How China is still getting its hands on Nvidia’s gear
Updated on May 06, 2025 07:23 AM IST
Over the past few years America has sought to hobble its main rival in the AI race by controlling access to its advanced semiconductors.
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Israel’s radical new course in Gaza
The aid cut-off has led Palestinians and aid organisations to warn of starvation and even famine.
Published on May 06, 2025 07:21 AM IST
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China’s secret weapon in the trade war
The miracle-cure properties of the gig economy are leading to the political rehabilitation of the companies that power it.
Published on May 05, 2025 11:21 AM IST
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Why does America have birthright citizenship?
The 14th Amendment says all those “born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens”.
Published on May 02, 2025 07:18 AM IST
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Mike Waltz’s demotion is a loss for defence hawks
In recent days Mr Trump has expressed frustration with Russia while finally reaching a mineral-rights agreement with Ukraine.
Updated on May 02, 2025 07:16 AM IST
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Trump’s tariffs are starting to hammer Chinese exporters
If the tariffs remain in place, the WTO expects that Chinese goods exports to America, worth about $440bn last year, will fall by 77% in 2025.
Published on May 01, 2025 10:34 AM IST
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Mark Carney leads Canada’s Liberals to a remarkable victory
The Liberals have fallen just shy of the 172 seats needed for a clear majority, but they will be the party of government.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 08:22 AM IST
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Donald Trump picks the wrong trade fight with China
Actually, Mr Trump’s confidence is misplaced. Chinese companies, investors and workers are not impervious to pain, but they are used to it.
Updated on Apr 30, 2025 08:11 AM IST
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The trouble with MAGA’s manufacturing dream
The average pay for a production worker in America is more than twice the level in China and nearly six times that in Vietnam.
Published on Apr 29, 2025 08:30 AM IST
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Mumbai wants to extinguish the charcoal tandoor
A trio of Punjabi chefs pioneered the recipe, marinating the chicken in a mixture of yoghurt and spices before grilling it.
Published on Apr 29, 2025 06:54 AM IST
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The pope’s last coded message
The message that shone through Francis’s provisions for his departure was that the true place of his church was on the margins of society.
Updated on Apr 28, 2025 07:18 AM IST
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Tensions soar as India weighs how to hit Pakistan
Yet India has few good options for more muscular kinetic action that would not risk provoking a bigger conflict
Published on Apr 28, 2025 07:15 AM IST
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Exploring the mysteries of the Louvre
For the Louvre, history ended in 1848—later masterpieces are in France’s other national museums—but its transformation continues.
Updated on Apr 25, 2025 10:10 AM IST
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Trump wants a certain kind of immigrant: the uber-rich
Mr Trump’s promise to exempt income that gold-card recipients earn elsewhere would be a huge draw.
Updated on Apr 25, 2025 10:04 AM IST
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The coming struggle to choose the next pope
There are several reasons why a liberal pontiff is not a foregone conclusion.
Updated on Apr 23, 2025 10:34 AM IST
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India and Pakistan could come to blows over Kashmir
Former Indian military and intelligence officials accused Pakistan’s armed forces of masterminding the assault
Published on Apr 23, 2025 10:30 AM IST
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Power is being monopolised in Ukraine
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine’s war-fighting effort utterly depended on American and European supplies
Published on Apr 18, 2025 11:02 AM IST
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A new way to recycle plastic is here
Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method.
Published on Apr 17, 2025 12:29 PM IST
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Donald Trump’s approval rating is dropping
Mr Trump sees his re-election as a vindication of the MAGA movement and a mandate for radical, speedy action.
Updated on Apr 17, 2025 12:23 PM IST
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Abortion becomes more common in some US states that outlawed it
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) permits telemedicine abortions only for early pregnancies
Published on Apr 16, 2025 06:38 AM IST
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Mario Vargas Llosa was shaped by authoritarianism
He discovered politics at the age of 12, when General Manuel Odría overthrew a democratic government in Peru headed by a cousin of his maternal grandfather.
Published on Apr 16, 2025 06:36 AM IST
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Short-term pain will lead to long-term gain, says Trump. Really?
Corporate confidence in Mr Trump’s agenda soared after his election victory, as managers anticipated pro-growth measures including deregulation and tax cuts
Published on Apr 15, 2025 12:57 PM IST
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Feral “Minecraft Movie” fans spark irritation—and optimism
Not every cinema-owner is happy, however, for something about “Minecraft” seems to send audiences berserk.
Published on Apr 15, 2025 12:37 PM IST
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Electric vehicles also cause air pollution
The most dangerous particles are those smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, which get into the lungs and reach other organs via the bloodstream.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 09:11 AM IST
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Russia continues to rain down death on Ukrainian cities
On April 13th two ballistic missiles killed at least 32 people in the north-eastern city of Sumy, including two children.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 09:07 AM IST
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Can China fight America alone?
The tariffs on China are so extravagantly high because it chose to retaliate, punch for punch, against what it calls America’s “economic bullying”.
Published on Apr 11, 2025 06:54 AM IST
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The Israelis are intent on destroying Gaza
Israeli security officials have confirmed to The Economist that the plan is to empty permanently the Rafah area, in southern Gaza.
Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:18 AM IST
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Why China thinks it might win a trade war with Trump
There is little to prevent decoupling between the world’s two largest economies.
Published on Apr 10, 2025 10:13 AM IST
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Trump rebuffs Netanyahu and gambles on a deal with Iran
The talks between America and Iran will begin in Oman, a Gulf state that has mediated between America and Iran in the past.
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 09:01 AM IST
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Why China thinks it might win a trade war with Trump
There is little to prevent decoupling between the world’s two largest economies.
Updated on Apr 09, 2025 08:53 AM IST
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