Port City Colombo project aims to build residential, retail & business destination on land reclaimed from ocean. India concerned about 'lax jurisdiction', growing Chinese presence.
Dismantling ‘tariff walls’ for easier access into the Indian markets is expected to be biggest challenge for govt’s FTA push, something that has haunted past administrations too.
Several proposals to strengthen the economic ties between India and Sri Lanka were discussed during a meeting of officials from various ministries chaired by the Deputy NSA earlier this month.
India’s ongoing trade with Russia, especially imports of crude oil, has been a sore spot with US for months. US Consulate General wrote to Mumbai Port Authority a fortnight ago.
China has said New Delhi & Beijing have ‘managed & controlled’ differences since Wang's March visit to India, but is upset with PM Modi extending birthday greetings to the Dalai Lama.
The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came following questions asked about China's reaction to Modi's phone conversation with the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday.
The external affairs minister met the Chinese state councilor & foreign minister on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the Indonesian city.
Speaking at an event in Delhi Wednesday, Menon said by focusing on the war and Europe, the West risked losing the Global South which was feeling the ripples of the conflict.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
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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