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The Trump administration has made clear that the US wants a productiveâ€ relationship with China, and the two countries must work to manage and resolve differences. (Photo: File)

China will not bully, coerce nations in Asia: Trump administration

China is involved in a widening maritime dispute with several Southeast Asian countries over islands in the...

16 Feb 2018 5:52 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the inaugural session of Advantage Assam-Global Investors Summit18 in Guwahati. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

India's growth will gain impetus only with north east's progress: Modi

Modi said the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was a priority for his Government.

3 Feb 2018 3:02 PM IST

Microsoft will work on the centers data infrastructure and cloud resources. (Representative Image: Pexels)

Thai companies keen to invest USD 3 bn in Indian infra projects

Several Thailand-based companies which are operating in India plan to invest around USD 3 billion in the next three...

23 April 2018 5:50 PM IST

It would be a good opportunity for both sides to take stock of the progress that we have made in different pillars of our strategic partnership, and explore areas for further cooperation, Singaporean Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung said. (Photo: Twitter/ @mindefsg)

India, Singapore to explore new areas of cooperation during Modi's...

The annual conference was organised by the Institute of South Asian Studies, a think tank of the National University of...

6 April 2018 8:14 PM IST

The UN has grown much since then, reflecting the changes in the world mostly due to decolonisation, fragmentation of the USSR, and the division of some founder member states like Yugoslavia.

It's high time to push UN's democratisation

The UN now has 191 members, and Switzerland was the last to join on September 10, 2002.

6 Nov 2019 1:16 AM IST

World trade and China aside, the situation doesnt get any better for India even with the Asean countries, which constitute the 10 core countries of the proposed 16-nation RCEP. (Photo: PTI/File)

'Will resolve outstanding issues raised by India for not joining...

PM Modi on Monday conveyed India's decision not to join RCEP deal at a summit meeting of the 16-nation bloc.

5 Nov 2019 5:36 PM IST

Had India entered into RCEP, the market would have flooded with imported products. The agreement would have adversely affected the interests of the local farmers and medium level industrialists Vice Chairman of Agriculture Mission MVS Nagi Reddy said. (Photo: ANI)

India opting out of RCEP breather for agricultural and industrial...

India announced not to join China-backed RCEP as its key concerns and non-tariff barriers could not be resolved.

5 Nov 2019 3:08 PM IST

Antonio Guterress statement came ahead of the UN General Assembly session where Pakistan has said that it would raise the issue of Kashmir. The country is rattled by the Indian governments move to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: ANI)

India, Bangladesh, Japan, China most vulnerable to rising sea levels,...

Guterres said the biggest threat to sustainability today in the world is climate change.

5 Nov 2019 1:05 PM IST

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the worlds largest trading bloc. (Photo: Twitter/ MEA)

'Asian trade deal RCEP on track,' says Thailand amid concerns raised...

A major sticking point has been demands from India, which is worried about a potential flood of Chinese imports.

4 Nov 2019 10:16 AM IST

Going into this weekends summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok there had been hopes of finalising negotiations this year on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). (Photo: MEA Twitter)

Thailand says new Asian trade deal to be signed in Febraury 2020

India has held on to its demands of amicable resolution of market access and tariff related issues.

4 Nov 2019 8:26 AM IST

The event comes after the mega September 23 event in Houston, Howdy Modi, which attracted more than 50,000 people. US president Donald Trump was also present at the event (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi favours expansion of ties between India and ASEAN

The 10 member countries of ASEAN are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos,...

3 Nov 2019 1:20 PM IST

First, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is now in a state of stalemate. After 1995, while developing countries were forced to reduce their export subsidies and import tariffs in agriculture, developed countries refused to reciprocate.

Why this deal won't be a win-win for govt

The RCEP agreement essentially represents an escalation of these steps towards a larger umbrella agreement in the...

3 Nov 2019 5:05 AM IST