Some observers fear that one of the world’s most prolonged conflicts may only worsen as the United States detangles itself from 20 years of war in neighboring Afghanistan.
US intends to hold very ambitious Quad leaders meeting in Washington: White House official ANI | Updated: Jun 09, 2021 17:40 IST
By Reena Bhardwaj
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): The United States intends to hold a very ambitious Quad leaders meeting in Washington which will have all Quad leaders in attendance, said Kurt Campbell, President Joe Biden s policy coordinator for the Indo-Pacific region.
Speaking at an online event hosted by the Center for a New American Security think tank, Campbell said that the QUAD bloc of nations is focused on deepening its cooperation ahead of a potential in-person meeting of leaders later this year.
India’s low-income frontline workers hit hard by record-high fuel prices
Reuters, CHENNAI, India
Rizwanudeen, a 37-year-old worker who delivers food in the southern Indian city of Chennai, struggles to pay his rent and loan instalments at the end of every month, as he has been hit by the double whammy of higher fuel prices and fewer food orders.
Millions of weekly wage earners like Rizwanudeen who make their living ferrying goods or people throughout India have been hit hard by record-high fuel prices that are among the highest in Asia, having risen by one-third in the 15 months since COVID-19 first struck the nation.
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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks while a monitor displays U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia s Prime Minister Scott Morrison and India s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Suga s official residence in Tokyo on March 12. | POOL / VIA REUTERS
Kyodo Jun 9, 2021
WASHINGTON – The United States plans to host the first in-person summit with the other so-called Quad countries Japan, Australia and India in Washington in the fall, a senior official said Tuesday.