India and Russia has held high-level talks to elevate bilateral cooperation to the next level in the field of space. Russia has promised all assistance for India’s Human Space Flight Mission Gaganyaan. Gaganyaan is India’s first Human Space Flight Programme to be launched by Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) by 2022. The programme will make India… Continue reading India, Russia discuss space cooperation
Category: Factly: IR
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India to handover 200 houses in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
India has handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar.These houses were built for the displaced Rohingya returnees from Bangladesh. The Indian government had taken up the project under its Rakhine State Development Programme(RSDP) under which $25 million was allocated for a period of five years. The MoU on RSDP was signed between India and Myanmar… Continue reading India to handover 200 houses in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
India’s Anshula Kant is World Bank MD and CFO
The World Bank has announced the appointment of Anshula Kant as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank Group. She is currently the Managing Director of the State Bank of India(SBI). She will also be the first woman Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank. The World Bank was created at the… Continue reading India’s Anshula Kant is World Bank MD and CFO
India,Pakistan officials to meet at Wagah for talks on Kartarpur
Indian and Pakistani officials will meet at Wagah border to hold discussions on the Kartarpur corridor. The discussion would happen on the modalities for movement of pilgrims and resolve outstanding technical issues related to alignment and infrastructure along the corridor. India will raise concerns such as (a)the numbers of pilgrims to be allowed daily (b)the… Continue reading India,Pakistan officials to meet at Wagah for talks on Kartarpur
India urges Commonwealth to readmit Maldives as member
India has called for fast-tracking the process of readmitting Maldives into the Commonwealth. Maldives had left the Commonwealth in 2016 at the height of political turmoil in the country.However,the situation in Maldives changed in 2018 when a new president came to power. Commonwealth of Nations is an international intergovernmental organization of countries that were mostly… Continue reading India urges Commonwealth to readmit Maldives as member
U.S., India to begin formal talks on trade on July 12
Indian and United States Trade Representative(USTR) will meet to discuss various trade,economic issues and also to strengthen bilateral relations. This meeting comes after US President and Indian PM had agreed that trade issues need to be discussed and trade ministers of both countries should meet to resolve issues. The talks between the two countries had… Continue reading U.S., India to begin formal talks on trade on July 12
India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties
The Second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held in New Delhi,India. The dialogue focussed on six core areas of cooperation namely, (a)Transport Infrastructure and Technologies (b)Agriculture and Agro-Processing sector (c)Small and Medium Business support (d) Digital Transformation and Frontier Technologies (e)Cooperation in Trade,Banking and (f)Tourism & Connectivity. The IRSED was established following an MoU… Continue reading India-Russia hold dialogue on enhancing bilateral ties
U.S., Taliban talks end after rival Afghans agree on ‘roadmap for peace’
Recently,the Taliban and Afghan delegates including government officials has agreed on a roadmap for peace that could end the 18-year war in Afghanistan. The roadmap hopes to reach an agreement that would see US troops pull out in return for a commitment that Afghanistan would not be used as a base for terrorism. This non-binding… Continue reading U.S., Taliban talks end after rival Afghans agree on ‘roadmap for peace’
Indian tariffs not acceptable
The US President has said that India’s tariff regime is no longer acceptable. India had imposed long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters. GSP is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to developing countries.It is a preferential arrangement in the… Continue reading Indian tariffs not acceptable
U.S. Congress to vote on bill to remove country-cap on Green Card
The US House of Representatives will vote on legislation called Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act also known as HR 1044.The bill seeks to lift the country-cap on issuing green cards. The lifting of per-country cap on Green Card would mainly benefit professionals on H-1B visas from countries such as India for whom the wait for… Continue reading U.S. Congress to vote on bill to remove country-cap on Green Card
