First ever trade pact with a Gulf nation aims for $100 billion two-way trade by 2027. Both nations agree to expand maritime cooperation, vow commitment against terrorism.
PM Lee referred to 'criminal charges' against Indian MPs in Singapore's parliament. MEA tells High Commissioner that statement was unnecessary in context of subject at hand.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Bagchi says no special flights are being arranged and Indian carriers are encouraged to operate charter flights between Ukraine and India.
MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi says minister will participate in security conference in Germany, hold bilateral talks with his French counterpart & attend EU ministerial meeting.
Participating in first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, Sitharaman stressed that it is crucial to address the gaps in global pandemic preparedness.
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said there was a 'strong consensus' in the Quad meeting that there needs to be a diplomatic & peaceful resolution to the Ukraine crisis.
Ministry of External Affairs has told Indian nationals, especially students, that India will continue to operate its embassy in Kyiv as Russia talks of de-escalation.
On the surface, there appears a semblance of normalcy — even bonhomie — as it seemed when Putin flew down to Delhi in December. But the faultlines are emerging & widening.
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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