Both sides will discuss the ongoing incidents of ceasefire violations at the border, the resolution of which will be given topmost priority
The Budget shouldn't be stuck on fiscal numbers, the PMO apparently said.
The plan is to de-notify the entire SEZ.
Japan Plus to facilitate and fast-track investment proposals.
Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.
Weeks after 'breakthrough', substantial work is yet to be done
With India, the last round of talks took place in February 2011.
E-commerce companies typically stick to the gross merchandise value run rate to calculate sales.
Sitharaman also highlighted the steps taken by the government to achieve ease of doing business by digitisation of approvals and making more stable policies to make India a favourable destination for investors.
The previous United Progressive Alliance government had permitted up to 51 per cent foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail but the current National Democratic Alliance government is opposed to it.
During his visit to India last year, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had expressed concern over lack of growth in bilateral trade.
The city readies itself for the biggest economic, political and social event of the year
Although the idea is to focus on all states to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, the department of industrial policy and promotion, the nodal agency to carry out the campaign, has selected a handful of states that have a sound industrial backbone such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and others.
Amul will now export dairy products to Russia.
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.
The latest cash-and-carry or wholesale outlet, for selling products from grocery to apparel and consumer electronics to businesses, offices and organisations, is coming up in Agra by the middle of 2015, it is learnt.
Flipkart has started working on it big day sale around six months ago.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
India has been opposing the pact as ITA will only benefit the country when its domestic manufacturing is robust.
Pranab Mukherjee's book The Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years takes the readers through the economic and social unrest of the period leading up to the emergency, rise and fall of leaders, many splits within the Congress, while promising to offer more in the next two volumes of the trilogy, says Nivedita Mookerji.