Tag Archives: Politics

  • China state media accuses US politicians of spreading ‘political virus’ 15 March 2020 This post has 2 comments

    Some United States politicians are using coronavirus as a weapon to smear China, the Xinhua official news agency said on Sunday, as a war of words escalated between the two countries over China’s handling of the epidemic. ...

  • Nice memories but no trade deal for Trump in India 25 February 2020 | Jerome Cartillier and Abhaya Srivastava This post has no comments yet

    US President Donald Trump failed Tuesday to strike a trade deal with India at the end of a visit big on photo opportunities but short on substance and overshadowed by deadly riots. ...

  • ‘Namaste Trump’: Modi holds huge rally for US president’s India visit 24 February 2020 | Steve Holland and Alasdair Pal This post has no comments yet

    Donald Trump was cheered by more than 100,000 Indians at the opening of the world’s largest cricket stadium on Monday, promising “an incredible trade deal” and “the most feared military equipment on the planet”. ...

  • Indian authorities scramble to give Trump a mega-rally 23 February 2020 | Sheikh Saaliq This post has no comments yet

    The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad was jostling with activity Sunday as workers cleaned roads, planted flowers and hoisted hundreds of billboards featuring President Donald Trump, a day ahead of his maiden two-day visit to India. ...

  • Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law 8 February 2020 This post has no comments yet

    Voters in New Delhi began voting on Saturday in a state election seen as a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity following months of deadly anti-government protests over a new citizenship law. ...

  • Doring Tenzin Phuntsok Sikyong 2021: The aspirants and their prospects | Doring Tenzin Phuntsok This post has 35 comments

    We shall forage into some of the Tibetan exile leaders who are likely to have the intention of becoming Sikyong, or at least making a foray into Sikyong elections, and their prospects of getting crowned at the helm of affairs. ...

  • US Senate acquits Trump in historic vote as re-election campaign looms 6 February 2020 | David Morgan, Susan Cornwell, Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle This post has 2 comments

    President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his US Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second term. ...

  • US House votes to warn China against meddling in Dalai Lama succession 29 January 2020 This post has 2 comments

    The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to authorize sanctions against Chinese officials who interfere in the process of determining the Dalai Lama's successor, raising pressure as the Tibetan leader approaches 85. ...

  • US President Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power 19 December 2019 | Michael Mathes with Sebastian Smith in Battle Creek, Michigan This post has no comments yet

    President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. ...

  • Former Pakistan leader Musharraf sentenced to death 17 December 2019 | Sajjad Tarakzai This post has 2 comments

    Exiled former Pakistan military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, an unprecedented move in a country where the armed forces are often considered immune from prosecution. ...