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A high-pressure growth gamble

Biden administration's mega-stimulus could set off a tug of war between growth and inflation and a churn in the markets

Joe Biden eyes first major federal tax hike since 1993 to fund growth plan

Unlike the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 stimulus act, the next initiative, which is expected to be even bigger, won't rely just on government debt as a funding source

Best of BS Opinion: No space for SPACs, NSE trading outage, and more

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

First US ministers' Japan visit under Joe Biden to focus on China

Concerns about China's growing influence in the region is expected to be a main focus when two ministers of President Joe Biden's administration visits Japan

Working with allies critical to push back Chinese aggression: Blinken

Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called international alliances "force multipliers" for Washington

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits

The president will have more to say about the plan Monday at the White House, and he plans to visit a small business in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday

India-US ties going deeper; reflected in PM, Biden's equation: Envoy Sandhu

The Quad summit was the first time PM Modi and Biden came face-to-face at a public event after the American President took charge in Washington in January

Joe Biden declines to call for Andrew Cuomo to resign, awaits probe

Biden passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment

First virtual Quad summit went very well, says President Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden has said that the first virtual summit of the Quad leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, went very well and everyone seemed to like it a great deal

US stimulus effect to be felt beyond its shores

The package takes pandemic-related spending in the US to over $6 trillion since the start of the crisis.

Beyond 'Indo-Pacific Nato'

Vaccine cooperation marks a new step for the Quad

North Korea hasn't responded to US outreach since mid-Feb: Official

US has attempted to reach out to North Korea 'through several channels' since mid-Feb, says an official from Biden administration

Not enough that Indo-Pacific region is open, India must be so: Chidambaram

A day after the Quad leaders' summit, Congress leader P Chidambaram Saturday took a dig at the government, saying it is not enough that the Indo-Pacific region is open and free, India must be so too

Despite hacks, US not planning to step up widened domestic surveillance

Biden administration is not planning to step up government surveillance of the US internet even as state-backed foreign hackers and cybercriminals increasingly use it to evade detection

Biden admin to reconsider objections to H1B visas during Trump regime

The move is expected to come to the rescue of a large number of Indian IT professionals who were having a tough time during the previous Trump administration rule

Biden admin intends to prevail in stiff competition with China: Sullivan

President Biden believes that the US is going to end up in a "stiff" competition with China and intends to "prevail" in that, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said

Quad to tackle challenges together for free Indo-Pacific region: Biden

The United States, Japan, India, and Australia are committed to working together to tackle the shared challenges we face and to secure a free and open Indo-Pacific region, said Biden

Quad leaders discussed cyber attacks during virtual meet: White House

The leaders of the Quad countries discussed the issue of cyber attacks during talks conducted earlier in the day, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday

Japanese PM Suga to be first foreign leader to visit US under Biden Admin

The trip is expected to take place in the first half of April

It's great to see you: US President Biden to Modi at Quad summit

It's great to see you, this is how US President Joe Biden greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the first summit of the Quad or Quadrilateral coalition on Friday. Besides Modi and Biden, the virtual summit of the Quad was attended by Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga. It was first time Modi and Biden came face-to-face after the American leader took charge in Washington in January. "A free and open Indo-Pacific is essential to each of our futures," Biden said in his opening remarks. "The Quad is going to be a vital arena for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. And I look forward to working closely with with all of you in the coming years," he added. The four Quad member countries have been resolving to uphold a rules-based international order in the Indo-Pacific amid growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. "We are united by our democratic values, and our commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific," Modi said in his initial remarks. "Our a