Abe considering visit to India in December in bid to draw Modi back to RCEP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Tuesday, following New Delhi's decision to withdraw from a sweeping free trade agreement. Abe is planning to stay in India for ...
In swipe at U.S., BRICS leaders hit protectionism but silent on Hong Kong and Venezuela crises
Five of the biggest emerging economies railed against protectionism on Thursday as they vowed to overcome "significant challenges" facing multilateralism, in a swipe at U.S. tariffs and unilateral action. The joint declaration by BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — came ...
Indian firms and farmers applaud Modi's move to reject RCEP trade deal
Indian farmers and businesses on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to opt out of a sprawling Asian trade pact, with the country's largest dairy producer Amul thanking the leader for "supporting livelihoods." New Delhi's 11th-hour rejection of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ...
India's exit from RCEP leaves Japan and China unsure about future direction of free trade pact
The decision by the world’s largest democracy comes as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to bolster bilateral ties in order to balance Beijing’s growing power.
No Kashmiri flag or constitution under Indian-imposed changes
India on Thursday formally implemented legislation approved by Parliament in early August that removes Indian-controlled Kashmir's semiautonomous status and begins direct federal rule of the disputed area amid a harsh security lockdown and widespread public disenchantment. The legislation divides the former state of Jammu and ...
India investing $60 billion on gas grid to link up nation by 2024
India, one of the world's largest consumers of oil and coal, is investing $60 billion to build a national gas grid and import terminals by 2024 in a bid to cut its carbon emissions, the oil minister said on Sunday. India has struggled to boost ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indian host Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at an informal summit to cooperate against "radicalization," India said late Friday, after the Asian giants with historically prickly ties had exchanged sharp words over Kashmir. The seaside meeting aimed at mending ...
India-Pakistan nuclear war could trigger global cooling and kill worldwide for a decade: researchers
The year is 2025 and militants have attacked India's parliament, killing most of its leaders. New Delhi retaliates by sending tanks into the part of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan. Fearing it will be overrun, Islamabad hits the invading forces with its battlefield nuclear weapons, triggering ...
Pakistan's Imran Khan presses Trump to seek Taliban and Kashmir deals
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday pressed U.S. President Donald Trump to restart talks with Afghanistan's Taliban and said Washington has a "duty" to calm the Kashmir standoff with India. "Stability in Afghanistan means stability in Pakistan," Khan said at the start of a ...
Amnesty chief vows to defy India bid to 'crush' criticism over Kashmir crackdown
Amnesty International's chief vowed Monday that the rights group would not be silenced on raising concerns about Kashmir despite what he called intimidation by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. India's financial crime investigators recently accused Amnesty's local branch of violating foreign exchange regulations through ...
Indian minister says 'no illegal immigrants' will be allowed to stay in Assam
During a visit to northeastern Assam state on Sunday, Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah said his government "will not allow a single illegal immigarant to stay." There, a recent contentious citizenship register sparked uproar from the almost 2 million people who were excluded. The register, ...
Abe to visit India in December following 'two-plus-two' security talks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit India in December in the wake of the countries' first "two-plus-two" security talks, his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi said Thursday. Modi disclosed the planned visit to reporters at the beginning of a meeting with Abe in Vladivostok in the ...
