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Our Deputy Head of Global Research Michael Zezas and Stephen Byrd, Global Head of Thematic and Sustainability Research, discuss how the U.S. is positioning AI as a pillar of geopolitical influence and what that means for nations and investors.Read more insights from Morgan Stanley.----- Transcript -----Michael Zezas: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Michael Zezas, Morgan Stanley's Deputy Head of Global Research.Stephen Byrd: And I'm Stephen Byrd, Global Head of Thematic and Sustainability Research.Michael Zezas: Today – is AI becoming the new anchor of geopolitical power?It's Wednesday, February 27th at noon in New York.So, Stephen, at the recent India AI Impact Summit, the U.S. laid out a vision to promote global AI adoption built around what it calls “real AI sovereignty.” Or strategic autonomy through integration with the American AI stack. But several nations from the global south and possibly parts of Europe – they appear skeptical of dependence on proprietary systems, citing concerns about control, explainability, and data ownership. And it appears that stake isn't just technology policy. It's the future structure of global power, economic stratification, and whether sovereign nations can realistically build competitive alternatives outside the U.S. and China.So, Stephen, you were there and you've been describing a growing chasm in the AI world in terms of access to strategies between the U.S. and much of the global south, and possibly Europe. So, from what you heard at the summit, what are the core points of disagreement driving that divide?Stephen Byrd: There definitely are areas of agreement; and we've seen a couple of high-profile agreements reached between the U.S. government and the Indian government just in the last several days. So there certainly is a lot of overlap. I point to the Pax Silica agreement that's so important to secure supply chains, to secure access to AI technology. I think the focus, for example, for India is, as you said; it is, you know, explainability, open access. I was really struck by Prime Minister Modi's focus on ensuring that all Indians have access to AI tools that can help them in their everyday life.You know, a really tangible example that really stuck with me is – someone in a remote village in India who has a medical condition and there's no doctor or nurse nearby using AI to, you know, take a photo of the condition, receive diagnosis, receive support, figure out what the next steps should be. That's very powerful. So, I'd say, open access explainability is very important.Now, the American hyperscalers are very much trying to serve the Indian market and serve the objectives really of the Indian government. And so, there are versions of their models that are open weights, that are being made freely available for health agencies in India, as an example; to the Indian government, as an example.So, there is an attempt to really serve a number of objectives, but I think this key is around open access, explainability, that I do see that there's a tension.Michael Zezas: So, let's talk about that a little bit more. Because it seems one of the concerns raised is this idea of being captive within proprietary Large Language Models. And maybe that includes the risk of having to pay more over time or losing control of citizen data. But, at the same time, you've described that there are some real benefits to AI that these countries want to adopt.So, what is effectively the tension between being captive to a model or the trade off instead for pursuing open and free models? Is it that there's a major quality difference? And is that trade off acceptable?Stephen Byrd: See, that's what's so fascinating, Mike, is, you know, what we need to be thinking about is not just where the technology is today, but where is it in six months, 12 months, 24 months? And from my perspective, it's very clear. That the proprietary American models are going to be much, much more capable.So, let's put some numbers around that. The big five American firms have assembled about 10 times the compute to train their current LLMs compared to their prior LLMs, and that's a big deal. If the scaling laws hold, then a 10x increase in training compute to result in models are about twice as capable.Now just let that sink in for a minute, twice as capable from here. That's a big deal. And so, when we think about the benefit of deploying these models, whether it's in the life sciences or any number of other disciplines, those benefits could start to get very large. And the challenge for the open models will be – will they be able to keep up in terms of access to compute, to training, access to data to train those models? That's a big question.Now, again, there's room for both approaches and it's very possible for the Indian government to continue to experiment and really see which approach is going to serve their citizens the best. And I was really struck by just how focused the Indian government is on serving all of their citizens. Most notably, you know, the poorest of the poor in their nation. So, we'll just have to see.But the pure technologist would say that these proprietary models are going to be increasing capability much faster than the open-source models.So, Mike, let's pivot from the technology layer to the geopolitical layer because the U.S. strategy unveiled at the summit goes way beyond innovation.Michael Zezas: Yeah, it's a good point. And within this discussion of whether or not other countries will choose to pursue open models or more closely adhere to U.S. based models is really a question about how the United States exercises power globally and how it creates alliances going forward.Clearly some part of the strategy is that the U.S. assumes that if it has technology that's alluring to its partners, that they'll want to align with the U.S.' broad goals globally. And that they'll want to be partners in supporting those goals, which of course are tied to AI development.So, the Pax Silica [agreement], which you mentioned earlier, is an interesting point here because this is clearly part of the U.S. strategy to develop relationships with other countries – such that the other countries get access to U.S. models and access to U.S. AI in general. And what the U.S. gets in return is access to supply chain, critical resources, labor, all the things that you need to further the AI build out. Particularly as the U.S. is trying to disassociate more and more from China, and the resources that China might have been able to bring to bear in an AI build out.Stephen Byrd: So, Mike, the U.S. framed “real AI sovereignty” as strategic autonomy rather than full self-sufficiency. So, essentially the. U.S. is encouraging nations to integrate components of the American AI stack. Now, from your perspective, Mike, from a macro and policy standpoint, how significant is that distinction?Michael Zezas: Well, I think it's extremely important. And clearly the U.S. views its AI strategy as not just economic strategy, but national security strategy.There are maybe some analogs to how the U.S. has been able to, over the past 80 years or so, use its dominance in military and military equipment to create a security umbrella that other countries want to be under. And do something similar with AI, which is if there is dominant technology and others want access to it for the societal or economic benefits, then that is going to help when you're negotiating with those countries on other things that you value – whether it be trade policy, foreign policy, sanctions versus another country. That type of thing.So, in a lot of ways, it seems like the U.S. is talking about AI and developing AI as an anchor asset to its power, in a way that military power has been that anchor asset for much of the post World War II period.Stephen Byrd: See, that's what's so interesting, Mike, [be]cause you've highlighted before to me that you believe AI could replace weaponry as really the anchor asset for U.S. global power. Almost a tech equivalent of a defense umbrella.So how durable is that strategy, especially given that some countries are expressing unease about dependency?Michael Zezas: Yeah, it's really hard to know, and I think the tension you and I talked about earlier, Stephen, about whether countries will be willing to make the trade off for access to superior AI models versus open and free models that might be inferior, that'll tell us if this is a viable strategy or not. And it appears like this is still playing out because, correct me if I'm wrong, it's not like we've received some very clear signals from India or other countries about their willingness to make that trade off.Stephen Byrd: No, I think that's right. And just building on the concept of the trade-offs and, sort of, the standard for AI deployment, you know, the U.S. has explicitly rejected centralized global AI governance in favor of national control aligned with domestic values.So, what does that signal about how global technology standards may evolve, particularly as in the U.S., the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, works to develop interoperable standards for agentic AI systems.Michael Zezas: Yeah, Stephen, I think it's hard to know. It might be that the U.S. is okay with other countries having substantial degrees of freedom with how they use U.S.-based AI models because they could use U.S. law to, at a later date, change how those models are being used – if there's a use case that comes out of it that they find is against U.S. values. Similar in some way to how the U.S. dollar being the predominant currency and, therefore, being the predominant payment system globally, gives the U.S. degrees of freedom to impose sanctions and limit other types of economic transactions when it's in the U.S. interest.So, I don't know that to be specifically true, but it's an interesting question to consider and a potential motivation behind why a laissez-faire approach might be, ultimately, still aligned with U.S. interests.Stephen Byrd: So, Michael, it sounds like really AI is becoming the new strategic infrastructure globally.Michael Zezas: Yeah, I think that's actually a great way to think about it. And so, Stephen, if that were the case, and we're talking about the potential for this to shape geopolitical competition, potentially economic differentials across the globe. And if that is correlated, at least, to some degree with the further development and computing power of these models, what do you think investors should be looking at for signals from here?Stephen Byrd: Number one, by a mile for me, is really the pace of model progress. Not just American models, but Chinese models, open-source models. And there the big reveal for the United States should be somewhere between April and June – for the big five LLM players. That's a bit of speculation based on tracking their chip purchases, their power access, et cetera. But that appears to be the timeframe and a couple of execs have spoken to that approximate timeframe.I would caution investors that I think we're going to be surprised in terms of just how powerful those models are. And we're already seeing in early 2026, these models that were not trained on that kind of volume of compute have really exceeded expectations, you know, quite dramatically in some cases. And I'll give you one example.METR is a third-party that tracks the complexity, what these models can do. And METR has been highlining that every seven months, the complexity of what these models are able to do approximately doubles. It's very fast. But what really got my attention was about a week ago, one of the LLMs broke that trend in a big way to the upside.So, if the scaling laws would hold, based on what METR would've expected, they would expect a model to be able to act independently for about eight hours, a little over eight hours. And what we saw was, the best American model that was recently introduced was more like 15. That's a big deal. And so, I think we're seeing signs of non-linear improvement.We're also going to see additional statements from these AI execs around recursive self-improvement of the models. One ex-AI executive spoke to that. Another LLM exec spoke to that recently as well. So, we're starting to see an acceleration. That means we then need to really consider the trade-offs between the open models and the proprietary. That's going to become really critical and that should happen really through the spring and summer.Michael Zezas: Got it. Well, Stephen, thanks for taking the time to talk.Stephen Byrd: Great speaking with you, Mike.Michael Zezas: And thanks for listening. If you enjoy Thoughts on the Market, please leave us a review wherever you listen. And share the podcast with a friend or colleague today.

