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India joins Ashgabat agreement
India has joined Ashgabat Agreement which envisages facilitation of transit and transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf to significantly boost up trade and investment. It was informed by Turkmenistan, as depository state of the Agreement that ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
India to host steering committee of proposed TAPI Gas pipeline
India will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline in New Delhi. The decision was taken during the 6th joint Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on trade, economic, scientific and technological cooperation. The ..
Construction work TAPI gas pipeline project begins
Ground breaking ceremony of 1800-kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was held at the ancient city of Mary of Turkmenistan. The ground breaking function was attended by Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
CANWFZ Treaty signed to recognize Central Asia as Nuke-Free Zone
Five recognized nuclear weapon states- China, France, Russia, UK and USA inked the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York, marking a major positive development in the global non-proliferation efforts. The treaty was signed on the sidelines of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2014
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Pak asks to reconsider gas price India is offering under Indo-Pak gas trade plan
While Pakistan is keen to import gas from India through a 110-Km pipeline, it has asked India to reconsider the high price it is offering. On the other hand, India has sought sovereign payment guarantees from Pakistan before signing an ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2013
TAPI project: Countries agree on setting up a Company for its execution
Countries involved in the TAPI pipeline project- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to establish a company for execution of the proposed project. They are expected to give it shape to by September 2013. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2013
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs