US committee demands reasons for lack of Xinjiang sanctions

WASHINGTON: A US congressional committee demanded justifications for why Washington had yet to impose limits on some authorities linked to crimes in the Chinese region, telling the State Department that the US must fully utilize sanctions on China for its Xinjiang plans. Legislation has recently been passed by Congress toContinue Reading

Putin and Xi to meet in Beijing in October, Russia says

After receiving an invitation from Xi during a high-profile visit to Moscow in March, Putin will enter the next Belt and Road Forum. The International Criminal Court ( ICC) detained Putin on suspicion of illegitimately deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine just days prior to Xi’s trip to Moscow. TheContinue Reading

India-Canada row: What is at stake?

WHAT IS THE Status FOR INVESTMENT? Since 2000, Canada has invested more than US$ 3.6 billion in foreign exchange, making it India’s 17th-largest international investor. American portfolio investors have also made billions of dollars in the American stock and debt markets. By the end of the previous fiscal year inContinue Reading