In an interview with ThePrint, the former Australian PM said India has finally realised that its principal strategic challenge remains China, which is why its strategy is getting 'clearer'.
The move is expected to come into effect from 2023 as the two countries plan to upgrade their trade, transit ties, even as Nepal seeks greater access to Indian markets for tea, spices.
Qi Zhenhong wrote Colombo has overcome its northern neighbour's 'aggression' 17 times, taking a jibe at India. New Delhi has slammed Beijing saying its a reflection of their ‘national attitude’.
The former Australian PM, who is in India to launch his book ‘The Avoidable War’, believes that under Xi, China is looking to extend a parallel sphere of influence to the West.
Bangladesh prime minister expected to travel to India in September. Garnering India’s support as she gears up for next year's elections likely to be another focal point of her visit.
Minister Jaishankar said in Bangkok Thursday that only countries that have ‘mindsets built around spheres of influence’ & are ‘uncomfortable with democratisation’ oppose Indo-Pacific.
Frank Kendall, Secretary of the US Air Force, says the unescorted access to Pentagon for Indian defence attaché 'is aligned with the trust and cooperation we share'.
In an interview with ThePrint, ambassador Ina Krisnamurthi highlights that India & Indonesia are neighbours & ‘respect’ each other’s principles regarding Indo-Pacific strategic construct.
Bhutan Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji said while India is ‘closest friend’, its relationship with China is based on ‘mutual respect, concern’, even as border talks with Beijing continue.
By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.
It will be tough for Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra to get right. Rupee is the worst-performing Asian currency this year against the dollar.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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