The United States is now in the middle of its first government shutdown since 2018. Nearly 24 hours have passed since federal agencies began suspending operations after funding lapsed, putting hundreds of thousands of government workers on furlough and disrupting essential services. With the Senate out of session for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, lawmakers are not expected to vote on reopening the government until at least Friday. That means the shutdown is almost certain to stretch on for several days.

While the political fight is playing out in Washington, the consequences are being felt globally, including in India. The US Embassy in New Delhi has already announced that its social media account on X will “not be updated regularly” due to the shutdown. “Because of the lapse in appro

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