On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Washington Roundtable, Dr. Patrick Cronin of the Hudson Institute think tank, Michael Herson of American Defense International, former DoD Europe chief Jim Townsend of the Center for a New American Security, and Pentagon comptroller Dr. Dov Zakheim of the Center for Strategic and International Studies join Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian to discuss President Trump's new tariffs after the Supreme Court's ruling last week and Republican efforts to adopt new tariff legislation; takeaways from the president's longest ever state of the union address; efforts to restore full Department of Homeland Security funding and update on Reconciliation 2.0; whether the president will get the $1.5 trillion defense budget he wants for 2027 as consensus settles on a more modest boost of around $1.1 trillion to $1.2 trillion; US-Iran talks continue in Geneva as Washington masses more forces in the region and prepares to evacuate US personnel from Israel to press Tehran into a nuclear deal; tensions between the president and military leadership as Trump says his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, thinks a war with Iran would be easy as news reports indicate military leaders are concerned about the impact of a protracted and unpredictable conflict on weapons stocks, equipment and personnel; Ukraine's allies shape another 106 billion euro aid package that Hungary has threatened to derail; as former US Army Europe chief retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells reporters his train was attacked, one of five suspected Russian attacks on Europe that day; the Pentagon's threat to seize Anthropic's Claude AI model and blacklist the company unless it allows its technology to be used for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance; after two months as Joint Staff Director Vice Adm. Fred Kacher will leave his job and return to the Navy; Beijing again cuts rare earth shipments to Japan; Kim Jong Un teases a summit with Trump amid US-Korea strategy strains; an escalating conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Israel; and Washington's decision to open a pop-up consulate for Israeli settlers in the West Bank town of Efrat.

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On February 25th, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India became the first Indian head of government to address the Knesset. It was a moment that, years ago, would have been difficult to imagine. India and Israel established full diplomatic relations only in 1992. For most of the preceding decades, India had been among Israel's harshest critics—a reflexive supporter of the Palestinian cause, a country whose leaders looked on the Jewish state with suspicion or contempt. Something has changed. And Prime Minister Modi's speech in Jerusalem made clear just how much. Standing before the Knesset, Modi opened by describing himself as "a representative of one ancient civilization addressing another." He noted that he was born on September 17, 1950, the very day India formally recognized the state of Israel. He expressed condolences for the victims of October 7, condemned Hamas's attack as "barbaric," and declared that "no cause can justify the murder of civilians." He called Israel "a protective wall against barbarism." And in language that echoed Prime Minister Netanyahu's own, he told the assembled lawmakers: "The massacre of October 7 made it absolutely clear—either the jihadist axis of evil will break us, or we will break it. And we are breaking it—and will break it." He closed with two phrases that belong to two civilizations, and that he offered as a single statement: Am Yisrael Hai. Jai Hind. The people of Israel live, in Hebrew, and Hail India, in Hindi.  We recorded this conversation on the afternoon of February 25, as Modi was departing from the Knesset. To discuss the visit and its significance, Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver is joined by Bill Drexel, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute whose work focuses on U.S.-India relations, artificial-intelligence competition with China, and technology in American grand strategy. This episode of the Tikvah Podcast is generously sponsored by Jessica and PJ Heyer. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of the Tikvah Podcast, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle.

