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Pakistan, Afghanistan contend over Durand Line

Durand Line is the international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The boundary was established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and...

October 28, 2012

India, Spain inked protocol to amend DTAA

India and Spain signed a protocol for amending the over 19-year old Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). The step has been taken check tax evasion. To tackle the...

October 28, 2012

Bangladesh-Maldives sand deal postponed

Bangladesh and Maldives have deferred the sand deal they were planning to ink in 2011. What was to be signed in the deal? Both the nations had planned...

October 28, 2012

Trade b/w India, China expected to touch $100 bn by 2015

India is expected to achieve the $100-billion bilateral trade target set with China by 2015. The bilateral trade b/w the two nations was recorded at $75.45 billion in...

October 28, 2012

India-Spain sign MoUs for cooperation in various sectors

India and Spain inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in various domains which include Railways, Roads, Audio-Visual, and Defence. MoU signed b/w Indian Railways and RENFE-Operadora and...

October 27, 2012

Mali readmitted into African Union

African Union (A.U.) readmitted Mali after a meeting of the A.U. Peace and Security Council [AUPSC]. Why Mali’s membership was annulled?  Mali’s membership was suspended by the African...

October 27, 2012

Peugeot Citroen to get €7-billion bailout

France will provide carmaker Peugeot Citroen, a €7 billion ($9.1 billion) bailout package. Why this move? The government in France wants to rein in rising unemployment. In return...

October 26, 2012

ICRISAT-led research to improve lives of people in semi-arid tropics

The world’s largest international agriculture research coalition, the Fund Council of CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), has sanctioned two 10-year research programmes directed at improving food,...

October 24, 2012

India, Russia put off meet by two months to resolve issues

India and Russia have postponed their high-level engagement planned for November 1, 2012 by almost two months in order to reach conformity on some debatable military and civil...

October 24, 2012

India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue

India and Japan decided to enhance cooperation key bilateral areas, including maritime, cyber, outer space security and also deliberated on regional and international security situation. It was second...

October 24, 2012

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