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Topic: Greece

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

IMEC a ‘channel of peace’ says Greek minister, plays up growing ties with ‘inviolable partner’ India

George Gerapetritis was speaking at a session on the Greece-India partnership at ORF, where he focused on expanding bilateral relations & importance of IMEC.

As India looks to bolster ties with Greece as part of Europe push, a Chinese wall stands in the way

While India & Greece have ramped up ties in past year, China has been far more active in the Mediterranean country for almost two decades—on political, economic & cultural levels.

Strategic ties, maritime security, IMEC, crude oil — what to expect during Greek PM’s visit

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be on a two-day state visit to India starting Wednesday. He will be accompanied by senior officials and a high-level business delegation.

Greece legalises same sex marriage, first ‘orthodox’ Christian country to allow such union

Opinion polls show Greeks are split on the issue. The powerful Orthodox Church believes homosexuality is a sin, while many in the LGBT community believe the bill does not go far enough.

Story behind the Parthenon sculptures and why they’re a sticky issue between Sunak and Greek PM

The UK PM Rishi Sunak cancelled a scheduled meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the latter called for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Athens.

Indian students shine at international astronomy olympiad, win gold, silver and bronze

Aarush Mishra, Siddharth Kumar Gopal and Satwik Patnaik secured gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the 2nd IOAA-Jr, an international competition of astronomy & astrophysics.

India-Greece decide to elevate ties to strategic partnership on Modi visit, 1st by India PM in 40 yrs

Modi’s visit to Greece is significant as the European country shares a troubled relationship with its neighbour Turkey, which is a close ally of Pakistan.

Pakistan-Turkey nexus aims to hurt India. Modi’s Greece visit can help tackle it

Greece can be India’s economic gateway to the EU, has the second-largest shipping capacity after China, and needs temporary agricultural labourers. All work in Delhi's favour.

18 burned bodies recovered as gale-force winds fan blazes across Greece

The fire brigade said a probe is underway as there’s possibility that the bodies were of migrants who entered the country illegally because no residents had been reported missing.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.