Long way to go for India to benchmark itself with Singapore, Hong Kong: USISPF chief

Long way to go for India to benchmark itself with Singapore, Hong Kong: USISPF chief

India needs to remove impediments to the ease of doing business, the head of a top Indian-American business advocacy group has said, asserting that the country has made some progress but has a long way to go to match Singapore or Hong Kong. Mukesh Aghi, the president of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum […]

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Morning Digest | Quad Foreign Ministers call for lasting peace in Ukraine; Kerala Blasters walk off pitch against Bengaluru FC alleging foul play by referee, and more

Morning Digest | Quad Foreign Ministers call for lasting peace in Ukraine; Kerala Blasters walk off pitch against Bengaluru FC alleging foul play by referee, and more

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting was hosted by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Quad Foreign Ministers take aim at Russia and China India joined other Quad members in calling for a “just and lasting peace in Ukraine”, and respect for a rules-based order in the South and East China Seas, in […]

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India-Japan key pillars of stable, secure Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi says in op-ed in Japanese newspaper

India-Japan key pillars of stable, secure Indo-Pacific region: PM Modi says in op-ed in Japanese newspaper

India and Japan are key pillars of a stable and secure Indo-Pacific region, and their partnership is for peace, stability and prosperity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an op-ed published in a leading Japanese language newspaper on Monday. Penned an op-ed on the vibrant relations between India and Japan, Prime Minister Modi, who is […]

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Joe Biden begins Asia trip in South Korea, under North nuclear shadow

Joe Biden begins Asia trip in South Korea, under North nuclear shadow

Joe Biden wants the trip to build on recent moves accelerating a years-long U.S. pivot to Asia, where rising Chinese commercial and military power is undercutting Washington’s dominance Joe Biden wants the trip to build on recent moves accelerating a years-long U.S. pivot to Asia, where rising Chinese commercial and military power is undercutting Washington’s […]

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Japan urges China to play ‘responsible’ role on Ukraine crisis

Japan urges China to play ‘responsible’ role on Ukraine crisis

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Russia’s invasion “is a clear violation of the UN Charter and other international laws,” Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi that Russia’s invasion “is a clear violation of the UN Charter and other […]

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