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New Delhi: Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan says that his dream is to win a Olympic medal and for that he is adapting a new skill-set that will help him develop the edge over amateur boxers in Tokyo next year.

Since Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to Beijing, the trajectory of U.S.-China relations had been towards greater levels of cooperation and economic integration, even if these masked deep underlying contradictions and the ever-present possibility of confrontation. However, over the course of the last few years, we’ve witnessed a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy with respect to China.

The demise of acclaimed economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia has kindled numerous memories of her contribution to India’s civil society. The Padma Bhushan awardee achieved numerous accolades for her work and contribution to the field of Indian economic policy. Having completed her Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she began her career at the International Monetary Fund.

So here’s it in alphabets: If Ramu had caught the coronavirus in February 2020, nearly 90% chances were Ramu with his baggage of comorbidities would have inexorably died. But if Ramu were to contract the virus in the first week of, say, October 2020, most likely he would walk out of the Covid-19 hospital inhaling and exhaling on his own steam!

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a positive development, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has ended its anti-government agitation.

BHOPAL: Despite squarely blaming defection and defectors for the overthrow of the Congress government, the Congress has decided to sponsor defectors for the forthcoming by-elections. While announcing second list of candidates the Congress allotted four defectors for the by-poll. All the four candidates joined the Congress after quitting the BJP.

Instead of banking on the RSS and committed BJP hands, the Home Minister, Amit Shah has put his bet on the Trinmool turncoats for navigating the assembly election waters of 2021 in West Bengal.

The BJP is slowly reconciled to live without its major allies now that its oldest ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has quit the BJP led NDA alliance on Saturday. The BJP and the SAD have been partners even in the Jan Sangh days. With a brute majority in the Lok Sabha, the BJP’s attitude is “go if you want to leave”. That is why there are no efforts to mollify the miffed allies as it was done during the Vajpayee era. There was a time in the eighties when it was difficult for the BJP to get allies but today Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a strong position.

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and Colombian President Ivan Duque, at their meeting in Bogota on September 20, talked about “managing the COVID-19 response … narco traffickers … and President] Maduro’s illegitimate regime,” according to the State Department. Sources said that the talks centred more on how to remove President Maduro from his position and install a puppet regime.

LUCKNOW: Opposition leaders have realised the potential of unemployment issue which could play an important role in forthcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.