Trade war
UNSG agenda for peace UN proposes elimination of all nuclear weapons as first step under new agenda for peace

Rising geopolitical and geo-economic tensions across the globe need a better, reformed, and updated UN system which reflects the growing multipolarity and is more representative, unbiased, and effective

China is working to expand its ties to Latin America

Vijay Prashad and John Ross discuss the partnership that is being strengthened between countries in Latin America and China at a moment of increased pressure due to the US trade war against China

UK’s Huawei ban is a bid to nullify Chinese lead in telecom

Newsclick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the decision of the United Kingdom to ban Huawei from its 5G network

Banning of Chinese apps: Prelude to trade war?

How do these bans get enforced? Will they have an impact? What are the trade relations between India and China and does this mark the beginning of a trade war?

US and China arrive at a truce in trade war but concerns remain US and China arrive at truce in trade war but concerns remain

US president Donald Trump and Chinese vice-premier Liu He reached an agreement on October 11 whereby the former agreed to not implement tariffs while the latter promised to increase agricultural imports

Following protests, IEEE revokes sanctions on Huawei

IEEE had decided to bar employees of Huawei from reviewing submissions to its journals. Following this, China declared that it would suspend ties with the society. Several professors of premiere universities also resigned from the from IEEE

US pharma and money Withdrawal of GSP by the US is India’s opportunity to end loot by big pharma

Now, there is all the more reason for the government to place peoples’ health above the trade interests and impose price control on all the medical devices notified as drugs under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act immediately.

US China trade war sputniknews Urging US and China to halt trade war, IMF admits no culpability

Instead of seeking to alter the “free-trade regime” to address the grievances of American workers, Trump, singling out China as the enemy, has declared an economic war which will hurt workers in the US, China and in the developing world