China relations
Radio Free Asia Suspends Operations: Impact of US Funding Cuts on Independent Asian News Coverage
Oct 30, 2025 07:49 am CST
Radio Free Asia is ceasing all news production after US government funding was cut, ending nearly three decades of independent reporting on China and Asian countries without free media. With 90% of staff already laid off, the shutdown coincides with Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping and raises concerns about declining access to unfiltered news about human rights issues in regions like Xinjiang and Myanmar.
"Clear Will To Find Way": World Economic Forum Chief On India-US Trade Deal
Sep 18, 2025 02:51 am CST
The India-US trade deal might have had some hiccups because of the 50 per cent tariff issue and the subsequent, inevitable diplomatic strain, but World Economic Forum chief Borge Brende assured NDTV today that it will definitely materialise.
'My Friend Narendra...': Decoding Donald Trump's Midnight Birthday Wish For PM
Sep 17, 2025 05:45 pm CST
US President Donald Trump's late-night phone call to Prime Minister Narendra Modi - ostensibly for his 75th birthday - has injected fresh momentum into a bilateral relationship battered by stand-offs over the 50 per cent tariffs on Indian exports.