework for building the country’s most advanced stealth fighter jet, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, amid a new arms race with Pakistan weeks after a military conflict between the neighbours. Indian state-run Aeronautical Development Agency, which is executing the programme, will shortly invite initial interest from defence firms for developing a prototype of …

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