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IOR countries to pursue open regionalism to stimulate growth

Trade and industry ministers of Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC) member nations agreed to promote trade within the grouping to encourage economic cooperation and development...

July 10, 2013

FIIs withdraw $5.6 billion from debt market in June 2013

Past June 2013 was quite unfortunate for Indian currency and Indian debt market as it saw a historic outflow of FIIs to the tune of $5.6 billion which...

July 6, 2013

India-China trade deficit expands to $12 billion

There is a 34% surge in the trade deficit b/w India-China that reached $ 12 billion in the first five months of 2013, portraying a grim picture for Indian...

July 5, 2013

India rejects Snowden's request seeking political asylum

India turned down USA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s request seeking political asylum. The Indian Embassy in Moscow had received a communication containing a request for asylum. Earlier, Snowden, currently sheltered in...

July 5, 2013

Fact Box: INS Trikand (F51)

Indian Navy inducts INS Trikand (F51) Indian Navy has further expanded it arsenal by inducting Russian built guided-missile stealth frigate INS Trikand. It is the last of the six...

July 3, 2013

India-UK decide to develop Economic Corridor together

India and United Kingdom have decided to collaborate to develop the Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor (BMEC)project in close association with private companies from Britain. Both sides have agreed to examine and...

July 2, 2013

US to provide $150,000 for Uttarakhand flood relief via USAID

US secretary of state John Kerry reached out to India over the Uttarakhand disaster on Sunday as the US announced $150,000 through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to non-governmental organizations working in...

June 29, 2013

Indians among top 5 foreign real estate buyers in the US

As per report titled “2013 Profile of International Home Buying Activity”, Indians are among the top five foreigners buying real estate in the US, even as there has been a...

June 28, 2013

India, Hungary sign pact for ‘Gas Monitoring System’

Following the MoU signed during the Vibrant Gujarat Summit-2013, for a gas monitoring system b/w Gujarat Info Petro Ltd, a subsidiary of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation and Cason...

June 27, 2013

Record fall in Indians’ money in Swiss banks

A significant decline was registered in the level of Indians’ money stashed in Swiss banks as it reached to a record low level of about Rs 9,000 crore...

June 26, 2013

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