Modi ‘excited to meet Abe,’ hails time-tested India-Japan ties
Ahead of his much-awaited visit to Japan, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter on an optimistic note. In a series of tweets on August 26, the tech-savvy Modi …
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Modi’s financial inclusion plan set for launch
Financial inclusion – one of the pet projects of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to turn real with big-bang launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on August …
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An enigma called defence technology fund
Delivering his maiden budget speech in July 2014, the finance-cum-defence minister had made the following statement in the context of defence production: “143. In the year 2011 a separate fund …
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New mantra: Don’t just look east, Act East
Looking East is no longer enough. It’s time for India to Act East – this was the overarching message emanating from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s August 24-25 visit to Vietnam.
In her first meeting with 15 Indian Heads of Mission in Southeast and East Asia in Hanoi, Swaraj directed them to ‘Act East,’ and amplified on the BJP-led government’s strategic intent to scale up India’s ties with the region to a new level, a kind of Look East 3.0 version.
Mapping the way ahead, the brainstorming session on August 26 saw the envoys tossing a host of ideas to galvanize India’s Look East policy, which included buttressing India’s growing role and relevance in the security architecture of Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific region, including the disputed South China Sea and ways to increase India’s integration in the region through trade, tourism and better connectivity.
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India, Vietnam to step up energy ties
Amid the churn in South China Sea and perceived Chinese assertiveness in the region, India and Vietnam have resolved to scale up their energy, defence and economic ties. The talks …
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China executes eight people for terrorist attacks
China has executed eight people in the north-western region of Xinjiang, a region vulnerable to interethnic violence in China. The eight people were convicted of terrorism, according to a report …
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Finance ministry to track fund flow to states
Simplification of governance, coupled with financial accountability. These are the twin goals of India’s finance ministry’s new initiative to introduce an online mechanism which will track every paisa that the …
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The European Union as a security actor: View from India
The news from Ukraine does not as yet indicate that there is going to be a peaceful, negotiated end to the current crisis with government troops using air power and …
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Nomura gives a thumbs up to India’s growth
The markets are in love with India’s growth story under the leadership India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Rajan Raghuram. Encouraged by a surge …
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Déjà vu in Pakistan: Army overpowers Nawaz
The euphoria in Pakistan about peaceful democratic transition seems to have run out its course. The military has once again bounced back as the main driver of Pakistani polity. The …
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