India and UK signed a Protocol amending the
Convention between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance
of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect of Taxes
on Income and Capital Gains (DTAC). This Protocol amends the earlier Convention
that was assigned in New Delhi on 25th January, 1993.
Friday 2 November 2012
Australia releases the Asian Century White Paper
Announcing that Asia’s rise is“unstoppable”, Australia
brought out a challenging plan aimed at fortifying its links with India and
other booming economies of the Asian region. The Australian plan includes
teaching languages like Hindi and Mandarin in its schools. All Australian
schools will engage with at least one school in Asia to support the teaching of
a priority Asian language — Mandarin, Hindi, Indonesian or Japanese. Australia
also released ‘Asian Century White Paper’ with an aim to
extend and strengthen it links with Asia.
India-US-Japan Trilateral meet
India, US and Japan together shared their
strategic overview of Asia Pacific which included Washington's 'pivot-to-Asia'
policy, Iran, China-Japan maritime dispute and the issue of South China Sea.
The talks were chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake, Indian Joint Secretary in charge of East Asia for the External Affairs Ministry Gautam Bambawale, and Japan's Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenji Hiramatsu.
The talks were chaired by US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake, Indian Joint Secretary in charge of East Asia for the External Affairs Ministry Gautam Bambawale, and Japan's Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kenji Hiramatsu.
Saturday 27 October 2012
India and Spain meet
India and Spain has signed the following
agreements during the meet in India:
a) Memorandum of Understanding Road Transport Sector
This was signed by the Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Minister of Railways, Dr. C.P.Joshi and visiting Spain Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ms. Ana Pastor Julián.
a) Memorandum of Understanding Road Transport Sector
This was signed by the Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Minister of Railways, Dr. C.P.Joshi and visiting Spain Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ms. Ana Pastor Julián.
Tuesday 23 October 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 India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue held in Tokyo which involved discussions on foreign policy issues and security. Both the nations reviewed bilateral security and defence cooperation and discussed ways to expand these ties further.
It was second India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue held in Tokyo which involved discussions on foreign policy issues and security. Both the nations reviewed bilateral security and defence cooperation and discussed ways to expand these ties further.
Friday 19 October 2012
India and Switzerland Discuss Bilateral Cooperation in Transport Sector
The visiting Head of the Department (Federal
Councillor) for Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, Ms. Doris
Leuthard of Switzerland (Swiss Confederation) called on the Minister for Road
Transport & Highways and Railways, Government of India, Dr. C. P. Joshi,
here today. The two sides were accompanied by their respective delegations.
Welcoming the Swiss Federal Councillor and her delegation, Dr. C.P.Joshi said
that given the prevailing tough global economic environment, it’s heartening
that the economic and commercial relations between the two nations have
acquired momentum. Our bilateral trade has been heading upwards for the last
five years and stands at over US $ 4.5 billion. Still, there are potentials and
effort should be made to optimise them, he added.
Joint Press Statement -- Home Secretary Level talks between India and Bangladesh
The 13th meeting of the Home Secretaries of India and
Bangladesh was held on 16-17 October 2012 at Dhaka. The Indian delegation was led
by Mr. R.K. Singh, Union Home Secretary, Government of India. The Bangladesh
delegation was led by Mr. C. Q. K. Mustaq Ahmed, Senior Secretary, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of Bangladesh.
First India-New Zealand Education Council meeting held-Six MoUS Signed
Shri
Kapil Sibal, Union Minister of Human Resource Development and Hon. Steven
Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, New Zealand
co-chaired the first meeting of the India-New Zealand Education Council held
today. The Council has been constituted to draw up a framework and devise
mechanisms of co-operation and set the agenda for improving educational
relations between the two countries.This first meeting of the Council was
attended by senior academicians, industry leaders and government officials from
both sides. Both the Ministers expressed satisfaction at the vibrant engagement
between the two sides in the field of education and hoped that the Council,
being a novel joint mechanism, will further strengthen the collaborative
efforts.
Wednesday 17 October 2012
India and New Zealand Sign “Arrangement for Cooperation on Civil Aviation”
India and
New Zealand today signed the “Arrangement for Cooperation on Civil Aviation”.
The document was signed in the presence of Union Minister of Civil Aviation
Shri Ajit Singh and Minister of Economic Development and Tertiary Education Mr.
Steven Joyce of New Zealand by Secretary Civil Aviation Shri K.N, Shrivastava
and High Commissioner of New Zealand to India Ms. Jan Henderson.
Tuesday 16 October 2012
India Germany Discuss Cooperation in Shipping Sector
Mr. Olaf Scholz, First Mayor (Chief Minister) of Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany called on the Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K.Vasan in New Delhi.
India and Indonesia Agree to Significantly Step Up Defence Cooperation
India and Indonesia today decided to significantly enhance their defence cooperation with the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony declaring his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Mr Purnomo Yusgiantoro as a ‘turning point’ and an ‘excellent beginning’.
Monday 15 October 2012
OECD in advanced talks with government to open India office
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is engaged in advanced talks with the Ministry of External Affairs to open an India office. The possibility of India joining it is also on the cards, though that could be the long-term outcome of an ongoing dialogue.
India and Bulgaria to Explore Cooperation in Tourism Sector
India and Bulgaria will explore the possibilities of cooperation in Tourism Sector. This was decided at a meeting held between Tourism Minister of Bulgaria Mr. Delian Dobrev and Union Tourism Minister Shri Subodh Kant Sahai here today.
Saturday 13 October 2012
South Asian Free Trade Area
The South Asian Free Trade Area or SAFTA is an agreement reached on 6 January 2004 at the 12th SAARC summit in Islamabad, Pakistan. It created a free trade area of 1.6 billion people in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (as of 2011, the combined population is 1.8 billion people). The seven foreign ministers of the region signed a framework agreement on SAFTA to reduce customs duties of all traded goods to zero by the year 2016.
Tuesday 9 October 2012
INDIA-US BILATERAL RELATIONS
Introduction
India and the United States are widely recognised as the world’s largest and the most powerful democracies respectively. The relationship between these two countries is thus one of the most fascinating interactions witnessed in the relations among nations. The added significant features are marked by the fact that India is one of the oldest civilisations in the world, whereas the United States is relatively a younger civilisation. However, in terms of statehood experience, it is the US, which is considerably older than India. When India took birth as a newly independent country in 1947, the US was already more than a century and a half old. And by the time of Indian independence, it had emerged as a global superpower. Factors related to civilisation, statehood and governance thus made the relations between India and the US as one of the most complex bilateral relations in world history. Soon after independence, India chose not to join any of the two power blocs, and adopted the policy of non-alignment.
Introduction
India and the United States are widely recognised as the world’s largest and the most powerful democracies respectively. The relationship between these two countries is thus one of the most fascinating interactions witnessed in the relations among nations. The added significant features are marked by the fact that India is one of the oldest civilisations in the world, whereas the United States is relatively a younger civilisation. However, in terms of statehood experience, it is the US, which is considerably older than India. When India took birth as a newly independent country in 1947, the US was already more than a century and a half old. And by the time of Indian independence, it had emerged as a global superpower. Factors related to civilisation, statehood and governance thus made the relations between India and the US as one of the most complex bilateral relations in world history. Soon after independence, India chose not to join any of the two power blocs, and adopted the policy of non-alignment.
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