India pushes for veto power to new permanent members in UNSC
India has said that new permanent members in the reformed UN Security Council must get veto power and conceded that it is ready to ‘compromise’ for a temporary period. “Our …
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H-1B visa issue hike will hit India-US defence trade: USIBC
Making a significant statement, advocacy group US-India Business Council (USIBC) has said that the recent H-1B visa fee hike would impact India’s purchase of defence equipment from the US as …
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Global South- A force to reckon with
As India focuses on playing a larger role globally, the global south has become a force to reckon with. The two-day South-South Cooperation conference organised by New Delhi based think tank RIS, in partnership with the External Affairs Ministry, was inaugurated on March 10.
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There is a Southern Way of developmental cooperation: Shyam Saran
Amid the growing salience of South-South cooperation in the evolving world order, RIS, a New Delhi-based think tank, is hosting an international conference (March 10-11) to map the way forward for developmental cooperation among southern countries.
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India engages foreign partners at multilateral forums to fight terror
In a strategic shift, India is now involving foreign partners to multilateral forums to more effectively corner terrorists and their sponsors. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN in New …
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China warns US against destabilising Korean region
China has labelled the US and South Korea military exercise as an act of ‘sabre-rattling’, saying the situation was a bit explosive and could spell disaster. China reacted sharply a …
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India, US discuss cooperation against terror groups
India’s Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar has met with US National Security Adviser Susan Rice and discussed bilateral ties and cooperation against terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, a White …
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India to launch network of think tanks of South-South Cooperation
South-South cooperation (SSC) has started to assume new importance across various international forums, especially after the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. India has stressed on the need …
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Resetting South-South Cooperation
The gradual shift of the global economic pole towards South have caused some countries witnessing rapid and sustained growth over a fairly longer period of time during the last …
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India to focus on bolstering South-South cooperation
The growing South-South cooperation and the changing paradigm of development cooperation, in which India is playing a leading role, will be in focus at a major global conference in New Delhi, starting March 10.
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