While addressing a press conference at G7 summit, Biden said a Chinese leader had requested him to not get India, Japan, Australia and the US 'working together' under Quad.
Addressing a session on ‘open societies and open economies’ at G7 summit, Modi highlighted India’s commitment to democracy, freedom of thought and liberty, according to MEA.
Addressing G7 leaders, Modi called for global unity to prevent future pandemics, and emphasised the special responsibility of democratic societies to deal with the challenge.
India's G20 Sherpa Suresh Prabhu says the WHO cannot just be a body that releases data on Covid, calls for creating global surveillance mechanisms to track pandemics.
UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis says India's issues have resonance in his country due to the large diaspora living there, but it is ultimately for New Delhi to resolve.
Besides India, the meeting which will be held on 19 February will be attended by the leaders of the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the US.
Past FTAs failed to yield much benefit because they exposed domestic industries to global competition without strengthening the manufacturing ecosystem.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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