Biden, Modi to have bilateral meeting on
September 8
Washington, Sep 2: US President Joe Biden will travel to India next week to participate in the G20 Summit and will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 on the sidelines of the historic meeting, the White House has announced. India, President of the G20, will host global leaders for the Summit scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10 in New Delhi. During the Summit, Biden will commend Modi for his leadership of the G20, the White House said. “On Thursday (September 7), the President will travel to New Delhi, India to attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit. On Friday, the President will participate in a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the White House said in its week ahead schedule of the president released Friday night. On Saturday (September 9) and Sunday (September 10), the President will participate in the G20 summit, where he and G20 partners will discuss a range of joint efforts to tackle global issues, including the clean energy transition and combatting climate change. They will also mitigate the economic and social impacts of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and increase the capacity of multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, to better fight poverty, including by addressing global challenges, the White House said. (PTI)
They are small: Ramaswamy on policy differences with Trump
Washington, Sep 2: Indian-American presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who has heaped praises on fellow Republican rival Donald Trump throughout his campaign, says the two have policy differences “but they are small”. Asserting that he and Trump are “the two ‘America-first’ candidates” in the 2024 presidential race, Ramaswamy told Fox News, “I think we’re deeply aligned on policy, 90-plus per cent of the way”. Citing differences, Ramaswamy said that he “would rescind affirmative action” and militarise the southern border instead of just building the wall. “I would shut down the US Department of Education, not just put a good person… on top to reform it… We have some of our areas of differences, but they are small,” Ramaswamy said. (IANS)
Five women terrorists held in Pakistan
Lahore, Sep 2: In a first, police in Pakistan’s Punjab province arrested five women terrorists belonging to the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group, authorities said on Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police said it arrested the five women from Lahore and Sheikhupura after receiving a tip-off. Weapons, cash, banned literature and cell phones were recovered from them, it said in a statement. “The women are active members of Daesh (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and involved in terror activities in the country,” the statement said. The arrested militants have been identified as Aiman, Javeria, Sadia, Faiza and Fakhra. Terrorism cases have been registered against them. (PTI)