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Fresh sanctions loom for Belarus

The EU has been blaming Belarus for the current migrant crisis at its external borders…..reports Asian Lite News Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) have agreed on new sanctions against Belarus

November 16, 2021

-Top News·Europe

Blinken to meet with Israel, three Arab states on normalisation

The meeting — and use of the term “Abraham Accords” — marks a full embrace by President Joe Biden’s administration over what predecessor Donald Trump’s team considered a signature foreign policy success…reports

November 15, 2021

-Top News·USA

India, US trade to reach $500 bn by 2025

Nitin Gadkari also asked the US investors, particularly insurance and pension funds, to invest in India’s road and highway infrastructure. reports Asian Lite News India’s Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin

November 15, 2021

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General Milley secretly called China over fears Trump could spark war

In the calls, Milley sought to assure Li the United States was stable and not going to attack and, if there were to be an attack, he would alert his counterpart ahead

November 15, 2021

-Top News·USA

US Senator Menendez moves bill for climate ties with India

The forum will be called United States-India Climate and Clean Energy Partnership (CCEP) as proposed by the Prioritizing Clean Energy and Climate Cooperation with India Act moved by Bob Menendez. …reports Asian

November 15, 2021

-Top News·USA

Kishida, Macron discuss boosting ties amid Beijing’s assertiveness

Calling France a “special partner”, the Japanese Prime Minister commended Macron’s leadership in the European Union, rendering strategic involvement in the Indo-Pacific region …reports Asian Lite News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida

November 15, 2021

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US govt pressuring India to restart Covid-19 vaccine exports

Early this year, India halted vaccine exports as coronavirus cases surged in the country….reports Asian Lite News The US is quietly pressuring India to restart COVID-19 vaccine exports, Axios reported citing sources.

November 15, 2021

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Pak-sponsored Khalistani outfits gaining ground in US, reveals report

Hudson Institute’s report says that Washington needs to monitor activities of Khalistani groups to prevent reoccurrence of the violence orchestrated by the Khalistan movement in the 1980s, reports Asian Lite News In

November 15, 2021

-Top News·USA

China home prices take a nosedive

The 0.2 per cent drop in new home prices in October was the biggest fall seen in China since February 2015…reports Asian Lite News China’s property slump has deepened, official data showed,

November 15, 2021

-Top News·China·Economy

Xi looks to 2022 for his Mao and Deng moment

The centralisation of authority under President Xi Jinping has exceeded that under Mao Zedong, writes Prof. Madhav Nalapat In 1945, Mao Zedong felt confident enough to convene a Plenum of the Communist

November 15, 2021

-Top News·China