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A carefully “graded” opening up of the Indian economy to China is under consideration at the highest levels of government, with any easing contingent on calibrated give-and-take by Beijing, The Indian Express has learned. The discussion comes amid the rapidly shifting global trade landscape and the looming threat of heightened US tariffs.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to move the Supreme Court by late Saturday night or early Sunday, alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her administration during its searches on political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata. The West Bengal government, on its part, has filed a caveat before the top court, seeking that no order be passed in the matter without hearing it. A caveat is a precautionary measure in anticipation of a case, and ensures that no ex-parte order is passed.
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The United States and its allies have carried out large-scale air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets across Syria, the US military has said, according to the BBC. US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were ordered by US President Donald Trump on Saturday as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike. The operation is a response to a deadly IS attack on US forces in Palmyra on 13 December.
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