In a significant move, the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Gujarat from January 7 to 9, might see the overseas citizen of India and person of Indian origin cards getting clubbed, External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
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The ball is now in the Reserve Bank of India's court to lift up demand, says Ajay S Shriram.
India has been opposing the pact as ITA will only benefit the country when its domestic manufacturing is robust.
The decision preceded long hours of tense negotiations and last minute hiccups from Argentina and Pakistan
US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.
India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
The November 26 meeting, the first of its kind, will also take up trade facilitation agreement.
The I-T department had said Vodafone India under-priced shares in a rights issue to its parent. The tax demand was for the two financial years ended March 2011.
It came down from $1.94 billion in 2009-10 to $1.17 billion the next year and to $1.11 billion in 2011-12.
The agreement on services, if ratified by all member countries, could prove to be a game changer for Indian professionals in education, healthcare & IT.
On the final day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, that country on Tuesday extended its Defence Cooperation Agreement with India by another 10 years. The pact, which was to expire in June next year, will now be in force till 2025.
India is in no danger of crossing the 10 per cent threshold of food subsidies under the WTO's agreement on agriculture and it will not breach the level in the near future.
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.
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