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Editor David Horovitz joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Negotiators resumed US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva on Thursday, hours after senior American officials made the case that Iran poses a major threat to the United States and is actively working toward a nuclear bomb. Horovitz updates us on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance's statements and describes the intense US military buildup in the Mideast. He then assesses the Israeli public's willingness to join in on any eventual strike against Iran and how Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could leverage the crisis in this election year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a two-day visit to Israel on Wednesday and Thursday, where he pledged to work in lockstep with the Jewish state to confront Islamist terrorism. In what Horovitz describes as a regrettably rare sentiment from world leaders, the Indian premier told the Knesset that his nation stands “firmly” with Israel. We learn what else happened behind the scenes. In an effort to circumvent a Supreme Court order to expand egalitarian prayer access at the Western Wall, lawmakers voted 56-47 Wednesday afternoon in favor of the preliminary reading of a bill giving the Chief Rabbinate full control over prayer at all parts of the holy site -- not just the Orthodox prayer plaza. It has drawn harsh condemnation from progressive Jewish groups, which condemned the controversial legislation as “patronizing and antisemitic.” Horovitz weighs in. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Facing Trump, Hamas bet on survival and is being vindicated; Iran’s regime has the same game plan As talks resume, Rubio, Vance accuse Iran of trying to restart its nuclear program Iranian FM arrives in Geneva for talks as US demands any nuclear deal last indefinitely F-22 jets deploy at Israeli Air Force base as US builds up forces for Iran strike In the Knesset, Modi says India stands firmly with Israel ‘in this moment and beyond’ MKs approve preliminary bill cementing Orthodox control over entire Western Wall Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Podwaves. IMAGE: A Valar Atomics microreactor is seen on a C-17 aircraft, without nuclear fuel, at March Air Reserve Base, California, February 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthew Daly)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mike joins Tanvi Madan, senior fellow with the Center for Asia Policy Studies in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. They discuss developments in the U.S.-India relationship, the U.S.-India security alignment and other areas of cooperation, the new bilateral trade deal, interpersonal dynamics between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and what we can expect for the bilateral relationship looking forward.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an official visit to Israel this week, during which he will hold discussions with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and address the Knesset. The visit marks another step in deepening strategic and security ties between the countries.Over the past decade, India has become a major customer of Israel's defense industry, with expectations at the political level that the scale of cooperation will expand further.KAN's Mark Weiss spoke with Dr Lauren Dagan Amos, an India expert from Bar Ilan university.(Photo:Flash90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tổng bí thư đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam Tô Lâm đã đến Washington trong tuần qua để dự cuộc họp khai mạc “Hội đồng Hòa bình” do Donald Trump thành lập. Nhân dịp này, ông Tô Lâm đã hội kiến tổng thống Mỹ tại Nhà Trắng ngày 20/02/2026. Chuyến đi Hoa Kỳ của ông Tô Lâm được báo chí quốc tế chú ý vì đây là chuyến công du đầu tiên đến một cường quốc kể từ khi ông được bầu làm tổng bí thư thêm một nhiệm kỳ và kể từ nay thâu tóm mọi quyền lực trong tay. Theo thông báo của chính quyền Hà Nội, trong cuộc gặp với ông Tô Lâm, tổng thống Trump cho biết sẽ xóa tên Việt Nam khỏi "danh sách kiểm soát xuất khẩu chiến lược (D1 - D3)", tức là danh sách các quốc gia bị hạn chế tiếp cận công nghệ tiên tiến của Mỹ. Cuộc gặp tại Nhà Trắng diễn ra sau khi các hãng hàng không Việt Nam công bố các hợp đồng trị giá tổng cộng 37 tỷ đô la mua 90 máy bay Boeing.  Trang mạng The Diplomat ngày 23/02/2026, nhận định, thông báo nói trên của tổng thống Trump "là dấu hiệu cho thấy sự tin tưởng chiến lược ngày càng tăng giữa hai quốc gia. Tuy nhiên, xét đến vị trí mang tính cơ cấu của Việt Nam trong chuỗi cung ứng liên kết Mỹ và Trung Quốc, thương mại và thuế quan có khả năng sẽ là điểm gây bất đồng chính giữa Hà Nội và Washington trong thời gian còn lại của nhiệm kỳ thứ hai của ông Trump." Đàm phán thương mại gay go Quan hệ Việt-Mỹ hiện nay đang phần nào bị chựng lại do bế tắc trong đàm phán thương mại song phương. Trên trang mạng The Diplomat ngày 13/02, biên tập viên về Đông Nam Á Sebastian Strangio nhắc lại: “ Washington áp thuế 20% đối với hàng hóa Việt Nam từ tháng 8 năm ngoái. Hai nước đã tổ chức vòng đàm phán thứ sáu vào đầu tháng này, nhưng vẫn chưa đạt được thỏa thuận cuối cùng. Theo các nguồn tin được hãng tin Bloomberg trích dẫn, các cuộc đàm phán thương mại Mỹ-Việt Nam đang bế tắc về định nghĩa hàng hóa “trung chuyển”. Chính quyền Trump cho biết những hàng hóa “trung chuyển” sẽ bị đánh thuế 40%, nhưng vẫn chưa nói cụ thể xác cách thức xác định và xử lý loại hàng hóa đó.  Các cố vấn thương mại của ông Trump từ lâu vẫn cho rằng một lượng lớn hàng hóa Trung Quốc được vận chuyển qua Việt Nam, hoặc được sản xuất tại đó với rất ít nguyên liệu đầu vào, để tránh thuế quan của Mỹ đối với Trung Quốc. Họ cho đây là lý do chính dẫn đến thặng dư mậu dịch của Việt Nam đối với Mỹ, mức thặng dư lớn thứ ba thế giới sau Trung Quốc và Mêhicô.”  Các cuộc đàm phán thương mại có thể đã trở nên phức tạp hơn do mức thuế 20% đã không làm giảm đáng kể thặng dư thương mại của Việt Nam với Mỹ. Theo số liệu của chính phủ Việt Nam, xuất khẩu của Việt Nam sang Mỹ đã tăng từ 119,6 tỷ đôla năm 2024 lên 153,2 tỷ đôla năm ngoái, tăng 28%, đẩy thặng dư thương mại lên mức kỷ lục gần 134 tỷ đôla vào năm 2025, cao hơn đáng kể so với năm 2024. (1) Sebastian Strangio ghi nhận: “Chưa biết có dẫn đến bước đột phá nào trong thương mại với Mỹ hay không, chuyến công du lần này của ông Tô Lâm dường như phá vỡ một tiền lệ, đó là các lãnh đạo mới được bổ nhiệm của đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam thường đến thăm Trung Quốc trước bất kỳ cường quốc lớn nào khác. Ngoài chuyến đi ngắn tới Cam Bốt và Lào vào ngày 5-6 tháng 2, chuyến thăm ông Tô Lâm tại Mỹ sẽ là chuyến thăm đầu tiên tới một cường quốc lớn kể từ khi Đại hội Đảng lần thứ 14 bầu ông làm tổng bí thư thêm nhiệm kỳ 5 năm.  Thực tế này đã khiến một số nhà quan sát cho rằng nó có thể phản ánh một sự thay đổi tiềm tàng trong định hướng chiến lược của Việt Nam. Tuy nhiên, xét đến tính nhất quán tương đối của chính sách đối ngoại Việt Nam trong hai thập kỷ qua, ta nên thận trọng, không diễn giải quá mức về thời điểm chuyến thăm của ông Tô Lâm sang Mỹ. Ngày diễn ra Hội nghị Thượng đỉnh Hội đồng Hòa bình là do Washington ấn định, chứ không phải do Hà Nội, và chuyến thăm của ông Tô Lâm cũng có thể xuất phát từ nhu cầu cấp thiết của Việt Nam đạt được một thỏa thuận thương mại với Hoa Kỳ, yếu tố cần thiết nếu đảng Cộng Sản Việt Nam (CPV) muốn đạt được các mục tiêu kinh tế đầy tham vọng trong những năm tới.  