Bhutan PM moots talks with India, Bangladesh on energy
January 14th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonchhen Jigmi Y. Thinley has mooted tri-nation talks between Bangladesh, Bhutan and India to meet Bangladesh's acute demand for electricity."Why three of us should not ... Read more...
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India, Russia ink 19 business deals, explore trade pact
December 21st, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Seeking to put innovation and business at the centre of a partnership that has remained mostly defence-centric and setting a bilateral trade target of $20 billion ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier Jiabao heads to Pakistan to boost trade
December 17th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec. 17 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left for Pakistan on Friday for a three-day visit aimed at boosting trade and investment by finalizing 20 billion dollars worth of ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to leave for Pak on Friday
December 16th, 2010 - 10:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, will leave for Islamabad after winding up his three-day state visit to India ... Read more...
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Sino-Pak trade could exceed 2015 target: Envoy
December 13th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec. 13 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said that trade between the two countries could exceed the 2015 bilateral trade volume target of 15 billion US dollars.In an ... Read more...
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India-Africa ties in ‘transformational phase’
December 12th, 2010 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) India's ties with Africa are in a "transformational phase" and its efforts are radically different from what any other country is doing in the vast and quickly ... Read more...
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PM arrives in Brussels for India-EU summit
December 9th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
Brussels, Dec 9 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday arrived in the Belgian capital for an India-European Union summit to lay out a broader roadmap for expanded engagements, ... Read more...
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Farm-reliant Ethiopia is fertile for India Inc: Dy Prime Minister (Interview)
December 5th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Lakshmi Krishnakumar
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Ethiopia not only seeks Indian investment but also offers itself as a base for import of farm and industrial goods produced there for a partnership ... Read more...
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Need for reactivating India-UAE Joint Business Council: President Patil
November 23rd, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghAbu Dhabi, Nov 23 (ANI): Calling upon members of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry to develop joint ventures with Indian public and private sector companies, President ... Read more...
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Relations with India strategically important: Chinese minister
November 15th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 15 (IANS) China attaches great importance to the strategic cooperative partnership with India and the two countries were keen on promoting bilateral ties in the areas of politics, economics, trade, ... Read more...
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India-South America trade deal to be expanded
September 3rd, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Brasilia, Sep 3 (IANS) India's Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said here Thursday that India and a trade bloc of South American countries have agreed to expand a ... Read more...
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China-India ties to be big story of 21st century: Rao
August 8th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The relationship between India and China is a complex one but will be the "big story of the 21st century", Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said.
In an interview ... Read more...
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Iran proposes investment protection treaty with India
July 8th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Iran has offered to sign an investment protection treaty with India and suggested doubling the bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2015.
Iranian Economic Affairs and ... Read more...
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CII to take business delegation to Ghana, Burkina Faso
June 1st, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India's largest business chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is taking a large delegation to two countries in west Africa this week, officials said Tuesday.
The 46-member business ... Read more...
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India, China should take care of each other’s concerns: Patil
May 31st, 2010 - 10:25 am ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Shanghai, May 31 (IANS) India and China need to develop models of economic cooperation which will take into account each other's concerns, President Pratibha Patil said here Monday.On the ... Read more...
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Trade pact causes South Korea-India trade to nearly double
April 6th, 2010 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, April 6 (DPA) South Korea's trade with India has almost doubled since a free trade deal went into effect Jan 1, the Korea Customs Service said Tuesday.
Trade volume rose to $2.58 ... Read more...
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Oil exploration, trade on Hasina’s Beijing agenda
March 14th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 14 (IANS) Getting China to join the race for hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal and bridging the bilateral trade gap are high on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ... Read more...
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India is friend, Pakistan twin brother: Karzai
March 12th, 2010 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 11 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday described India as a friend and Pakistan as twin brother of Afghanistan, which could not be stable without Islamabad's cooperation.
India has ... Read more...
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Economic Survey says India’s trade prospects has brightened in 2010
February 25th, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.25 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday has revealed India's share in world merchandise exports after remaining unchanged at ... Read more...
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Hasina may visit China next month
February 15th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 15 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may visit China next month and the details of the trip were being worked out, the Chinese envoy here has said.
The visit ... Read more...
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No estimate of drug trade volume in Goa: Police
January 15th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 15 (IANS) The police do not have an estimate of the quantum of illicit drug trade in Goa.
"I do not have any estimate of the drug trade in Goa," ... Read more...
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Indian vice president arrives in Zambia
January 5th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
Lusaka, Jan 5 (IANS) Indian Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari arrived in this Zambian capital Tuesday on the first leg of his three-nation African tour aimed at renewing old ties ... Read more...
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Brazil’s 2009 trade surplus smallest in seven years
January 5th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 5 (IANS/EFE) Brazil registered a trade surplus last year of $24.62 billion, the smallest since 2002's positive balance of $13.09 billion, authorities said.
The 2009 surplus was 1.4 percent ... Read more...
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Dhaka offers Kathmandu port facility for more trade
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) After a nod from India, Bangladesh is moving to open a new land route to Nepal and offer it the use of its Mongla port for ... Read more...
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Indian exports decline for 13th straight month
November 27th, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) India's merchandise exports fell 6.6 percent for the 13th straight month in October to $13.19 billion, from $14.13 billion in the corresponding month last fiscal, Commerce Minister ... Read more...
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First India-Sharjah Business and Cultural Forum to be launched
November 17th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sharjah, Nov 17 (IANS) The first 'India-Sharjah Business and Cultural Forum' will be launched Wednesday by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) at its headquarters here, a media report said.
The ... Read more...
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South African foreign minister arrives Thursday
November 11th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane will arrive Thursday for a three-day visit - the first trip by a South African official to India after the formation ... Read more...
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Trade pact a road to $1-trillion Gulf market for India: Bahrain
November 9th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The free trade agreement that India and Gulf countries hope to sign will give Indian firms greater access to the $1-trillion market in the Middle East, apart ... Read more...
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‘Bahrain can become India’s conduit to Gulf’ (Lead)
November 8th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bahrain can be the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the head of Bahrain's Economic Development Board said here ... Read more...
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Bahrain can become as India’s window to Gulf: Official
November 8th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain could act as the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said the head of ... Read more...
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Energy is never the main part of China-Africa cooperation: Chinese Premier
November 8th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo (Egypt), Nov 8(ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has said that China is not courting Africa to satisfy its booming need for energy."The case is not what the Western reports described, that ... Read more...
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South Korea ratifies free trade pact with India
November 6th, 2009 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Nov 6 (DPA) South Korea's parliament on Friday ratified a comprehensive economic partnership deal with India, paving the way for closer trade ties.
Seoul's ratification opens the way for eliminating or lowering ... Read more...
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Chinese, ASEAN leaders meet to boost cooperation
October 24th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Hua Hin (Thailand), Oct 24 (IANS) Officials of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met here Saturday to boost economic cooperation between the two sides.
"China has become an ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka likely to ink new trade deal in 2010
September 14th, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) India and Sri Lanka are expected to sign a new economic agreement next year covering both goods and services, said the island nation's Minister of Investment Promotion ... Read more...
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Pratibha Patil to discuss trade, energy with Russian PM
September 4th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 4 (RIA Novosti) Indian President Pratibha Patil will meet Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin here later Friday for talks focusing on bilateral trade and energy.
Patil held talks Thursday with ... Read more...
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