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 …
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’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 …
Billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday announced he was leaving his role in the US government, which was intended to reduce federal spending, shortly after his first major break with US President Donald Trump over his signature spending bill. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President Donald Trump for …
In 2015, Pakistan quietly ushered in a new era of decentralised energy. The drily named Net Metering Regulations bill allowed households and businesses to install solar panels and sell excess electricity back to the grid, earning at the same rate they paid to consume electricity. It was a bold step in a country struggling with power shortages, rising import bills …