Ngoài ra, ông Tô Lâm hầu như không cho thấy dấu hiệu nào muốn xa rời Trung Quốc mà thật ra đang làm ngược lại, như nhận xét của Sheena Chestnut Greitens của Đại học Texas, Austin trên mạng X: “Tô Lâm là động lực thúc đẩy tăng cường hợp tác về an ninh nội bộ giữa Việt Nam với Trung Quốc.”  Thực tế là, theo Sebastian Strangio, “do tính khí thất thường của ông Trump và chính quyền của ông, cùng với tình trạng không chắc chắn của các cuộc đàm phán thương mại, quan hệ với Hoa Kỳ hiện cần được “chăm sóc” về mặt ngoại giao nhiều hơn so với mối quan hệ Việt Nam - Trung Quốc, vốn vẫn ổn định nhờ vào các chuyến thăm song phương luân phiên hàng năm của các quan chức hai bên. Rất có thể ông Tô Lâm sẽ sớm có chuyến thăm đáp lễ tới Bắc Kinh. Lần cuối cùng ông đi thăm Trung Quốc là vào tháng 8/2024, chuyến công du nước ngoài đầu tiên sau khi nhậm chức tổng Bí thư. Ông Tập Cận Bình đã đáp lễ với chuyến thăm Việt Nam hồi tháng 4 năm ngoái.” “Ngoại giao cây tre giữa cơn bão Trump” Trên trang mạng Financial Review của Úc ngày 16/02, ông James Curran, giáo sư Lịch sử Hiện đại và nghiên cứu viên cao cấp tại Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Hoa Kỳ thuộc Đại học Sydney, ghi nhận về đối ngoại, chính sách “ngoại giao cây tre” của Việt Nam “vẫn còn khá yếu ớt giữa cơn bão Trump”.  Giáo sư Curran trích nhận xét của một nhà phân tích: Thuế quan “ngày giải phóng” là một “cú đánh mạnh”, gợi lại những ký ức đau buồn về việc Washington lôi kéo Hà Nội gia nhập TPP ( Hiệp định Đối tác xuyên Thái Bình Dương ), rồi Chú Sam lại rút lui vào phút cuối. Một số người ở Hà Nội đang rất tức giận, nói rằng “người Mỹ hành xử không phải như một nhà tư bản mà là đế quốc”. Hà Nội hiện đang nhắm đến thỏa thuận tương tự thỏa thuận mà thủ tướng Ấn Độ Narendra Modi đã nhận được, tức là mức thuế 18%. Nhưng một nguồn tin từ Việt Nam lo ngại không biết chính quyền Washington có nhận thức được hậu quả hay không. Nhân vật này lập luận rằng tâm lý chống Trung Quốc ở Việt Nam đôi khi bị thổi phồng quá mức và nói thêm rằng “mọi người đang nhìn về phía Trung Quốc và tự hỏi liệu đó có phải là lựa chọn tốt hơn hay không.”  Theo giáo sư Curran, nói chuyện riêng, các quan chức Mỹ nhấn mạnh thông điệp của họ gửi tới Hà Nội rất thẳng thắn: “Hãy cẩn thận khi chơi trò thân mật với Bắc Kinh quá mức”. Họ nghĩ rằng Hà Nội sẽ nhượng bộ Trung Quốc một số điều, chẳng hạn như qua việc hợp tác trong dự án đường sắt cao tốc, nhưng về các khoáng sản quan trọng, chất bán dẫn và các lĩnh vực khác có tầm quan trọng quốc gia cao, "Hà Nội muốn chúng ta."  Chính sách đối ngoại thực dụng Trong bài viết đăng trên trang mạng Geopolitical Monitor ngày 28/01/2026, giáo sư James Borton, Viện Chính sách đối ngoại SAIS - Đại học Johns Hopkins (Mỹ), trước hết nhận định:  “Ông Tô Lâm đã làm được điều mà ít nhà lãnh đạo Việt Nam nào làm được từ nhiều thập niên qua: thâu tóm vững chắc quyền lực của Đảng và Nhà nước vào tay mình. Tái đắc cử tổng bí thư và chuẩn bị đảm nhiệm chức chủ tịch nước, ông Tô Lâm hiện đang đứng đầu cơ cấu lãnh đạo tập trung nhất của Việt Nam kể từ thời hậu chiến, một sự tập trung có thể giúp điều chỉnh lại sự cân bằng mong manh giữa Hà Nội và Washington. Những tác động đối với quan hệ Mỹ - Việt Nam là rất sâu sắc.”  Theo ông Borton, Washington, đặc biệt là dưới chính quyền Trump nhiệm kỳ thứ hai, vốn công khai ủng hộ việc hợp tác với các nhà lãnh đạo quyền lực, dĩ nhiên là rất hoan nghênh thực tế mới này. Sự tập trung quyền lực của ông Tô Lâm không chỉ là về chính trị, mà còn gắn liền với một kế hoạch kinh tế đầy tham vọng. Hà Nội đã đặt ra mục tiêu tăng trưởng hàng năm từ 10% trở lên trong giai đoạn 2026-2030, bằng cách đẩy mạnh sản xuất công nghệ cao, chuyển đổi số và mở rộng khu vực tư nhân. Để đạt được mục tiêu này, Việt Nam phải đảm bảo nguồn vốn, công nghệ và tiếp cận thị trường từ nước ngoài, đặc biệt là từ Hoa Kỳ.  Giáo sư Borton viết tiếp: “Yêu cầu cấp thiết về kinh tế đó giải thích cho chính sách đối ngoại thực dụng của ông Tô Lâm. Bất chấp những tranh chấp thương mại định kỳ và những lo ngại dai dẳng của Hoa Kỳ về thặng dư mậu dịch, quản lý tiền tệ và rào cản tiếp cận thị trường của Việt Nam, ông Tô Lâm đã theo đuổi một chính sách dựa trên sự linh hoạt hơn là dựa trên ý thức hệ. Việc ông sốt sắng nhận lời mời của Hoa Kỳ tham gia “Hội đồng Hòa bình”, một hành động được coi là nhanh bất thường theo tiêu chuẩn ngoại giao thận trọng cố hữu của Hà Nội, cho thấy ông sẵn sàng hợp tác với Washington, kể cả dưới thời tổng thống Donald Trump. Thông điệp rất rõ ràng: Để hiện đại hóa kinh tế Việt Nam cần phải có một mối quan hệ ổn định với Hoa Kỳ.” Tuy nhiên, theo giáo sư James Borton, việc ông Tô Lâm củng cố quyền lực cũng khiến tình hình trở nên phức tạp. Việt Nam từ lâu vẫn cố giữ thế cân bằng thận trọng giữa Washington và Bắc Kinh. Một cấu trúc lãnh đạo tập trung hơn có thể làm cho chiến lược cân bằng đó được sắc bén, nhưng cũng có thể thu hẹp không gian cho các cuộc tranh luận nội bộ mà trước đây vẫn giúp điều tiết các biến động về chính sách.  Theo giáo sư Borton, ông Tô Lâm thừa hiểu Trung Quốc vẫn là đối tác thương mại lớn nhất của Việt Nam và là thế lực áp đảo về địa lý và chiến lược. Còn Hoa Kỳ là thị trường xuất khẩu lớn nhất của Việt Nam và là nguồn cung cấp công nghệ tiên tiến và đầu tư không thể thiếu. Sự thịnh vượng của Việt Nam phụ thuộc vào cả hai mối quan hệ này.  Ông Borton viết tiếp: “Với quyền lực tập trung ở cấp cao nhất, ông Tô Lâm có thể hành động quyết đoán hơn trong các cải cách mà các ban lãnh đạo dựa trên sự đồng thuận trước đây vẫn thi hành một cách thận trọng. Các cải cách có thể bao gồm việc điều chỉnh quy định sâu rộng hơn để thu hút đầu tư của Mỹ trong ngành bán dẫn và trí tuệ nhân tạo và mở rộng hợp tác năng lượng - bao gồm các hợp đồng khí đốt tự nhiên hóa lỏng dài hạn của Mỹ, giúp thu hẹp thâm hụt thương mại song phương. Những bước đi như vậy sẽ phù hợp với các ưu tiên kinh tế và chiến lược của Washington.” Nhưng giáo sư Borton lưu ý: “Học thuyết chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam vẫn dựa trên sự độc lập, tự lực và chủ nghĩa đa phương. Hà Nội sẽ cố không để mình trở thành đồng minh chính thức của Mỹ hay trở thành một quốc gia đứng tuyến đầu trong cuộc cạnh tranh giữa các cường quốc. Quyền lực của Tô Lâm có thể cho phép ông đàm phán một cách tự tin với Washington, nhưng sẽ không khiến ông lệ thuộc vào Mỹ.” Đối với Hoa Kỳ, theo giáo sư Borton, “thách thức sẽ là làm thế nào hợp tác với Việt Nam dưới sự lãnh đạo của Tô Lâm để hỗ trợ cải cách kinh tế mà không gây ra phản ứng mang tính dân tộc chủ nghĩa. Việc gây áp lực mạnh mẽ lên Hà Nội về mất cân bằng thương mại hoặc vấn đề tiền tệ có thể làm phức tạp chương trình cải cách của Tô Lâm và củng cố những tiếng nói bảo thủ hơn trong chế độ. Ngược lại, sự hợp tác mang tính xây dựng, đặc biệt là về chuyển giao công nghệ, năng lượng sạch, hợp tác an ninh hàng hải và giáo dục, có thể củng cố con đường đến tăng trưởng giá trị cao hơn và hội nhập toàn cầu sâu rộng hơn của Việt Nam.” ___ (1)Theo AFP ngày 23/02/2026, Cơ quan Hải quan và Biên phòng Mỹ (CBP) thông báo ngừng thu các khoản thuế quan được áp đặt theo Đạo luật Quyền lực Kinh tế Khẩn cấp Quốc tế (IEEPA) từ 0h01 sáng 24/2 theo giờ miền Đông nước Mỹ (12h01 giờ VN), tức hơn ba ngày sau khi Tòa án Tối cao Mỹ tuyên bố phần lớn các mức "thuế đối ứng" mà chính quyền Trump ban hành ngày 02/04/32025 là bất hợp pháp.

