External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a meeting of the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13, 2023. Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday (July 13) held productive discussions with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) nations and reviewed the progress in cooperation in areas like fintech, … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out … Read more
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) is likely to visit India on his way to Indonesia in mid-November, to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit is expected to last a few hours on November 14, and both leaders are expected to depart … Read more
Exports of engineering goods witnessed a year-on-year growth for the third straight month in May and crossed $8 billion-mark, while shipments to China continued to decline, EEPC India said on Tuesday. Shipments to China fell sharply by 35 per cent in May with total exports value pegged at $ 444.65 million as against $684.51 million … Read more
India’s rice exporters are gearing up to ship the grain to the Philippines from next month as the Southeast Asian nation has reduced the import duty on rice being shipped from India to 35% from 50%. Philippines is the second-largest importer of the commodity in the world. “We will be exporting non-basmati rice to the … Read more
Southeast Asian leaders demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar in an emergency summit with its top general and coup leader Saturday in the Indonesian capital, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said. The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations also told Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing during … Read more
Myanmar’s neighbours have to negotiate with a newly formed government of national unity if they want to help resolve the turmoil triggered a by a Feb. 1 military coup and they should not recognise the junta, a unity government official said. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been trying to find a … Read more
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that Act East Policy has opened newer avenues for the Northeast India to facilitate economic and cultural exchanges with the South East Asian and ASEAN countries Sonowal on Saturday took part in the inaugural function of 8 th North East Festival at a city hotel and gave the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India Exim Bank’s key study titled ‘Building Infrastructure: Opportunities for India’ was released on Thursday during the Inaugural Session of the 6th India-CLMV Business Conclave 2020. According to India Exim Bank’s Study, CLMV countries are amongst the fastest growing countries not only within the ASEAN region, but also globally. Moreover, CLMV countries have … Read more
Efforts are underway to operationalise key infrastructure links between Cambodia, Lao, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) countries and India for better economic integration in the region, a top government official said on Thursday. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra said that the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway will serve as … Read more