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India declines WTO Peace Clause proposal

November 25, 2013

India has decided not to agree to the ‘Peace Clause’ for agriculture subsidies that the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo has proposed for Bali talks. India will not agree to any deal until it is clear that the ..

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Sukhoi-30 chosen to mount BrahMos: IAF

November 23, 2013

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to make its deep penetration Sukhoi-30 fighter jets a platform to mount the air version of supersonic BrahMos missiles, whose first test-launch will be conducted by the end of 2014. Sukhoi-30 is being ..

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India, Vietnam sign eight agreements

November 22, 2013

India and Vietnam signed eight agreements, including one for oil and gas exploration in the seas off Vietnam that includes the South China Sea as visiting Vietnamese Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held ..

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INS Vikramaditya joins Indian Navy

November 17, 2013

After a long wait the $2.3 billion aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya was commissioned into the Indian Navy in a strategic boost to India’s maritime warfare capabilities. The gigantic 44,500-tonne warship was inducted into the Indian Navy at the Sevmash Shipyard in Russia. ..

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Greenpeace to protest arrests of activists by Russia

November 16, 2013

Greenpeace India will hold a protest across 30 cities in India from Saturday, demanding the release of their 30 counterparts arrested by the Russian authorities in the Arctic region in September 2013. Russian authorities arrested these activists who were protesting ..

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India against forcing developing countries to review their voluntary emission cuts: Warsaw Climate talks

November 15, 2013

Taking a stance in direct confrontation with the developed countries, India, China and other nations in the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) group took the position formally that the new climate pact must not force developing countries to review their volunteered ..

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India wins significant support on the issue of emission cuts affecting farmers: Warsaw Climate talks

November 15, 2013

In a development favorable to the developing countries, India has managed to turn the focus of the ongoing climate negotiations in Warsaw (Poland’s capital) on adapting agricultural practices to climate change and not on costly emission reduction measures that would ..

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Pak asks to reconsider gas price India is offering under Indo-Pak gas trade plan

November 13, 2013

While Pakistan is keen to import gas from India through a 110-Km pipeline, it has asked India to reconsider the high price it is offering. On the other hand, India has sought sovereign payment guarantees from Pakistan before signing an ..

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PM not to attend CHOGM; Salman Khurshid to represent India

November 12, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given up to the opposition’s pressure against his participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka. He has decided not to attend the meeting. In the absence of ..

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UK offers 'VIP visas' for top business executives

November 7, 2013

The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry to the UK. The new VIP visa system, announced as the “Great” ..

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