Kate Adie introduces stories from Ukraine, Iran, the United States and India.February marks four years since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Around 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in that time and a large number are considered officially missing. Sarah Rainsford has witnessed the war since the beginning, and on her latest visit to Ukraine she met soldiers and civilians who shared stories of grief, resistance and a desire for peace.The Iranian government recently put on a show of strength to mark the anniversary of the revolution that saw the return from exile of Ayatollah Khomeini - and the dawn of the Islamic Republic. But 47 years on, Iran has once again experienced widespread unrest, as millions of people took to the streets in nationwide anti-government protests. Lyse Doucet was recently given rare permission to report from Tehran, on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC's Persian Service.February is traditionally Black History Month in the United States – and this year marks 100 years since the country's first black history commemorations. Lindsay Johns recently embarked on a road trip across the Deep South, beginning at the Alma Mater of Martin Luther King in Atlanta.BBC Budapest correspondent Nick Thorpe found himself in northern India recently when he got the news that Sir Mark Tully – long-regarded as 'the voice of the BBC' in India, had passed away. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Sir Mark as a 'towering voice of journalism'. Here, Nick pays his own tribute to Mark – and his interest in human fate, and faith.

Confira os destaques do Jornal da Manhã deste sábado (21): O planejamento militar dos Estados Unidos para o Irã chegou a um estágio avançado, com opções que incluem ataques a líderes específicos, sob ordens do presidente Donald Trump. Para analisar a escalada de tensão entre os países, a questão nuclear e o impacto global de um possível conflito, o Jornal da Manhã deste sábado (21) recebe o professor de relações internacionais Marcus Vinícius de Freitas. Após laudo de perícia, a Procuradoria-Geral da República se manifestou contra a concessão de prisão domiciliar ao ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro. O pedido havia sido reiterado pela defesa no dia 11 de fevereiro. A nova taxa global de 10%, anunciada pelo presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, em resposta à derrubada do tarifaço pela Suprema Corte estadunidense, entra em vigor na próxima terça-feira (24). Reportagem: Pedro Tritto. Em postagem nas redes sociais, o presidente do PSD, Gilberto Kassab, reiterou que o candidato do partido ao Planalto vai sair de um trio de governadores do Brasil: Ronaldo Caiado, de Goiás, Ratinho Jr., do Paraná, e Eduardo Leite, do Rio Grande do Sul. Em entrevista à AFP, o presidente da Ucrânia, Volodymyr Zelensky, afirmou que o país do leste europeu é alvo de pressão dos EUA para entregar o território de Donbass à Rússia. Reportagem: Luca Bassani. O presidente Lula afirmou que pretende conversar com o mandatário dos EUA, Donald Trump, sobre a negociação de exploração de minerais críticos e terras raras. Em entrevista à uma TV indiana, o petista mencionou a viagem e disse que “não aceitará imposições” estadunidenses. Reportagem: André Anelli. O Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) analisou a limitação dos chamados "penduricalhos", verbas indenizatórias que fazem os salários do funcionalismo público ultrapassarem o teto constitucional. O julgamento ocorreu após ações contundentes do ministro Flávio Dino e veto do presidente Lula. Para explicar o impacto dessa decisão, que pode custar até R$30 bilhões aos cofres públicos, o Jornal da Manhã entrevista o especialista em direito administrativo Vitor Barretta. O presidente Lula e o primeiro-ministro da Índia, Narendra Modi, assinaram um acordo sobre os minerais críticos e terras raras em Nova Delhi. O petista afirmou que a negociação vai “fortalecer o Sul Global”. O ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad, falou neste sábado (21), sobre a suspensão das tarifas globais para o governo de Donald Trump. Ele ressaltou que as relações entre o Brasil e os EUA “voltaram à normalidade”. Reportagem: André Anelli. O escândalo envolvendo o Banco Master e as recentes liquidações pelo Banco Central acendem um alerta para um possível rombo de R$51 bilhões no Fundo Garantidor de Crédito (FGC). Para analisar o impacto dessa crise no sistema financeiro, os riscos da falta de regulamentação unificada e os perigos de CDBs com taxas muito altas, o Jornal da Manhã deste sábado (21) entrevistou o especialista em direito bancário Marcelo Godke. O presidente Lula discursou no Fórum Empresarial Brasil-Índia, em Nova Délhi, e defendeu a ampliação imediata das relações comerciais e tecnológicas entre os países. O petista estabeleceu com o primeiro-ministro indiano, Narendra Modi, a meta de atingir US$20 bilhões em intercâmbio comercial e anunciou acordos em inteligência artificial e biotecnologia. Essas e outras notícias você acompanha no Jornal da Manhã. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trois grandes actualités au sommaire cette semaine : l'arrestation d'Andrew Mountbatten Windsor au Royaume-Uni, en lien avec l'affaire Epstein ; la première réunion à Washington du "Conseil de la Paix" de Donald Trump pour Gaza ; et la visite d'Emmanuel Macron en Inde, qui marque un rapprochement stratégique entre les deux pays, sur l'IA et la Défense notamment.

Trump repeats claim of 'stopping' India-Pak war with new twist: '11 expensive jets shot down' 'When we team up, we deliver': Macron's take on France-India ties on Raj Shamani podcast Abhishek's hat-trick of ducks: India's unexpected hiccup highlights a deeper pattern House of the Dragon season 3 teaser: Rhaenyra returns with new dragons as more battles await Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Editors Jimmy Lovaas and Ahmed Namatalla discuss the threat of U.S. strikes in Iran, plus more on  U.S. Supreme Court opinions, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting Israel, an International Criminal Court hearing against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and the European Parliament voting on a trade pact with the U.S.Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and many more. These stories and others are also available in our free weekly Forecast newsletter.This episode includes work from Factal editors Ahmed Namatalla, Alex Moore, Jess Fino and Michael Archer. Produced and edited by Jimmy Lovaas. Music courtesy of Andrew Gospe. Have feedback, suggestions, or events we've missed? Drop us a note: hello@factal.comWhat's Factal? Created by the founders of Breaking News, Factal alerts companies to global incidents that pose an immediate risk to their people or business operations. We provide trusted verification, precise incident mapping and a collaboration platform for corporate security, travel safety and emergency management teams. If you're a company interested in a trial, please email sales@factal.com. To learn more, visit Factal.com, browse the Factal blog or email us at hello@factal.com.Read the full episode description and transcript on Factal's blog.Copyright © 2026 Factal. All rights reserved.

In today's Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we bring you a wrap from the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi. PM Modi lays out the MANAV vision for ethical and sovereign AI, French President Emmanuel Macron backs India's small language model strategy, and Sam Altman weighs in on rising AI costs and India's “remarkable” building energy. We also track Mukesh Ambani's AI infrastructure pledge, Mistral's call for sovereign systems, Swiggy shutting Snacc, and TCS raising variable payouts.

En el Radar Empresarial de hoy ponemos el foco en los compromisos económicos de gran envergadura que ha dejado la cumbre global de inteligencia artificial celebrada en la India. El encuentro, encabezado por el primer ministro Narendra Modi, reunió a destacados dirigentes internacionales como Emmanuel Macron y Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. La cita tuvo como propósito principal examinar los desafíos y oportunidades que plantea el desarrollo de la inteligencia artificial en el país asiático, así como su impacto en la economía global. Además de los líderes políticos, participaron figuras clave del sector tecnológico, que aprovecharon el foro para anunciar ambiciosos planes de inversión. Entre los anuncios más relevantes destacó el de Thomas Kurian, máximo responsable de Google Cloud, quien confirmó una inversión de 15.000 millones de dólares durante los próximos cinco años. El proyecto contempla la creación de un gran centro integral de inteligencia artificial en Visakhapatnam. Por su parte, Sundar Pichai, consejero delegado de Alphabet Inc., comunicó la puesta en marcha de dos nuevas rutas de fibra óptica para reforzar la conectividad regional, y subrayó la relevancia estratégica que la IA tiene ya en la vida cotidiana y en la competitividad empresarial. Otra de las grandes protagonistas fue Microsoft. Su presidente, Brad Smith, avanzó un compromiso inversor de 50.000 millones de dólares hasta el final de la década con el fin de ampliar el acceso tecnológico en el sur global. Aunque se esperaba la intervención de Bill Gates, finalmente canceló su participación para que la atención se centrara en los objetivos esenciales del foro. Estas cifras se suman a los 17.000 millones ya destinados el año anterior, consolidando a India como un mercado prioritario. También OpenAI anunció avances significativos. La empresa creadora de ChatGPT se asoció con Tata Consultancy Services para levantar dos centros de datos dentro del proyecto Stargate, con una capacidad inicial de 100 megavatios ampliable hasta un gigavatio. Su director ejecutivo, Sam Altman, incidió en el papel transformador de la IA. La cumbre dejó además una imagen llamativa: Altman y Dario Amodei, máximo responsable de Anthropic, evitaron estrecharse la mano en la despedida oficial.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday morning and will address the ceremony where 20 heads of the state are expected to be present. The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), before which a 17-year-old boy appeared a day after he allegedly drove a speeding Mahindra Scorpio that killed 23-year-old biker Sahil Dhaneshra in Dwarka Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that India may scale back its purchases of Russian oil, saying Moscow sees no indication of a shift in New Delhi's position and describing the trade as mutually beneficial and stabilising for global energy markets. The year was 2014. Mumbai, led by Suryakumar Yadav, entered the tournament as 40-time champions. The trailer of the upcoming Hindi film, The Kerala Story 2, has sparked divisive reactions hours after it was launched. The film, said to be based on true events, shows the plight of girls trapped in forced conversion cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Confira os destaques do Jornal da Manhã desta quarta-feira (18): O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sancionou o projeto de lei que concede reajuste salarial para os servidores do Congresso Nacional e do Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU). No entanto, a sanção veio acompanhada de vetos importantes a trechos polêmicos do texto. A principal canetada do chefe do Executivo barrou a criação de benefícios adicionais, popularmente conhecidos no meio político como "penduricalhos". O presidente Lula (PT) cumpre nesta semana uma importante agenda diplomática na Ásia, com o objetivo de fortalecer os laços bilaterais e comerciais do Brasil. A primeira parada ocorre na Índia, onde o mandatário desembarcou nesta quarta-feira (18) para reuniões do mais alto nível de estado. A repórter Janaína Camelo destaca que um dos focos da viagem é o agronegócio. Lula tentará negociar com o primeiro-ministro indiano, Narendra Modi, a redução das tarifas para a venda de aves brasileiras. O Peru mergulhou em um novo capítulo de sua profunda crise política. O Congresso Nacional aprovou uma moção de censura e destituiu o presidente interino, José Jeri, que estava no comando do país há menos de um ano. Diferente de um processo de impeachment tradicional, a medida exigia apenas uma maioria simples de 66 votos, mas a destituição passou com folga: foram 75 votos a favor, 24 contra e 3 abstenções. Um novo relatório divulgado por senadores do Partido Democrata nos Estados Unidos revelou que a administração do presidente Donald Trump gastou mais de US$ 40 milhões em um programa controverso de imigração entre 2024 e 2026. O objetivo do projeto era deportar imigrantes ilegais para "terceiros países", ou seja, nações que não eram as de origem dessas pessoas. A Mocidade Alegre é a grande campeã do Carnaval de São Paulo! Após uma apuração marcada por extrema tensão e nervosismo no sambódromo do Anhembi, a escola do bairro do Limão garantiu o primeiro lugar no pódio. Com a vitória, a agremiação contabiliza agora 13 conquistas em sua história, isolando-se como a segunda maior vencedora do estado, atrás apenas da Vai-Vai, que possui 15 títulos. As intensas negociações de paz entre as delegações da Rússia e da Ucrânia, mediadas pelos Estados Unidos e realizadas em Genebra, na Suíça, terminaram o seu segundo dia sem qualquer acordo ou avanço significativo para um cessar-fogo. O principal obstáculo que inviabiliza o fim do conflito continua sendo a disputa territorial, com ambos os lados irredutíveis em suas exigências. O Vaticano anunciou oficialmente que não participará do novo "Conselho da Paz", uma iniciativa internacional promovida pelo presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump. O projeto, que originalmente tinha como foco a reconstrução da Faixa de Gaza após a guerra entre Israel e o grupo Hamas, teve seu escopo ampliado para tentar resolver todos os tipos de conflitos globais. A Receita Federal deve entregar até o final deste mês um relatório de auditoria ao gabinete do ministro Alexandre de Moraes, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF). O documento trata do vazamento de dados fiscais sigilosos de ministros da Corte e de seus familiares. A Justiça dos Estados Unidos adiou a segunda audiência do ex-presidente e ditador venezuelano Nicolás Maduro e de sua esposa, a ex-primeira-dama Cilia Flores. O correspondente Eliseu Caetano explica que o adiamento ocorreu após o juiz responsável aceitar um pedido formal da acusação e da defesa para reorganizar o calendário do processo. Esse tempo adicional será utilizado para a troca e revisão cuidadosa das provas e para a preparação de moções pré-julgamento. Essas e outras notícias você acompanha no Jornal da Manhã. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Le sommet consacré à l'intelligence artificielle se tient cette semaine en Inde. L'événement rassemble 250 000 participants et une quinzaine de chefs d'État, dont Emmanuel Macron, qui copréside ce sommet aux côtés de Narendra Modi, le Premier ministre indien. L'intelligence artificielle doit être démocratique et bénéficier au plus grand nombre, ont lancé les organisateurs dans un contexte marqué par la rivalité croissante entre les États-Unis et la Chine, qui dominent le secteur.

