New York/Kabul – Millions of Afghans are on the brink of death due to starvation. Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, appealed that the aid to Afghanistan cannot be delayed anymore. A few weeks ago, the shocking news was reported that Afghan citizens were forced to sell their children due to starvation. A heart-wrenching […]
New Delhi: – On Thursday, India and UK initiated talks for the free trade agreement. UK Minister for Commerce Anne-Marie Trevelyan is in India along with a delegation. Both the countries expressed confidence that the talks will be finalised by the end of this year. UK Commerce Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said that the target is […]
Beijing / Riyadh – A high-level delegation comprising foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain has arrived in China. The delegation also includes the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main organization of the Gulf countries. Chinese sources said that the five-day visit would focus on fuel, free trade agreements, and strategic […]
New Delhi – The Commerce Minister of India and South Korea recently held a meeting to discuss bilateral trade and investment. During the talks, India and South Korea agreed to discuss free trade agreement between the two countries. A free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom will be discussed starting from Wednesday. At […]
New Delhi/Taipei: – India has initiated steps to increase cooperation with Taiwan. Discussions have started between India and Taiwan for free trade and investment agreements. At the same time, India has begun movements to create the Semiconductor Hub in the country with Taiwanese collaboration. Only a few days ago, the Indian Foreign Secretary had indicated […]
London/Canberra: – The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a historic free trade agreement. It is said that the deal is expected to boost trade between the two countries by more than $13 billion. This is the first free trade agreement proposed and achieved by the United Kingdom since its withdrawal from the European Union. […]
New Delhi – Former Australian PM Tony Abbott has asserted that India and Australia would soon conclude the free trade agreement. Thus, this will provide an impetus to the economic cooperation between both the countries, said Abbott. China has initiated a trade war against Australia. In such a situation, Australia is looking upon India as […]
New Delhi: – The 14th round of talks between Indian and Chinese military officials to ease tensions over the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh will begin soon. Before that, China had demanded that India normalize trade relations. Although India is thinking about this, India has to make sure that it does not backfire. […]
Kabul – After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, its economy has suffered. However, the Taliban is preparing to promote the cultivation of opium poppy and narcotics trade. In the 1990s, the Taliban was trading in large quantities of narcotics in Afghanistan. Analysts point out that the Taliban is once again moving in the same […]
Kabul: – The re-establishment of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has signalled a sharp rise in the narcotics trade. Analysts have noted that the Taliban seized key cities and provinces for drug trafficking last month after launching an offensive against the Afghan government. Afghanistan’s opium poppy cultivation has grown by 37 per cent in the […]