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The old order changeth, yielding place to the new… Alfred Tennyson’s immortal words are playing out again in the dusty heartlands of Uttar Pradesh where three sons are preparing to carry on their political legacies. For Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Jayant Chaudhary, out to prove they are worthy inheritors, this could well be a make-or-break election. Rahul Gandhi is [...]
Integrated power generator JSW Energy, looking for suitable acquisitions inside India, is planning to set up a 450-600-MW coal-fired plant in South Africa where the power sector is opening up for investment. “We are interested in acquiring power projects in India. The sector will now see only serious long-term players. Many of the new players have put on hold their [...]
Target of Developing 10000MW Hydropower in Bhutan on Schedule India-Bhutan trade to Double in less than Five Years: Anand Sharma Bhutan has expressed happiness over acceptance of their request of exemption from application of any export bans on essential commodities. The Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma, during his meeting with Mr. Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk, Minister for [...]
1. H.E. Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, paid a State visit to India from January 24-26, 2012 as the Chief Guest for India`s Republic Day celebrations. On her first visit to India, at the invitation of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, she was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence, [...]
For almost a decade now, China has followed a mercantilist growth strategy, which has involved maintaining a deliberately cheap exchange rate to boost exports and growth. Crucial to this policy has been China’s choice to keep the economy relatively closed to foreign financial flows. Had it not done so, foreign capital chasing the high returns in China would have put [...]
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Welcoming the ‘admirable choice’ of Nancy Powell, a ‘capable South Asia hand’ as the next United States Ambassador to India, two US experts have said US-India relations need ‘careful nurturing’ to regain the ‘lost momentum.’ ‘After the dramatic turnaround of the US-India nuclear deal and the warmth and excitement of Obama’s visit to Delhi just over [...]
Washington, Dec 20 (IANS) Amid turmoil from Afghanistan to Iraq to Libya, it was a year of consolidation of a strategic partnership between India and the US as they set out to make it ‘a cornerstone of an Asia-Pacific century’. They exchanged a flurry of visits in diverse areas from business to defence to education to translate the promise of [...]
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Israel is likely to grow to $15 billion from the present $5 billion if the two sides agree to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Israeli Ambassador to India Alon Ushpiz said here Wednesday. Speaking at the 11th Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)-Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies [...]
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Sitting hunched with his face cupped in his hands, 42-year-old Shobhamal dreads going back to Pakistan’s Sindh province where he has earned the status of a pariah and ‘bore the brunt of being a non-Muslim’. A group of 146 Pakistani Hindus took refuge at capital’s Majnu ka Tilla Sep 8 after crossing the Attari border [...]
Nusa Dua (Bali), Nov 19 (IANS) Giving a renewed thrust to India’s Look East policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pushed for greater integration with the 10-nation ASEAN through economic partnerships, greater physical connectivity and cooperation in a range of other fields such as science and technology and space. Addressing the 9th India-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit, Manmohan [...]
Bali, Nov 18 (IANS) There was enough space for both India and China to flourish, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday in their opening remarks at talks being held in the backdrop of persisting tensions between the two nations. Stating that they had long agreed to meet again to exchange views on important [...]
Bali, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday that there is enough space for India and China to flourish.
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Sino-Indian equation was complex and the hardest to predict but it was a ‘full spectrum’ relationship, officials said Thursday, striking an upbeat note as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepared to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Bali. ‘We have a full spectrum relationship with China that we didn’t have before,’ an official source said [...]
On Board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the government has ‘some distance’ to travel to evolve consensus on the stalled Teesta water-sharing accord with Bangladesh. Manmohan Singh said he also reviewed the road map with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the Maldives Thursday for implementing the agreement on boundaries and the two [...]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Thronging mosques, sacrificing goats, greeting friends and rustling up delicacies, millions of Indian Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Zuha Monday. The day passed off peacefully, barring in Jammu and Kashmir where clashes broke out between stone pelting youths and security personnel. What reigned supreme was the spirit of sacrifice. Be it Delhi or Mumbai, Kerala or Uttar Pradesh, [...]
The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma has expressed confidence that India China are on course to achieve the bilateral trade target of US$ 100 billion by 2015. Trade between India and China has seen exponential growth in the last few years. As per the trade statistics of DGCI&S the total trade volume has gone up [...]
EXPORTS (including re-exports) India’s exports during September, 2011 were valued at US $ 24821.59 million (Rs.118233.94 crore) which was 36.36 per cent higher in Dollar terms (41.01 per cent higher in Rupee terms) than the level of US $ 18203.53 million (Rs. 83848.35) during September, 2010. Cumulative value of exports for the period April-September 2011 -12 was US $ 160048.51 million (Rs 723431.51 crore) [...]
Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s opening statement at the plenary session of the IBSA Summit, Pretoria: “At the outset I would like to express my profound gratitude to President Jacob Zuma, the Government and the people of South Africa for making excellent arrangements for the 5th IBSA Summit. I would also like to thank [...]
The President of the Republic of South Africa, H.E. Mr. Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, H.E. Dr. Manmohan Singh, and the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E. Ms. Dilma Rousseff (hereinafter referred to as “the Leaders”) met at the Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, on 18 October 2011 for [...]
A comprehensive Social Security Agreement (SSA) was signed by the Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation, Shri Vayalar Ravi and the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Germany, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen in Berlin. The Agreement which subsume the earlier Indo-German agreement on Social Security on 8th October 2008 will enhance cooperation on social security [...]
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