Emmanuel Macron est en visite officielle en Inde pendant trois jours. Objectif : le franchissement d'une nouvelle étape dans le partenariat entre les deux pays avec notamment l'achat confirmé la semaine dernière par l'armée de l'air indienne de 114 Rafale. Le président français a salué une "accélération remarquable" de la relation entre la France et l'Inde, un partenariat entre les deux pays qui "n'a pas de limites", a ajouté Narendra Modi.

El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, se involucrará en las conversaciones con Irán de hoy en Ginebra. También en Ginebra Rusia, Ucrania y EEUU arrancan una nueva ronda de negociaciones para intentar alcanzar un alto el fuego. El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, viaja a India y se reunirá mañana con el primer ministro Narendra Modi.

This dive begins by reviewing more pages of the unknown girl's diary that was featured in Part 5. These new pages list multiple names of prominent men whose influence span across NASCAR, private equity, and politics. One man named is Leon Black, former CEO of private equity giant Apollo Global Management, with a unifying theme across several allegations about his preference to inflict a unique type of pain. A lawsuit filed against Leon Black connects to Epstein staffer Sarah Kellen/Kensington and helps explain the current day blowback concerning the photography company, Lifetouch. People featured for their Epstein correspondence and/or connection in this episode include: Leon Black, Sarah Kellen/Kensington, Dan Snyder, Joe Gibbs, Charles Joseph Colgan, Brian Vickers, Larry Summers, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Senator George Mitchell, Steve Bannon, and more. Check your voter registration, find your polling location, or contact your representatives via USA.GOV, VOTE.GOV, and/or the "5 Calls" app. All opinions are personal and not representative of any outside company, person, or agenda. This podcast is hosted by a United States citizen, born and raised in a military family that is proud of this country's commitment to free speech. Information shared is cited via published articles, legal documents, press releases, government websites, executive orders, public videos, news reports, and/or direct quotes and statements, and all may be paraphrased for brevity and presented in layman's terms.“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James BaldwinWanna support this independent pod? Links below:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/BBDBBuyMeACoffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BBDBVenmo @TYBBDB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anger Against PM Modi & Amit Shah | Ajit Bharti's Post Creates Storm | Nishikant Dubey चाहते क्या है

Anger Against PM Modi & Amit Shah | Ajit Bharti's Post Creates Storm | Nishikant Dubey चाहते क्या है

durée : 00:03:10 - Le monde à l'endroit - Les dirigeants du monde entier multiplient les visites au Premier ministre Narendra Modi. Dans un ordre mondial bouleversé, il est devenu un allié recherché. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

India has kicked off the 4th edition of the AI Summit, the first such event in the global south. The five-day event will draw world leaders including the French and Brazilian presidents, as well as tech bosses like Google's Sundar Pichai and OpenAI's Sam Altman, serving as an opportunity for New Delhi to showcase its burgeoning AI industry. Also in the segment, a Pokemon card owned by wrestler Logan Paul has fetched a whopping $16.5 million in an online auction. 

durée : 00:05:16 - La Revue de presse internationale - par : Catherine Duthu - Au Bangladesh, pays à majorité musulmane, les minorités religieuses s'inquiètent de la montée des violences, visant notamment les hindous, tandis que dans l'Inde du Premier ministre Narendra Modi, ultranationaliste hindou, ce sont les musulmans qui craignent les violences et les discriminations. - invités : Christophe Jaffrelot Directeur de recherche au CNRS

durée : 00:38:59 - Questions du soir : le débat - par : Quentin Lafay, Stéphanie Villeneuve - Fin janvier 2026, l'Inde, sous la houlette de Narendra Modi, a conclu des accords commerciaux avec l'Union européenne et les États-Unis. Si le deal conclu avec les européens n'a pas encore été signé, l'Inde, qui revendique un multi-alignement, peut-elle devenir un allié de poids pour les européens ? - invités : Charlotte Thomas Politiste, chercheuse indépendante, associée au programme Asie de l'IRIS; Vaiju Naravane Écrivaine et journaliste, correspondante, notamment pour The Hindustan Times

