India to offer 1,000 PhD fellowships to ASEAN students at IITs

Published: September 17, 2019

The Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar launched a massive fully-funded PhD fellowship programme at IITs for students from ASEAN countries. PhD Programme The programme is the largest of its kind and will select 1,000 students in three phases and the government will spend Rs 300 crore on this fully-funded PhD fellowship programme. IIT-Delhi has ..

Topics: ASEAN University Network • Asia • Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Continents • Free trade areas • Southeast Asia

United States sign trade pact with Canada and Mexico to replace North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Published: December 3, 2018

The United States has signed trade pact with Canada and Mexico to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They signed an authorization for the deal on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit 2018. The new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) has 34 chapters & is meant to ..

Topics: Economy of North America • Free trade agreements • Free trade agreements of Canada • Free trade areas • International Relations • International Trade • North American Free Trade Agreement • Trade agreement • Trade blocs • Trump tariffs

10th edition of Delhi Dialogue 2018

Published: July 20, 2018

On July 19, the 10th edition of the Delhi Dialogue has started in New Delhi with theme ‘Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Co-operation’. The Delhi Dialogue is a premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and ASEAN. In the 2-day event, the political leadership, policymakers, officials, diplomats, business leaders, think-tanks ..

Topics: ASEAN Summit • Asia • Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Continents • Free trade areas • Geography of Asia • Southeast Asia

44 African countries sign agreement to establish African Continental Free Trade Area

Published: March 23, 2018

The 44 African countries from total 55 members of African Union (AU) have signed agreement to create African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), one of the world’s largest free trade blocs. The agreement was signed at a summit held in Kigali, Rwanda. The signed AfCFTA agreement contains legal framework for free trade area. It will ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018

Topics: Africa • African Continental Free Trade Area • African Union • Business • Economy • Free trade areas • International • Trade blocs

New Delhi hosts 2018 India-ASEAN commemorative summit

Published: January 25, 2018

The 2018 India-ASEAN commemorative summit has started in New Delhi on January 25 with theme “Shared Values, Common Destiny”. The focus of the Summit, which marks the 25 years of Indo-ASEAN ties, will be counter-terrorism, security, trade and connectivity. All 10 leaders of ASEAN countries will attend the Summit. The 2018 summit will mark the ..

Category: Summits and Conferences

Topics: ASEAN Summit • Asia • Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Continents • Free trade areas • Southeast Asia

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