Narendra Modi and Barack Obama will ponder over ties twice over, says Nayanima Basu
After a gala dinner on the banks of river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan checked into a lavish suite at the Taj Palace Hotel in national capital New Delhi, where a Mandarin-speaking staff greeted them with a traditional Jodhpuri chaddar.
Investment announcement for $100 bn over 5 years likely.
Money to come only after Delhi improves biz environment & fast-tracks work.
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The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.
Under MRA, Japan is to recognise Indian medical degrees and treat the country's doctors and other medical personnel on par with its own.
Singapore wants to know the basic fundamentals of such cities in terms of sustainable clean environment, sound regulatory framework and robust land bank.
Each member will separately sign the agreement & it will become effective only after the last member signs the pact.
Sitharaman cancels Myanmar trip at last moment citing launch of Modi's Jan Dhan Yojana.
The Indian government has demanded that the year be changed to a more recent period, taking into consideration the rise in food prices and rate of inflation.
Senior officials say the government might come up with an incentive package for the SEZs following the release of Foreign Trade Policy.
The main issue has been that of a higher Asset Management Ratio as has been prescribed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore for qualifying full banks from India.
With the Union government clearing the way for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the railways, the Railway Board is devising a plan for operations, maintenance and construction projects.
Also the companies should be self-sufficient in product designing and have maintenance and life cycle support facilities.
The loan will be utilised in several developmental projects that Nepal wants to undertake. Nayanima Basu reports.
In a turn of events, India on Friday said it was "hopeful" talks for a global deal on easing Customs norms, or a trade facilitation agreement (TFA), would be revived in September, even as it failed to meet the July 31 deadline due to lack of consensus among members over food stockholding and farm subsidies.
Critics have even suggested that India is doing this because it is not prepared to take on the requirements of TFA, with a relatively weak trade infrastructure.
According to a senior commerce department official, though India is ready to sign the TFA and take necessary actions towards that, it is imperative that a discussion on public stockholding gets its due importance.
India will raise the issue of illegal immigration, a "major cause of concern" for the country. Nayanima Basu reports
In a significant departure from tradition, the United States has decided to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi by working out a "special gesture date" around the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly meeting that is scheduled to take place on September 26 in New York.
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