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe green new scam is dead, and in Texas people are now seeing that wind and solar cannot support the electrical load during the cold. China said the quiet part out loud, they were suppose to be the reserve currency. Trump’s new Fed chair help with the transition. Trump is now exposing the criminal underworld the people of this country. The people are seeing all the pieces of the crimes they have committed. When the people see that all the characters are criminals and have done horrible things and that these people are the same ones that have been trying to stop trump, it is game over. Trump is now pushing the Save Act to shutdown the [DS]. Trump is setting the country up for the win.   Economy Report: Texas Wind and Solar Failed During This Week's Winter Storm, Grid Carried by ‘Natural Gas and Coal' The recent snow storm that overtook Texas reportedly crashed the state's wind and solar energy generators, leading to natural gas, coal, and nuclear providing most of the state's electricity. https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/2015854614206206101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2015854614206206101%7Ctwgr%5Eccb14922c034250da614ea4ff40e89ae08ce9117%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F02%2Freport-texas-wind-solar-failed-weeks-winter-storm%2F According to David Blackmon, an energy-related public policy analyst and consultant, by the early morning hours of Jan. 26, natural gas, goal, and nuclear were providing 89 percent of all the state's power. “Natural gas alone is chugging along at an impressive 68%,” Blackmon reported online on Substack later that same day. Politico similarly reported that the U.S. energy grid “leaned heavily on coal and natural gas generation to satisfy the energy appetite from Winter Storm Fern.” https://twitter.com/mayes_middleton/status/2015822288663228536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2015822288663228536%7Ctwgr%5Eccb14922c034250da614ea4ff40e89ae08ce9117%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F02%2Freport-texas-wind-solar-failed-weeks-winter-storm%2F Source: thegatewaypundit.com China is on a ‘strong currency' mission to make the yuan a global reserve: Xi Xi Jinping says the goal of becoming an international powerhouse is a long-term one and will rest on core foundations China needs to build a “strong currency” that can become widely used in international trade, investment and foreign exchange markets, and reach the status of a global reserve. Source:.scmp.com Trump Launches $12 Billion Strategic Mineral Stockpile To Counter China; Rare Earth Stocks Jump The Trump administration is preparing to launch a major initiative aimed at protecting US manufacturers from disruptions in the supply of critical minerals, committing about $12 billion in initial funding to build a strategic stockpile of essential materials, according to Bloomberg. The project, known as Project Vault, is designed to reduce America's dependence on China for rare earths and other strategically important metals. By creating a centralized reserve for civilian industries, officials hope to cushion companies against sudden shortages and sharp price swings that can disrupt production and strain finances. Shares of MP Materials, USA Rare Earth, Critical Metals and other rare earth associated names are higher between 5% and 10% heading into the cash open on Monday on the news. At this point it’s safe to say last week’s Reuters rare earth hit piece (authored most likely at the behest of a disgruntled short), which sent the sector tumbling on disputed claims the Trump administration was seeking to distance itself from the rare earth space by moving away from a price floor on critical metals and suggesting MP’s deal with the government may be in question, has been thoroughly debunked. Even the MP Materials X account was mocking the grotesque misreporting: https://twitter.com/MPMaterials/status/2016734732835573833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Project Vault will be financed through a mix of private and public funding: $1.67 billion is expected to come from private investors, while the US Export-Import Bank is set to provide a $10 billion loan with a 15-year term. The bank's board is scheduled to vote on the deal, which would be the largest in its history. More than a dozen major companies have joined Project Vault, including General Motors, Stellantis, Boeing, Corning, GE Vernova, and Google. Three large trading firms – Hartree Partners, Traxys North America, and Mercuria Energy – will handle sourcing and purchasing materials for the stockpile.    Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/Geiger_Capital/status/2018319873609290010?s=20 https://twitter.com/StephenMoore/status/2017295983940354307?s=20 https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/2018300872447418573?s=20 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Political/Rights https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/2018249171900227730?s=20 https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2018147684276748388?s=20 https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2018146323581513971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2018146323581513971%7Ctwgr%5Ebf8eb4e3fdfcee731660a65a8ed9f8dad15fa004%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F02%2Fnicki-minaj-fires-back-grammys-host-trevor-noah%2F know — yet they continue to attempt bullying. Also, I won't be releasing an album until my contract is renegotiated & until I tell you about all the sabotage this RICO is finding out about Billboard. https://twitter.com/NICKIMINAJ/status/2018156644689920362?s=20   https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/2018142074906845333?s=20    accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media. Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast. It looks like I'll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$. Ask Little George Slopadopolus, and others, how that all worked out. Also ask CBS! Get ready Noah, I'm going to have some fun with you! President DJT https://twitter.com/Patri0tContr0l/status/2018162192676229182?s=20   the TV tells them to. https://twitter.com/DrunkRepub/status/2017198485510963485?s=20   https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/2018184786209087562?s=20   Lord Mandelson resigns from Labour Party over Epstein links Lord Mandelson says he has resigned his membership of the Labour Party as he does not want to “cause further embarrassment” by his links to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former cabinet minister, who was sacked as US ambassador last year because of his past connections to Epstein, appeared in the latest release of files by the US Department of Justice on Friday. Documents suggest Epstein made $75,000 (£55,000) in payments to Lord Mandelson in three separate $25,000 transactions in 2003 and 2004. In his letter to Labour’s general secretary on Sunday, Lord Mandelson said: “I have been further linked this weekend to the understandable furore surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and I feel regretful and sorry about this.” He added: “Allegations which I believe to be false that he made financial payments to me 20 years ago, and of which I have no record or recollection, need investigating by me. Source: bbc.com https://twitter.com/Patri0tContr0l/status/2018011104094380207?s=20  TRUMP'S DOJ that arrested Epstein. Facts are hard for professional liars like Eric Swalwell.   Newly-Released Emails Reveal Jeffrey Epstein May Have a Secret Son  Newly-released emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein may have a secret son. Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, congratulated Epstein on the birth of his baby boy. Ferguson said she ‘heard from the Duke' that Epstein had a baby boy. The email is date September 21, 2011 so if Epstein has a secret son, he would be 14 years old today. The Daily Mail reported:   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/JayTC53/status/2018073517368184847?s=20  Jew night” “media elite” and “once the money is paid” https://twitter.com/JayTC53/status/2018128138715443273?s=20 the biggest Trump haters were best friends with Jeffery Epstein https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2018358307052793892?s=20   since been neutralized by King Salman and new crown Prince MBS. This Epstein email reveals (confirms) two sides of the Deep State triangle. House of Saud, and the Rothschilds. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2018185343263019234?s=20  https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2017859237502767117?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2018351298685419772?s=20   the documents with required redactions. With Trump exonerated & damaging details now pointing toward Democrat power brokers, the pressure has abruptly flipped back to secrecy. https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2018138887655133692?s=20   https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2018017331499213275?s=20      DOGE Geopolitical https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2018020919252230227?s=20   since 1996 but was stormed by the police for the eviction 5 weeks ago. Nearly 2000 of the protesters later broke off from the main demonstration and fought the police for hours in the streets. They threw stones, fireworks and homemade bombs while also setting barricades and police vehicles on fire. Many Italians are now calling on Meloni to launch a crackdown against violent far-left extremist. https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2018311833405293048?s=20    friendship and respect for Prime Minister Modi and, as per his request, effective immediately, we agreed to a Trade Deal between the United States and India, whereby the United States will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25% to 18%. They will likewise move forward to reduce their Tariffs and Non Tariff Barriers against the United States, to ZERO. The Prime Minister also committed to “BUY AMERICAN,” at a much higher level, in addition to over $500 BILLION DOLLARS of U.S. Energy, Technology, Agricultural, Coal, and many other products. Our amazing relationship with India will be even stronger going forward. Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that GET THINGS DONE, something that cannot be said for most. Thank you for your attention to this matter!   War/Peace  https://twitter.com/AP/status/2017881629440483383?s=20     https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/2018022342731976897?s=20 We have the biggest, most powerful ships in the world over there… hopefully, we’ll make a deal. If we don’t make a deal, then we’ll find out whether or not he was right.” https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2018030967823192563?s=20 Medical/False Flags   [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2018176829723398321?s=20  https://twitter.com/Tyler2ONeil/status/2017430244496412840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2017430244496412840%7Ctwgr%5E1d06078b39cc73de0216e98cb34ee981fb7d135c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysignal.com%2F2026%2F02%2F02%2Fbreaking-2-more-arrested-minnesota-church-invasion%2F  Armstrong tells Lemon—who knows the location but is hiding it from his audience—that they’re going to “disrupt business as usual” at what we later learned was Cities Church. Lemon said he would see her there. https://twitter.com/AGPamBondi/status/2018326184468058566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2018326184468058566%7Ctwgr%5E1d06078b39cc73de0216e98cb34ee981fb7d135c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailysignal.com%2F2026%2F02%2F02%2Fbreaking-2-more-arrested-minnesota-church-invasion%2F   https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2018337163188846994?s=20   https://twitter.com/Rightanglenews/status/2018101057902059727?s=20 Anti-ICE Resistance Manuals and Training at Schools Receiving Federal Funding Anti-ICE resistance training manuals, including de-arresting and blocking, are being distributed, and in some cases, the training is being held in schools receiving government funding. Image of de-arresting by Minnesota ICE Watch. Minnesota ICE Watch, the organization that Renee Good and her wife were members of, distributed a document known as the “De-Arrest Primer,” which instructs activists on how to physically interfere with law enforcement officers during arrests. The manual provides detailed guidance on pulling detainees from officers' grips, pushing and pulling officers, breaking holds, and opening law enforcement vehicles to free suspects. The manual also teaches the use of coordinated chanting to create confusion and overwhelm officers during active arrests, as well as surrounding officers until they release detainees. The guide openly acknowledges that these actions may constitute criminal offenses but argues that the risk is justified. Each successful interference is described as a “micro-intifada,” framed as a tactic meant to spread, replicate, and inspire wider disruption. The manual claims these methods originated in pro-Palestinian campus protests and presents them as a model for broader resistance activity. While no single formal publisher is identified, the manual appears to originate from broader activist and radical networks that promote direct physical interference with law enforcement. It has circulated widely through Instagram and other activist communication channels and has been used in training individuals described as “constitutional observers” or “ICE watchers.”   