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Major setback for Trump: US judge blocks $1.8bn ‘weaponisation fund’ — what is it?

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from moving ahead with a controversial $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund”.US District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia on Friday barred the administration from “taking any further action” to establish or operate the fund while legal challenges continue. The judge also stopped any payouts from being…

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Trade strategy: India pushes ‘self-reliance’ and ‘resilient supply chains’; Piyush Goyal warns against weaponisation

India is strengthening its focus on self-reliance and building resilient supply chains to safeguard the country against global disruptions and the weaponisation of trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.Speaking at the curtain-raiser of the CII Partnership Summit to be held in November at Visakhapatnam, Goyal stressed that India’s approach rests on…

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