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India hits out at US on linking climate issues to economic recovery

Says imposing stringent climate conditionalities unfair

Making of Bidenomics

The idea of a global minimum tax rate has merits

S Korean battery makers agree $1.8 bn settlement, aiding Biden's EV push

South Korean battery makers agree $1.8 bn settlement, aiding Biden's EV push

FM Javad Zarif urges US to return to 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has urged the US to return to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and lift all sanctions against Tehran

US: Joe Biden sets up commission to study potential Supreme Court expansion

US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order establishing a commission to study the possibility of adding more seats to the Supreme Court and other reforms

Risky assets will benefit in next 100 days of Biden admin: JP Morgan

Global investment analysts at a closed door JP Morgan huddle are betting that "risky assets" will cruise, market volatility will decline, asset bubbles are still far away in the broader equity market

US: Police chiefs throw support behind Joe Biden's civil rights pick

Dozens of police chiefs who ran some of America's largest police forces are lending their support to Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated to run the Justice Department's civil rights division

Biden committed to bringing responsible end to Afghan conflict: White House

Biden is committed is to bringing a responsible end to the conflict in Afghanistan and ensuring that the country can never again become a haven for terrorists, the White House has said

Biden's budget fuels health, education spending in sharp change from Trump

Biden would increase spending by $14 billion across agencies to deal with the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, a shift from the Trump administration's dismissal of climate science

Best of BS Opinion: Cloud over climate action, Tata vs Mistry, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Cloud over climate action

India may have to handle the new goalpost of carbon neutrality

Joe Biden likely to extend US troop presence in Afghanistan beyond May 1

Without coming right out and saying it, President Joe Biden seems ready to let lapse a May 1 deadline for completing a withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

Biden admin will protect workers, biz from China's coercive trade practices

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the Biden administration plans to use all the tools in its possession to protect American workers and businesses from Beijing's "unfair" actions

Joe Biden plan to boost EVs calls for $100 billion in consumer rebates

The EV rebates, part of a $2.3 trillion infrastructure and jobs proposal, could be a big boost to U.S. automakers, especially General Motors and Tesla Inc

Corporation tax: Biden says open to compromise on infra, but not inaction

President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable

Biden willing to negotiate on corporate taxes, 'sick & tired' of non-payers

"I'm willing to negotiate that," he told reporters. "But we've got to pay for this."

It takes two to tango

A successful US-India climate partnership marked by techno-financial assistance to pursue carbon neutrality can set a template for the rest of the world

All US adults eligible for Covid-19 vaccine from April 19: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden announced that all American adults will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine by April 19

Removal of US troops from Afghanistan will be orderly: Biden administration

The removal of any US troops from Afghanistan would be orderly and in consultation with its allies and partners, the Biden Administration said on Tuesday

US still in life and death race against coronavirus: US President Joe Biden

The United States is still in a "life-and-death race" against coronavirus, President Joe Biden said as his administration raced through a record 150 million vaccine shots in just 75 days