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Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement | Limited peace, unlimited tensions

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Border Peace and Tranquility Agreement | Limited peace, unlimited tensions

The peace agreement being signed in the presence of then Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and then Chinese Premier Li Peng in Beijing on September 7, 1993. | Photo Credit: PIB It took a border crisis that dragged on for years to finally bring India and China to the table. Thirty years ago, officials from both sides, meeting in the aftermath of the Sumdorong Chu stand-off that strained relations, thrashed out what would be a historic first ever border agreement between … Read more

India, Italy sign defence cooperation agreement

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India, Italy sign defence cooperation agreement

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto during the signing of an agreement on defence cooperation, in Rome on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI India and Italy on Tuesday signed a defence cooperation agreement to promote cooperation in varied defence domains such as “security and defence policy, R&D, education in … Read more

India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

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India and Argentina sign social security agreement for professionals

India and Argentina on Friday signed an agreement to ensure legal rights of professionals in each other’s domain that will assist in risk-free international mobility. The Embassy of India in a statement said that the ‘Social Security Agreement’ is aimed at ensuring rights of the growing number of Indian nationals employed in various Indian and … Read more

Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

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Mettur dam and the centenary of a milestone Cauvery agreement 

The construction of the dam at Mettur took nine years and it came into use on August 21, 1934. The important benefits of the dam are stabilising irrigation, ensuring livelihood for lakhs of farmers and contributing to food security.  | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN This year, Tamil Nadu will witness the centenary celebrations of M. … Read more

Biden and McCarthy finalize US debt deal, say confident it will pass

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Biden and McCarthy finalize US debt deal, say confident it will pass

Washington: President Joe Biden and Republican leader McCarthy said Sunday that a final bipartisan deal to raise the US debt ceiling — and avoid a cataclysmic default — now heads to Congress, which will need to pass the agreement before the government starts running out of money. The compromise after weeks of intense talks offers … Read more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

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Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Representational image of villagers from Odisha’s Kalahandi district under the MGNREGS | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh The financial burden of wages to the beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should also be shouldered by State governments, in order to … Read more

Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27

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Paris Agreement requires phase down of all fossil fuels: India at COP27

The negotiations at the U.N. climate summit last year (COP26) in Glasgow ended with an agreement on phasing down the unabated use of coal instead of phasing out The negotiations at the U.N. climate summit last year (COP26) in Glasgow ended with an agreement on phasing down the unabated use of coal instead of phasing … Read more

British PM asks businesses to prepare for no post-Brexit free trade agreement with EU

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UK PM Boris Johnson said in a statement that the EU is looking to establish a post-Brexit free trade agreement with Britain like the one it has with Australia and not similar to the one it shares with Canada. File photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen (Photo … Read more