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The world had hoped ‘America First’ would end when Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump as president. It hasn’t.
By Mihir SharmaBloomberg Opinion
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Those Americans who cheered President Biden’s recent announcement that the U.S. would have enough vaccines to inoculate every citizen by the end of May might want to note the cold silence with which the rest of the world greeted the news. Biden’s triumphalism was more than a little grating, considering that the U.S., alongside most other rich countries, has essentially chosen to corner the market on shots that are desperately needed elsewhere.
As Peace Moves Gain Momentum In Afghanistan, Time For India To Engage With Taliban
Pakistan, Russia, China, India, and Iran have stakes in the Afghan peace process AP/PTI Photo Seema Guha 2021-03-10T18:12:19+05:30 As Peace Moves Gain Momentum In Afghanistan, Time For India To Engage With Taliban outlookindia.com 2021-03-10T18:21:14+05:30
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US Proposes UN Meeting With 5 Other Nations for Comprehensive Afghan Peace
NEW DELHI U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has proposed a U.N.-led meeting with five other nations to support a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan, in a letter to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
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