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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Power Dynamics: India, Pakistan and the US

GVS invited Michael Kugelman, director of the South Asia program at the Wilson Center and also deputy director of the Asia program, for an exclusive interview. Kugelman is a leading commentator on South Asia.

China warns West to stop creating ‘imaginary enemies’

The US and Japan are the real security threat to the Asia-Pacific, Beijing insists

Biden classified docs: disaster or just distraction?

Biden's team is cooperating with investigators and the attorney general, Merrick Garland, quickly appointed a special counsel to head the probe into what happened.

US Republicans probe chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal

Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he had written to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an array of records, from intelligence assessments to communications with the Taliban.

Is Biden in trouble?

As of Thursday, the president and his predecessor are both under investigation over the apparent mishandling of classified files

Biden says US economy heading for ‘new plateau’ amid fears of recession

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the U.S. economy was seeing “really bright spots” after a rough few years and was headed to a “new plateau,” a new term for the stable, slower growth White House officials see ahead.

More political storms for TikTok after US government ban

Reports have revealed that TikTok and the Biden administration were on the verge of announcing a long-term deal that would have defined strict safeguards for US users' data.

US wants ‘end of history’: Russia

Course of history cannot be stopped, there is no and never will be an ‘end to history,’ says Russia’s foreign minister.

US moving bioweapons research out of Ukraine – Moscow

Unfinished projects are being relocated to Central Asian and Eastern European countries, according to the Russian military.

China angered, Taiwan cheered by new U.S. defence act

China blasted an annual U.S. defense spending bill for hyping up the “China threat” while Taiwan welcomed the legislation.

Kyiv will receive additional $2.2 billion military package from US

Kyiv will receive a new $2.2 billion package in military assistance from the United States of America and expects the American Congress to approve another package of almost $45 billion that will strengthen the Ukrainian defense against the Russian invaders, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Friday.

Sikh recruits can maintain beards and turbans in uniform, says US court

A US court on Friday ordered the Marines to let Sikh recruits maintain beards and wear turbans, rejecting the elite unit's contention that permitting religious exemptions would reduce cohesion.