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2018111147237425556?s=20   https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2018114619320017259?s=20   JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs “ICE On Notice” Executive Order to Prosecute ICE Agents  Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson at a press conference hosted by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker / Screenshot: MSNBC Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday, launching investigations into ICE agents and laying the groundwork for criminal referrals for alleged law violations.  The order “creates a framework for public accountability in the event federal agents violate local or state law while operating in Chicago,” a press release from Johnson's office reads.  “Nobody is above the law. There is no such thing as ‘absolute immunity' in America,” Johnson said in a statement. Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/9mmsmg/status/2017633783638368516?s=20 https://twitter.com/Sec_Noem/status/2018435428932538861?s=20   President Trump's Plan  Federal Appeals Court Tosses Justice Department's Misconduct Complaint Against Judge Boasberg  A federal appeals court tossed out a Justice Department misconduct complaint against Judge James Boasberg. AS previously reported, DC Chief Judge James Boasberg and other DC Judges admitted bias against the Trump Administration during a March 2025 judicial conference with Chief Justice Roberts, according to a memo obtained by The Federalist. For the last year, DC Circuit Court Judges have engaged in a judicial coup against President Trump. Far-left DC judges James Boasberg, Beryl Howell, Chutkan, Berman Jackson and others have ruled against President Trump in every case related to deportations and firings in the Executive Branch. Source: thegatewaypundit.com   https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/2018099758943084657?s=20   agencies, Los Angeles County has more than 36 states combined and 30X MORE than the whole state of Florida and New York “How is that possible? And take a look at this map, a cluster of 287 hospice providers, in a two-mile radius, some in strip malls, unmarked buildings, even a wrecking yard and vacant lot. All of it is just paperwork. I could fill that out in Kazakhstan if I want and get a hospice license waiting for me.” https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/2018172495535247571?s=20      Rebuilding, can be, without question, the finest Performing Arts Facility of its kind, anywhere in the World. In other words, if we don't close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!   Based on these findings, and totally subject to Board approval, I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything that has taken place with respect to such a Facility before.   Therefore, The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country, whereupon we will simultaneously begin Construction of the new and spectacular Entertainment Complex. Financing is completed, and fully in place! This important decision, based on input from many Highly Respected Experts, will take a tired, broken, and dilapidated Center, one that has been in bad condition, both financially and structurally for many years, and turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment, far better than it has ever been before. America will be very proud of its new and beautiful Landmark for many generations to come. Thank you for your attention to this matter!   PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP President Trump to SETTLE $10 BILLION IRS LAWSUIT — Plans to DONATE THE PROCEEDS TO CHARITY President Donald J. Trump is preparing to settle his massive $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Treasury Department, and he says he will donate the entire payout to reputable charities instead of keeping a penny for himself. President Trump, Eric Trump, Don Jr., and the Trump Org filed a lawsuit against the IRS for leaking their tax returns. They are seeking $10 billion in damages. In September 2023, federal prosecutors charged a former IRS contractor who worked for the agency from 2018 to 2020 with unlawfully obtaining and disseminating the tax details of a high-ranking public official and numerous affluent Americans to media outlets. According to court documents and an official press release from the Department of Justice, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., stole tax return information associated with a high-ranking government official, referred to as Public Official A  – now known as Donald Trump. He then disclosed this information to a news organization identified as News Organization 1 – now known as The New York Times. Littlejohn reportedly stole IRS information on thousands of wealthy people. The stolen information was then disseminated to two news outlets (New York Times and ProPublica). “In July and August 2020, Littlejohn separately stole tax return information for thousands of the nation's wealthiest individuals. Littlejohn was again able to evade IRS detection. In November 2020, Littlejohn disclosed this tax return information to News Organization 2, which published over 50 articles using the stolen data. Littlejohn then obstructed the forthcoming investigation into his conduct by deleting and destroying evidence of his disclosures,” the DOJ previously said. L Source: thegatewaypundit.com   https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2018117811625730171?s=20   some facts: 1. Yesterday’s voter turnout was 94,938. 2. In the same district in 2024, the voter turnout was 400,339. 3. In the same district in 2022, the voter turnout was 277,883. 4. This was a special election to fill a vacant seat resulting from a state senator's promotion into state comptroller. 5. Based on the timing of this election and the next election, and the peculiar nature of Texas state government, it is a 99.99% certainty that this new Democrat will never cast a single vote in the term he is filling. 6. The vote was on a Saturday. I am as passionate a MAGA voter as is alive, but if I lived in TX-SD9, I would have stayed home and enjoyed my Saturday based on fact #5 alone. Is this good for the GOP? No. Is it bad for the GOP? No. Then what is it, CP, you big smartypants? IT'S NOTHING. IT'S MEANINGLESS. So everybody please calm down. For the 2026 midterms, every Trump voter knows that if he does not win, the House will impeach him twice weekly. That fact will be as widely understood as any fact during the 2024 election. There are still many issues Trump needs to work on, and I'm not guaranteeing a 2026 victory. What I AM guaranteeing is that yesterday's TX-SD9 election has as much meaning as peanut butter on a dog's nose. (The dog freaks, everybody laughs, but ultimately the dog gets the peanut butter and we all move on.) https://twitter.com/JohnBasham/status/2018199554764447926?s=20   The Georgia Elections Board. https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/2018277500464275804?s=20 Complaint against Tulsi Gabbard could do ‘grave damage to national security': Report The whistleblower's allegations are so highly classified that documents are being kept locked in a safe and the complaint still hasn't been shared with Congress From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford i   Source: the-independent.com There’s an “8 month old complaint” from a “US official” alleging “wrongdoing”   https://twitter.com/awaitekw14/status/2018081688803516456?s=20   ballots from Fulton. Coincidence? No way. COVID wasn’t just a ‘pandemic’—it was the engineered pretext that flipped every state rule on mail-ins, drop boxes, and signature verification. Harvest those ballots, truck them in after 3 a.m. stops, rinse & repeat in swing-state blue zones. Regime change 2.0 after Russiagate flopped.If they can prove those Fulton ballots trace back to illegal harvesting (or even foreign interference via the biolab network), the whole house of cards collapses. Treason on a scale we haven’t seen since the founding. Trump saying ‘interesting things happening’ soon? Understatement of the century. Stay frosty, patriots. The storm is here. https://twitter.com/liz_churchill10/status/2018006616369496424?s=20   https://twitter.com/AndrewDesiderio/status/2018375101847097793?s=20 Andrew Desiderio Schumer issues new statement reiterating that the SAVE Act is “dead on arrival” in the Senate — amid push from GOP Rep. Luna & others “If House Republicans add the SAVE Act to the bipartisan appropriations package it will lead to another prolonged Trump government shutdown” https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2018378753873969400?s=20 elections from fraud.  REP. AUGUST PFLUGER, Chair of Republican Study Committee nails it: “The House did our job nearly 300 days ago. It's high time that the Senate do theirs!”   President Donald Trump has proposed building a massive triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., often referred to as the “Independence Arch” or “Memorial Circle arch,” to be located on Columbia Island near the Potomac River, close to the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.  The structure is envisioned as a 250-foot-tall monument, which would make it more than twice the height of the 100-foot Lincoln Memorial, taller than the 70-foot White House, and larger than Paris’s 164-foot Arc de Triomphe—though still shorter than the 630-foot Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Trump’s motivations stem from a desire to create a grand symbol of American pride and exceptionalism, emphasizing that Washington, D.C., is “the only city in the world that’s of great importance that doesn’t have a triumphal arch  The arch signifies Trump’s emphasis on monumental nationalism and grandeur, evoking historical triumphal arches built by emperors and leaders to commemorate triumphs and project power—earning it nicknames like “Arc de Trump.”  (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

From the BBC World Service: President Donald Trump announced tariff cuts on goods imported from India and said that, in return, India promised not to buy any more Russian oil. But when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the tariff reduction, he didn't mention anything about Russia or its oil. What gives? Then, following the U.S. military action in January, a bill currently before Venezuela's National Assembly aims open its state-dominated oil industry to foreign investment.

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