Indian American Democrat, Bhavini Patel loses Pennsylvania Congressional primary

Four years after Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeated then-US President Donald Trump, the two political heavyweights are likely to lock horns again, come November. While neither party has officially declared their candidates, Mr Trump is presumably the nominee for the Republican Party, having faced no serious challenges in the primaries. Mr Biden, similarly, has come up as the clear frontrunner among Democrats during the state primaries. The election is set for November 5, with results expected soon after.

A presidential candidate's foreign policy ideas form the bedrock of his/her campaign. With the conflict in Ukraine and Israel's war in Gaza, the US electorate is keeping a close watch on what Mr Biden and Mr Trump propose to improve the situation and reduce the burden on the country's taxpayers. The Biden administration has drawn the ire of many, including Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F Kennedy Jr, who have criticised the president for getting involved in regime change operations and favouring the “military-industrial complex”.

Mr Kennedy Jr referred to the Russia-Ukraine war as a "proxy war" and claimed the US's approach was "terrible for the Ukrainian people."