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Biden also shrugged off claims that his dismantling of former president Donald Trumps tough stance had encouraged the surge, pointing out that there had been similar surges in 2019 and 2020. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Biden tells migrants 'don't come' as criticism grows

Republican critics say Biden's policies caused a sharp increase in migrants seeking to cross into the US illegally

17 March 2021 11:23 AM IST

Afghanistan is said to be the graveyard of empires, but it is also proving to be the breeding ground of ironies. Trophies are sought to be handed out to the most violent. (Photo: AP)

Anand K. Sahay | As Afghan mess grows, India must be cautious

In these circumstances, India must learn to do its own sums even as it seeks to be collegial

16 March 2021 4:54 AM IST

Mr Biden can do even more to help the world rid itself of the pandemic. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Biden shows the way

Biden signed a historic US $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package heralding a path-breaking measure that sets very high...

13 March 2021 4:54 AM IST

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during a prime-time address from the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik)

Biden announces all Americans to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination...

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 29,150,068 and 529,102,...

12 March 2021 10:01 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually launches pan-India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive, in New Delhi, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. (PTI)

Prime Minister Modi to seek Quad funds for COVID-19 vaccine

Observers see the move as a major boost to India which has been playing a global leadership role in disbursing vaccines...

12 March 2021 1:53 AM IST

The first concrete move from the US side under the new Joseph Biden administration would appear to have deepened uncertainties in respect of the unfolding situation in Afghanistan in the context of the withdrawal of all US troops by May 1 this year. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Uncertainty deepens after US move on Afghanistan

It is to be seen what former President Hamid Karzai and others make of the Blinken approach in contrast with that of...

11 March 2021 4:27 AM IST

Of concern to India is the United States pushing Afghanistan towards what the draft paper sent to all parties, including the Taliban, calls the Afghanistan Peace Agreement. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Afghan trouble looming: Pak likely to make gains

The Biden presidency has directly or indirectly impacted other South Asian developments too

11 March 2021 4:06 AM IST

Pakistans generals, who own and control the Taliban, want more than anything else to forcefully and completely eject all Indian presence from Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

Indranil Banerjie | US Afghan exit a pyrrhic victory for Pak generals?

The last time the Taliban had taken over Afghanistan, 26 years ago, India's historical presence in Afghanistan was...

20 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

US President Joe Biden dialled up Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.

US President Joe Biden tells Netanyahu he backs 'ceasefire' in Israel:...

Biden has so far resisted joining other world leaders and much of his own Democratic party in calling for an immediate...

18 May 2021 12:28 PM IST

The US embassy has decided to start an intensive two months of interviews starting July 1. (AA file photo)

US resumes visas for students

Parents will not be allowed to accompany the students to the US to help them settle as tourist (B1/B2) visas are still...

14 Jun 2021 8:34 AM IST

US President Joe Biden pauses as he delivers remarks on the terror attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and the US service members and Afghan victims killed and wounded, in White House, Washington, DC on August 26, 2021.

Biden warns Kabul bombers 'we will hunt you down'

He reaffirmed the August 31 deadline for all US troops to leave Afghanistan and said the US forces would fly out as many...

27 Aug 2021 12:28 PM IST

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Seven people die in chaos near Kabul airport: UK

The ministry said separately that the UK had now evacuated nearly 4,000 people from Afghanistan since August 13

23 Aug 2021 12:38 AM IST