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India, China vow to resolve border row, boost ties

India, China vow to resolve border row, boost ties

New Delhi, May 21  India and China scripted a new chapter in their ties as Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly discussed their recent border row and decided to take steps for an early resolution of a dispute that triggered...
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, a member...
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...
US, India should enhance defence, energy cooperation: Envoy

US, India should enhance defence, energy cooperation: Envoy

Mumbai, April 17  US Ambassador Nancy J. Powell has stressed the need for enhanced cooperation between the two countries with specific focus on infrastructure, defence, energy and child care among other sectors. Since both countries have been targeted...
India, Tajikistan discuss Afghanistan

India, Tajikistan discuss Afghanistan

Dushanbe (Tajikistan), April 16  India and Tajikistan Monday discussed the situation in Afghanistan where international forces are set for a drawdown next year, and agreed that the global community should strengthen Afghanistan’s capacity to maintain...
India, Germany to ‘shape the future’ with trade and technology

India, Germany to ‘shape the future’ with trade and technology

Berlin, April 12  India and Germany have agreed to deepen their strategic partnership and “shape the future”, focusing on closer trade and investment, partnering in high technology and cooperating in multilateral fora. “Both governments...
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...
India, Azerbaijan sign mutual legal assistance treaty

India, Azerbaijan sign mutual legal assistance treaty

New Delhi, April 5  India and Azerbaijan signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters which will help improve effectiveness in investigation of transnational crimes including terrorism. The Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde and...
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, US mull cooperation in moon, Mars missions

India, US mull cooperation in moon, Mars missions

Washington, March 23  India and the US have agreed to expand their cooperation in civil space activities ranging from weather and monsoon forecasting to cooperative space exploration work, including future missions to the moon and Mars. The agreement...
India, Egypt discuss defence cooperation

India, Egypt discuss defence cooperation

New Delhi, March 21  India and Egypt Wednesday agreed on the scope for boosting defence ties through increased interactions between armed forces and technology collaboration between industries of two countries. Egyptian Defence Minister Gen Abdel Fattah...
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,...
India, Kuwait hold talks on boosting economic ties

India, Kuwait hold talks on boosting economic ties

New Delhi, March 12  India and Kuwait discussed opportunities for Kuwaiti investment in refineries in India and also matters relating to the welfare of the large Indian diaspora in Kuwait. The talks were held between External Affairs Minister Salman...
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...
India, Turkmenistan to realize gas pipeline project

India, Turkmenistan to realize gas pipeline project

New Delhi, Jan 23  India and Turkmenistan agreed to take necessary steps for early realization of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project and also reviewed the progress of their bilateral ties in energy, trade, economic...
BRICS should cooperate to modify international tax standards : Chidambaram

BRICS should cooperate to modify international tax standards : Chidambaram

New Delhi, Jan 18  Finance Minister P. Chidambaram urged the BRICS countries to be more proactive in modifying existing standards on international taxation and transfer pricing to safeguard their tax revenue interests. Inaugurating the meeting here of...
India, Vietnam to work towards $7 bn trade target

India, Vietnam to work towards $7 bn trade target

New Delhi, Jan 10  India described Vietnam as a major pillar of its Look East policy and said the two countries were on track to achieve the bilateral trade target of $7 billion by 2015 Speaking at a joint press interaction with visiting Vietnam Deputy...
India, Saudi Arabia to set up $750 mn fund

India, Saudi Arabia to set up $750 mn fund

New Delhi, Nov 23  India and Saudi Arabia would soon set up a $750 million joint fund to primarily finance infrastructure projects, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry S. Jagathrakshakan said. He said the fund will be set up jointly by the Public...
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...