Pragmatic India shaping balance: Zakaria

IANS | January 19, 2026 9:28 AM

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) India is increasingly hedging rather than aligning firmly with the United States as China deepens its global trade footprint and confidence in US leadership weakens, CNN host Fareed Zakaria said, pointing to data and opinion polls that show a broader global recalibration.

US judges order release of two Indian asylum seekers

IANS | January 19, 2026 8:58 AM

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release two Indian nationals, ruling that their detention without hearings likely violated constitutional due process.

US tariff warnings raise new market concerns

IANS | January 19, 2026 8:30 AM

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Senator Mark Warner warned that renewed tariff threats by President Donald Trump could unsettle global markets and strain ties with US allies.

US revives talk of regime change in Venezuela and Iran

IANS | January 19, 2026 8:11 AM

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Influential US lawmakers, former officials, and foreign policy experts openly discussed political change in Venezuela and Iran, reviving regime-change language that Washington had sought to downplay in recent years.

Brazilian President criticises US action in Venezuela

IANS | January 19, 2026 6:20 AM

Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva criticised recent US military action in Venezuelan territory, warning that unilateral use of force erodes international law and threatens global stability.