Singapore: ‘India does not look at the cooperation with countries in the Indo-Pacific with a narrow minded military outlook but rather a comprehensive one. India is not interested in forming a group of a few countries who can dominate the region. Instead, India will be making efforts to provide security by extending military and naval […]
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Harare: Influence and scope of the Chinese Yuan which was accepted as a global ‘Reserve Currency’ by the International Monetary Fund two years ago, is on the rise. In an economic conference held in Africa on Monday, there were comprehensive discussions about officially accepting Yuan as a Reserve Currency. A few African countries including Angola, […]
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Canberra: The chief of Australia’s central bank has warned that the increasing built-up of debt in the Chinese economy, who is the biggest trade partner of Australia, can prove dangerous for both the countries. The debt to GDP ratio in the Chinese economy has risen from 100 percent to a staggering 260 percent in the […]
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Arnia: Pakistan has resorted to intense firing and mortar attacks on the international border and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu-Kashmir when 5 people were killed and 23 were left injured on Wednesday. The Indian defence forces are retaliating strongly to these attacks. Pakistan is learned to have incurred heavy losses due to the Indian […]
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Tehran: ‘In the current scenario, just the political will of the European Union will not be sufficient but needs to take more active steps. If Europe wants to continue with the economic cooperation, they will have to make more investments in Iran’, demanded the Iranian Foreign Minister. The sanctions already imposed by the United States […]
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New Delhi: ‘The Indian policy is not to fire the first bullet. However, if someone fires at us, we will not be answerable for the consequences thereafter,’ were the words used by Indian Home Minister, Rajnath Singh to issue a warning to Pakistan. Pakistan has resorted to firing on the Jammu-Kashmir border since past six […]
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Tehran/London: Against the backdrop of the harsh sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States, the United Kingdom and Iran signed an important agreement for crude oil. In spite of the six month timeline given by the United States to the European companies to withdraw from Iran, this agreement signed by a British company is […]
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Auckland: New Zealand also has now joined the efforts to stop the growing Chinese influence in the Asia-Pacific region. New Zealand has made a provision of $500 million to increase its influence with the countries in the Pacific region. This provision is said to be a part of the ‘Pacific Reset’ policy of New Zealand. […]
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Taipei/Beijing/Washington: Disturbed by the military cooperation between Taiwan and United States, China organised a war exercise close to the Taiwanese airspace. It threatened Taiwan by flying its bombers and fighter jets close to the airspace. The Taiwanese ‘F-16’ fighter jets chased off the Chinese fighter jets, adding to the tension in the east Asian region. […]
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New Delhi: Ammunition will henceforth be manufactured within the country with the objective of having reserves enough for at least 30 days with the military at any point in time, in case of a war. The military has sanctioned a project worth Rs. 150 billion to attain this objective. 11 private sector companies will be […]
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