Hyderabad: Pakistan was trying to get political mileage while initiating the Kartarpur Corridor. For this reason, Pakistan sent an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the SAARC Conference. But India delivered a tight slap on Pakistan’s face by saying that unless Pakistan stopped terrorism, there would be no talks possible with Pakistan. Indian Foreign […]
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Washington: The United States has opened a new front against the ambitious scheme, One Belt One Road (OBOR) of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, which is already receiving jolts one after the other. US President Donald Trump signed the ‘Build Act 2018’ and announced the formation of the US International Development Finance Corporation. This is […]
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New York: An informal conference of the Foreign Ministers of SAARC countries was held in New York against the backdrop of the UN General Assembly meeting. The echoes of the tension between India and Pakistan were heard in this meeting. The Indian Foreign Minister retorted that terrorism is the biggest threat to international stability, peace […]
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Beijing: Zambia is on the verge of becoming the first victim to the Chinese ambition of acquiring the property, infrastructure and natural resources by tightening the noose of huge debts. The Chinese decisions to acquire the Gwadar port in Pakistan and Hambantota port in Sri Lanka against huge loans came under severe criticism from the […]
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Washington/Beijing: While a conference with the African nations has been scheduled to start in the Chinese capital, the opposition to the ambitious project, One Belt One Road (OBOR), planned by President Xi Jinping, is once again on the edge. The international media and study groups have aggressively highlighted the opposition to the OBOR and the […]
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Kuala Lumpur: ‘The government feels that two of the ambitious projects initiated by China in Malaysia are unnecessary . These projects don’t seem practical for Malaysia. Therefore, We may cancel these two Chinese projects,’ the Malaysian Prime Minister rocked China with these words. Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammed has created a sensation by indicating cancellation of […]
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Tokyo: Japan will soon be deploying its helicopter carrier from its naval fleet in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean. Japanese helicopter carrier will remain stationed in this maritime region at least for two months. While Chinese military presence in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean is increasing, Japan’s deployment of […]
Read More »The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA), previously known as the Bangkok Agreement and renamed 2 November 2005, was signed in 1975. It is the oldest preferential trade agreement between countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Seven Participating States- Bangladesh, China, India, Lao PDR, Mongolia,Republic of Korea, and Sri Lanka are the parties to the APTA. wikipedia
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New Delhi: India has substantially reduced import tariffs on 3142 goods imported from China and four other Asian Countries. Only last week, China had reduced import tariffs on 8549 goods imported from Asian countries including India. These included agricultural produce, medical items and chemicals imported from India. China had expressed an expectation that India should […]
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Washington/Beijing: China has succeeded in acquiring a strategic military base within a few hundred miles of the Indian border, by ensnaring Sri Lanka in a debt trap, claimed a leading US daily. In an agreement signed at the end of last year, the Sri Lankan government has leased the Hambantota port and 15,000 acres of […]
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