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Ban Ki-moon urges rich countries not to abandon the developing world

Ban Ki-moon urges rich countries not to abandon the developing world

October 31st, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 31 (ANI): U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged rich countries not to lose sight of the developing world while tackling the worst global financial crisis in decades. "While I ...

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Indra Nooyi, Fareed Zakaria in US dream team

Indra Nooyi, Fareed Zakaria in US dream team

October 21st, 2008 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) If the next US president follows the advice of some analysts, Indian-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi should be the next secretary or treasury or at least the US ...

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Bush to Hu: Stop bothering the Dalai Lama

Bush to Hu: Stop bothering the Dalai Lama

September 28th, 2008 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS -
On Board the PM's Special Aircraft, Sep 28 (IANS) “The Dalai Lama is a peace-loving man. Why are you people bothering him?” US President George W. Bush recalled telling Chinese President Hu ...

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Bush turns storyteller during the last leg of his term!

August 12th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Aug.12 (ANI): With his presidency of eight years close to winding down, George Bush is now more relaxed and a willing storyteller. After watching sports for four straight days in Beijing, ...

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‘South Africa would have been loser if Doha talks succeeded’

August 5th, 2008 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS -
By Fakir Hassen Johannesburg, Aug 5 (IANS) South Africa should be heaving a sigh of relief that the Doha Round of global trade talks in Geneva last week were stalled after India and ...

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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon (Lead)

July 31st, 2008 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon and said his position at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) had the ...

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India hopes global trade talks will resume soon

July 31st, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath Thursday hoped that the global trade talks would resume soon, notwithstanding the collapse this week of a mini-ministerial meeting of the World ...

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WTO chief calls for agreement at global trade talks

July 15th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Geneva, July 15 (DPA) The head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Pascal Lamy, called on ministers Tuesday to reach a deal at a crucial round of negotiations on global trade in ...

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Trade tops agenda as Kamal Nath meets top US officials (Lead)

June 12th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Washington, June 12 (IANS) Amid US allegations that India was derailing the Doha round of global trade talks, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath met with top officials of the George W. Bush administration ...

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Kamal Nath talks Doha with top US officials

June 12th, 2008 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, June 12 (IANS) India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has held high level discussions with US officials on how to take forward the Doha round of world trade ...

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US accuses India of secretly working for ‘Doha’s demise’ (Lead)

June 10th, 2008 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS -
By Arun Kumar Washington, June 10 (IANS) The United States has accused India of trying to wreck world trade liberalisation talks, asking it to take "responsible leadership" as a major economic power "rather ...

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Ban on rice exports to continue: commerce secretary

Ban on rice exports to continue: commerce secretary

May 27th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India has no plans to relax the current ban on rice exports despite a bumper paddy harvest this year and record procurement expected by state-run agencies, Commerce ...

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India eases cement exports,stays curbs on rice (Lead)

India eases cement exports,stays curbs on rice (Lead)

May 27th, 2008 - 8:39 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The ban on cement exports imposed last month is being lifted given the slack season ahead, but restrictions on shipping rice outside will continue, India's Commerce Secretary ...

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US asks India to open markets ahead of talks with Kamal Nath

May 8th, 2008 - 10:03 am ICT by admin -
By Arun Kumar Washington, May 8 (IANS) The US wants advanced developing countries like India, China and Brazil to open their markets to finish the Doha round of world trade talks before President ...

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GSTP agreement gets government’s nod

April 18th, 2008 - 12:17 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The central government Thursday decided to go ahead with the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) agreement, which it would finalise during the GSTP ministers meeting, to ...

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France threatens Doha talks amid food crisis

April 16th, 2008 - 10:46 am ICT by admin -
By Dipankar De Sarkar London/Luxembourg, April 16 (IANS) With only months to go before it takes over the European Union presidency, France has set itself on a potentially confrontational strategy to seek more ...

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Tata deal shows ‘India has arrived’: Sunil Mittal

Tata deal shows ‘India has arrived’: Sunil Mittal

March 26th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by admin -
By Dipankar De Sarkar London, March 26 (IANS) Tata Motors' acquisition of the prestigious Jaguar and Land Rover car brands shows that "India has arrived" on the world scene - something American politicians ...

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WTO draft texts form basis for talks: India

February 16th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The new draft texts on agriculture and industrial goods form the basis to push forward the stalled global trade talks, India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath ...

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