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'Prime Minister of Bharat in ASEAN-India summit', Congress calls govt 'confused'

September 06, 2023

'Prime Minister of Bharat in ASEAN-India summit', Congress calls govt 'confused'

The opposition's swipe came shortly after BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra shared a document related to Modi's visit to Indonesia.

March 12, 2021
Quad has come of age; its agenda makes it a force for global good: PM Modi

The most significant among the deliverables envisaged in the summit is a coronavirus vaccine initiative that will allow new manufacturing capacity to be added in India for exports to the Indo-Pacific region.
November 16, 2020
China, 14 others ink pact for world's biggest trade bloc; India not in

They make up nearly a third of the world's population and account for 29 per cent of global gross domestic product.
November 22, 2019
Column | India's exit from RCEP puts its regional cooperation in jeopardy

The APEC, SAARC, BRI and now RCEP are instances of groupings which have become out of range for India for various reasons.
November 05, 2019
India's RCEP pull out gives Kerala a big relief. Here is why

A few days before India opted out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Kerala Assembly had unanimously passed a resolution against the deal.
November 05, 2019
India opts out of RCEP deal citing failure to address 'outstanding issues'

The original RCEP was aiming to facilitate the creation of the biggest free-trade region in the world as the 16-nation grouping is home to 3.6 billion people, or nearly half the world's population.
November 02, 2019
PM Modi in Bangkok; will India agree to world's largest trading deal?

Negotiations to finalise the long-overdue Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership are in the final stages.

June 23, 2019
Southeast Asian nations, among worst ocean polluters, aim to curb plastic debris

Globally, up to 5 trillion single-use plastic bags are used each year, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. Of 300 million tonnes of plastic waste the world produces annually, 8 million end up in the oceans, killing marine life and entering the human food chain.