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India has been pitching for the finalisation of an anti-terrorism treaty, the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT), which was proposed by India in 1996 to ban terrorists and make it binding for countries to deny funds and safe haven to them.
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Wooing US investors at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the US India Business Council (USIBC) in Washington D.C. on September 21, India’s External Affairs Minister Mrs Sushma Swaraj sought investments from the US in both public and private sectors in the country for a ‘win-win’ outcome.
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A week before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama are scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the UNGA session, India and the US are set to hold their first Strategic and Commercial Dialogue (S&CD) in Washington on September 22. The dialogue will firm up the agenda and flesh out outcomes for the much-awaited Modi-Obama meeting in New York on September 28
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The northern state of Bihar in India has always been synonymous with caste-based crime. However, Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of Janta Dal (U) has managed to change this image and is steadily taking the state towards an inclusive growth.
A resource-rich state with a vote bank of 66.82 million, Kumar has managed to put up an issue based election agenda here. But leaders of rival political parties have managed to pull back the caste politics ahead of the development plank ahead of the crucial assembly elections.
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Is India’s growing relationship with the US, as epitomized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the US in a year, directed against China? Beijing thinks so, but Washington is wary of such a spin.
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Barely days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the US for his second visit, Washington has struck an upbeat note about partnering with New Delhi to spur the rise …
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It’s a leap of faith, uplifting spirits and bringing much cheer to India’s diplomatic establishment. In a milestone of sorts, the UN General Assembly has finally adopted a negotiating text for reform and expansion of the UN Security Council, ending a thousand visions and revisions that marked the process for over two decades. The adoption of the negotiating text by consensus is a big boost for India’s quest for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and the larger drive to make the global body more reflective of the tectonic power shift from the West to the rest.
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In this interview with India Writes Network, Bhagwan speaks about increasing intimidation and threats faced by writers, thinkers and scholars not just in India, but also across the world. Against this backdrop, he argued for the need for the UN to create a set of global guidelines to protect intellectuals, writers and thinkers who are targeted by fanatics of all stripes.
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In a historic step, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a negotiating text for the Security Council reforms, giving a boost to India’s ambitions for a permanent seat in the UNSC. This paves the way for continuing the negotiations as it would be a part of the UN agenda for the next year on the “Question of equitable representation on and increase in the membership of the Security Council.
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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has already launched an outreach to the US investors, allaying their concerns about the business environment in India and making a strong pitch for scaling up bilateral trade and investment. Assuring a fair and predictable taxation regime, Mr Jaitley invited US investors to invest in various sectors, including infrastructure, manufacturing and defence.
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