Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Quick notes: Trump quotes Modi, IRS 2017...

  • Trump quotes Modi to support Afghanistan stand: Senior administration officials said that the president has been known to affect an Indian accent and imitate Indian PM Narendra Modi, who in an Oval Office meeting last year told him, “Never has a country given so much away for so little in return” as the United States in Afghanistan. To Trump, Modi’s statement was proof that the rest of the world viewed the United States as being duped and taken advantage of in Afghanistan, these officials said. 


  • 'We will tear them down': Turkey launches attack on US-backed Kurds in northern Syria 


  • Really? Chinese engineering has become so advanced that Germany has begun talks to buy sophisticated aerospace technology and manufacturing equipment for the production of high-performance jet engines.... China's next aircraft carrier will be a Massive Leap Forward


  • China to create new forests the size of Ireland: The govt is currently promoting an “ecological red line” program which will force provinces and regions to restrict “irrational development” and curb construction near rivers, forests and national parks.


  • Survey: India's richest 1% grabbed 73% of wealth generation in 2017


  • IRS 2017: No English dailies in top 10 



No comments: