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Norway welcomes India as observer in Arctic Circle

Norway welcomes India as observer in Arctic Circle

New Delhi, May 16  Norway hopes India will help find a solution to the fast melting ice cover in the northernmost part of the globe, now that it has got an observer status in the Arctic Council. Norwegian ambassador Eivind S. Homme said Oslo,...
Unlike India, China not helping Nigeria stop fake drugs’

Unlike India, China not helping Nigeria stop fake drugs’

Accra, May 15  Unlike India, China is not assisting in the fight against counterfeit medicines even though the influx has been mainly from that country, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says. “Comparative...
India, China push growth of foreign students in US

India, China push growth of foreign students in US

Washington, April 11  Describing foreign students, nearly four in ten of whom come from India or China, as a “potential asset” to the US economy, a leading think tank wants Congress to ease their way to stay and work. The number of all international...
BRICS Summit: MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE…

BRICS Summit: MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE…

BRICS Summit MUTUAL INTERESTS IMPERATIVE By Monish Tourangbam Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi New Delhi, April 01, 2013 : How to align national interests with multilateral goals and objectives, was the big question before the...
India is world’s fourth largest energy consumer

India is world’s fourth largest energy consumer

Washington, March 21  India, currently the fourth largest energy consumer in the world, together with China will account for the biggest share of Asian energy demand growth through 2035, according to a new report. The fourth largest energy consumer after...
BRICS to mull development bank, forex reserve pool

BRICS to mull development bank, forex reserve pool

Beijing, March 21  Leaders of BRICS countries will consider establishing a development bank and foreign exchange reserve pool at its fifth summit, a Chinese foreign ministry official said. The summit of BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India,...
Syria wants India, BRICS to speak out against violence

Syria wants India, BRICS to speak out against violence

New Delhi, March 9  Hitting out at the “western media war” against the Syrian regime, President Bashar Al-Assad’s special envoy urged India and the other BRICS nations to speak out more forcefully to put an end to the raging violence...
Obama in global trade talks to sway India, China?

Obama in global trade talks to sway India, China?

Washington, March 9 President Barack Obama has initiated a global round of trade talks encompassing Europe and potentially much of Asia, but with a potential to influence major economies, notably China, India and Brazil, according to a media report. “If...
China world’s top gold producer

China world’s top gold producer

Beijing, Feb 8  China produced the most gold in the world in 2012, making it the largest producer for the sixth straight year, latest industry association data showed. China’s gold output increased 11.66 percent from a year earlier to hit a record...
China to boost biotech industry

China to boost biotech industry

Beijng, Jan 7  The Chinese government proposes to boost the biotechnology industry to tackle problems arising out of population growth, food safety, energy conservation and environmental protection concerns, the State Council said. By 2015, the government...
China to send women into deep ocean

China to send women into deep ocean

Beijing, Dec 21 China will recruit six oceanauts, including two women, as the country continues its exploration of the deep sea, Beijing Daily reported Friday. Ye Cong, chief oceanaut and designer of Jiaolong – China’s deep-sea research submersible...
China to open world’s longest high-speed rail line

China to open world’s longest high-speed rail line

Beijing, Dec 14 The world’s longest high-speed rail route covering over 2,200 km from Beijing to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will open Dec 26, the authorities said Friday. The new route will cut travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou...
China’s New Leaders: Xi and Co: WILL IT BRING NEW DAWN IN TIES? …

China’s New Leaders: Xi and Co: WILL IT BRING NEW DAWN IN TIES? …

China’s New Leaders: Xi and Co WILL IT BRING NEW DAWN IN TIES? By Shreya Upadhyay Research Scholar, School of International Studies JNU New Delhi, Nov 26  : The secretive but smooth bloodless change of guard in China is being discussed by observers...
India joins talks to create world’s biggest free trade market

India joins talks to create world’s biggest free trade market

New Delhi, Nov 19  India will enter negotiations to further liberalise trade in goods, services and investment in Asia in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh in the next two days that are expected to bring in significant economic benefits to the country. Two...
China on way to become a powerful nation: Daily

China on way to become a powerful nation: Daily

Beijing, Nov 14  Chinese history proves that the road to great power status is “not just a course of growth, but also a path of survival”, a state-run daily said Wednesday in an article titled “China takes firm steps toward powerful...
China to link solar power to national grid

China to link solar power to national grid

Beijing, Oct 22  China will connect power generated from solar energy to the national grid in a bid to help the industry weather difficult times, an official said. “A document on how state grid will support solar PV industry is waiting government...
China aims to become ‘world technological power’ by 2049

China aims to become ‘world technological power’ by 2049

Beijing, Sep 24  China aims to become a “world technological power” by 2049 and a leading nation in innovation and scientific development, according to a new government document. The document, released Sunday by the Communist Party of China...
UAE-China trade grows nearly 400 percent

UAE-China trade grows nearly 400 percent

Abu Dhabi, Sep 11  Trade between the UAE and China has increased five-fold in the past 10 years, achieving a growth rate of a whopping 395 percent to $15.65 billion in 2011 from the $3.12 billion in 2002. During this period, both countries achieved steady...
UAE officials meet US, Chinese envoys

UAE officials meet US, Chinese envoys

Abu Dhabi, July 23  Top officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday met the ambassadors of the US and China and discussed bilateral relations. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, national security advisor and vice chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive...
BRICS nations working to facilitate intra-grouping trade

BRICS nations working to facilitate intra-grouping trade

New Delhi, July 20  BRICS countries are currently moving ahead in areas in which the five member-countries can easily cooperate such as trade facilitation, said an Indian government official. “We are leaving out contentious issues at the moment...