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India, Vietnam to boost defence, security ties in ‘uncertain’ world, envoy says before PMs’ meet

PM Modi and Vietnam PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will hold a virtual summit Monday; Ambassador Pham says countries’ Comprehensive Strategic Partnership needs deepening.

Need for joint efforts to address bioterrorism, pandemics — Rajnath Singh at ASEAN-led forum

Speaking at ASEAN-led ADMM-Plus meet, the defence minister underlined some of the challenges the forum needs to address including threats to rules-based order and maritime security.

RCEP would’ve led to flood of imports into India. Reform is a better way to boost exports

India hasn’t signed the RCEP, leading to concerns that it will get isolated. But it’s a China-centric deal that would have few advantages for India’s exports.

How will RCEP benefit member nations and what does India’s exit from the trade pact mean

New Delhi: After eight years of negotiations, 15 Asia-Pacific nations have finally signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), hailed as one of the...

PM Modi to co-chair virtual India-ASEAN summit on 12 November

The MEA said the summit will review the status of ASEAN-India strategic partnership and also discuss on Covid and post-pandemic economic recovery.

Why Modi govt’s FTA policy for India must turn to ‘natural allies’ US, UK and Europe now

Share of Indian export to Asian countries has dropped in the past decade despite forging major free trade alliances but it has gone up in traditional markets like US and Europe.

ASEAN-India virtual meeting reviews maritime cooperation, adopts 5-year plan to boost ties

The meeting took place at a time when China is expanding its military aggressiveness in the South China Sea and is locked in a bitter border row with India in eastern Ladakh.

Cities worldwide reimpose lockdowns, South Africa’s ‘hospitals of horrors’ & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

India will review RCEP trade pact with ASEAN countries, Piyush Goyal tells Rajya Sabha

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said the govt is going to review the free trade agreements between India and ASEAN countries signed by previous govts to address trade imbalances.

‘With or without India’: 15 member countries decide to sign RCEP on 13 March

Announcement made at ASEAN Economic Integration Forum in Bangkok. India decided against joining Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership nearly a month ago.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.