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Japan inks pact with India to import rare earth metals from India

India and Japan  inked a strategic agreement that will allow Japan to import rare earth minerals from India.  Why such a move by Japan? (more…)

November 20, 2012

Dr Ami Bera: 3rd Indian-American elected to Congress

Dr. Ami Bera Indian-American physician from California Won the Congressional election from California 3rd person of Indian-origin to be elected to the US House of Representatives Other Indian-Americans...

November 19, 2012

Savita Halappanavar: Persons in News

Savita Halappanavar’s death has led to a widespread protests in Ireland and a call to re-look at the abortion laws. She was 31 year old dentist originally from...

November 17, 2012

Suu Kyi comes to India after almost 40 years

Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in India after a gap of almost 40 years. She is here as part of New Delhi’s ongoing engagement with...

November 16, 2012

Indiaex-2012: US And Indian Navies Demonstrate Submarine Rescue Operations

INDIAEX 2012: The U.S. and Indian navies bilateral exercise. First time where the compatibility of a U.S. Navy’s Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) with Indian navy...

November 16, 2012

U.K. halts further aid to India

Buckling under mounting domestic pressure, the British government declared stop to additional financial aid to India but all existent commitments until 2015 would be honored.  The move would...

November 13, 2012

India set to join talks for creating “RCEP”, the largest trade bloc

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) = 16 Countries = 10 (ASEAN Countries) + 6 Others (China + Japan + South Korea + Australia + New Zealand + INDIA)...

November 13, 2012

Pakistan relaxes land route trade rules

Pakistan has moved nearer to conceding the promised most-favored nation status to India by the year-end by increasing the list of goods that can be traded via the...

November 12, 2012

India, Britain to step up cooperation in cyber security

India and Britain decided to step up cooperation in cyber security during their Foreign Minister-level talks. SHARED CORE PRINCIPLES India and Britain went on to define the core...

November 10, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar conferred with the membership of the “Order of Australia”

Sachin Tendulkar conferred  with the membership of the “Order of Australia”  Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Why Sachin was conferred with this honor? Sachin was conferred...

November 9, 2012

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