Biden courts India at G20
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 8 September 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
India hosts the G20 summit this weekend, Germany is pushing the European Commission to postpone tariffs on electric vehicle sales between the UK and the EU, Apple shares are taking a beating, and Huawei has seen a resurgence despite sanctions from the United States.
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| 0:00.0 | The FT News Briefing is supported by Equinole, the UK's energy partner. |
| 0:06.3 | Learn more at equinole.co.uk |
| 0:10.2 | Good morning from the Financial Times. |
| 0:11.7 | Today is Friday, September 8th. |
| 0:13.8 | This is your FT News Briefing. |
| 0:18.7 | India hosts the world's largest block party this weekend. |
| 0:22.5 | Germany has the UK's back when it comes to taxing electric vehicles |
| 0:26.9 | and Apple stock is taking a hit because of worries in China. |
| 0:31.5 | Plus Huawei has released a pretty popular phone, so why are some US lawmakers mad about it? |
| 0:37.3 | I'm Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. |
| 0:45.8 | The G20 Summit kicks off tomorrow in New Delhi. |
| 0:48.7 | It'll have two noticeable absences. |
| 0:51.3 | Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
| 0:55.6 | And because of that, US President Joe Biden sees an opportunity. |
| 1:00.5 | He'll be focusing on improving relationships with low and middle-income countries while he's there. |
| 1:05.9 | I'm Joy now by the FT's Washington Bureau Chief James Plyty, who is in New Delhi. |
| 1:10.4 | Hi James. |
| 1:11.1 | Hi Mark. |
| 1:12.7 | So James, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in an interesting position. |
| 1:18.1 | His country is both hosting the G20 Summit this year and he just got back from this |
| 1:22.8 | BRICS summit, this group that tries to get certain countries including China and South Africa |
| 1:27.9 | on the same economic page. |
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