August 2, 2026
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Former White House Asia advisor is ‘not happy’ with Nvidia chip sales to China, calls Trump administration's logic ‘fantasy’

Former White House Asia advisor is ‘not happy’ with Nvidia chip sales to China, calls Trump administration’s logic ‘fantasy’

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President Donald Trump’s decision to approve the sale of Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China has received criticism from lawmakers and former officers who warned that the move may “supercharge” Beijing’s military capabilities. Matt Pottinger, who served as a senior White House Asia advisor during Trump’s first term, criticised the move during…

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World looking beyond US, China to hedge against contingencies: EAM Jaishankar | Kolkata News

World looking beyond US, China to hedge against contingencies: EAM Jaishankar | Kolkata News

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S Jaishankar at a felicitation ceremony at IIM Calcutta KOLKATA: External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Saturday that the world was looking beyond the US and China to other countries and blocs for trade and energy as they try to hedge against contingencies.Calling the US the “long-time underwriter of the contemporary system”, Jaishankar…

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The return of the G-2 duopoly: US, China embrace leaves India out in the cold

The return of the G-2 duopoly: US, China embrace leaves India out in the cold

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The TOI correspondent from Washington: In what appears to be a tectonic shift in American foreign policy and world order, US President Donald Trump has openly embraced China as a functional equal, heralding a new duopoly that jettisons Washington’s decade-plus view of Beijing as an existential threat, while leaving other powers like EU, Russia, India,…

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