Welcoming President Pratibha Patil on her three-day state visit to this Latin American country, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said India should become a permanent member of the UN Security Council. She said that Chile wanted a more transparent Security Council. The comments from the Chilean President came after the signing of four agreements with the visiting President.The two leaders discussed international affairs during their one-to-one meeting.
The cola wars will no longer be restricted to Coke and Pepsi, with their Latin American competitor Ajegroup setting up shop in India.
At a luncheon meeting with apex business chambers in New Delhi, visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said her country was keen on promoting the preferential trade pact with India to a full-fledged free trade agreement. The two countries have agreed to take steps for doubling the bilateral trade, which was a mere $2.09 billion in 2007-08.
Hispanics (of any race), as of July 2003, numbered 39,899,00 against 37,099,000 Blacks
India is all set to get a seat on the Security Council as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years through the elections to be held on Tuesday in the United Nations General Assembly.
Uruguay secured a place in the second round of the World Cup finals for the first time since 1990 when they beat Latin American rivals Mexico 1-0 on Tuesday.
Mexico's attacking flair has been clearly on display at this World Cup so all eyes will be on their tactics against Uruguay on Tuesday when a point will see them into the last 16 and a possible clash with Argentina.
Brazil dented more African hopes in the World Cup on Sunday by outclassing Ivory Coast to sweep into the second round.
Taking a dig at Europe, Brazil Thursday suggested the European Union to outsource all their calculations to India's computers and mathematicians as it dismissed the allegation that the two countries were fooling everyone on reducing tariffs.
Sensing great opportunities in the blooming $80 billion global flower market, Indian companies involved in growing and exporting roses have gone on the fast track to acquire farms in African and Latin American countries.
Enhancing its product portfolio in the Latin American market, homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra launched its sports utility vehicle Scorpio SUV in Chile.The Scorpio, M&M's second product to be launched in Chile after the Mahindra Pik Up Double Cab, has been introduced in the country in partnership with Fortaleza of the Automotores Gildemeister Group.
Soon after paying her tributes, the President posed for photographs with children and gladly interacted with media persons.
The apex court, which dismissed the review pleas filed by three of the four death row convicts of the sensational December 16, 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, said the courts cannot be held for committing any illegality in awarding capital punishment in "appropriate cases" till death penalty remains in the penal code.
More than 48,000 American jobs were shifted overseas, including to countries like India and China, in the January-March quarter this fiscal, according to a new report.
Suzlon Energy has bagged an order from Spain for supplying 42.5 MW wind turbines.
Former Chile and Lazio striker Marcelo Salas, who scored a record 37 goals for his country, has retired at the age of 33. Former Latin American Player of the Year Salas began his career at Universidad in 1994 before joining Argentina's River Plate in 1996.
The government has notified a list of 57 countries in Africa and South America that would get duty benefits under the Focus Market scheme, announced in the Foreign Trade Policy early this year, to boost exports.
"There was no breach of protocol. I had a valid visa and I visited a university in the US purely for academic purpose only from the point of view of knowing about their educational facilities," he said. "I did not do any business, no agreements were signed, no contracts were sealed. I went there as I was interested in observing their classrooms, laboratories and learning about their syllabus as I am associated with several educational institutes," Shekhawat told PTI.
President Pratibha Patil walked into a near empty Brazilian Senate for her address, leaving Indian Embassy officials and the hosts red-faced. Only 15 of the 81-member House turned out on Tuesday to greet 73-year-old Patil. A senior Brazilian government official said it was not unusual for sparse attendance during special sessions since only leaders of political parties are invited.
Shipments of sunflower oil to India have started normalising after imports from war-torn Ukraine resumed beginning September after a gap of four months, leading to further normalisation of supplies. Ukraine has been the largest supplier of sunflower oil to India. However, after the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in February, supplies from Ukraine dwindled as Russia denied it access to the Black Sea ports.
Brazil may overtake India in the global steel space if Latin American firm CSN manages to acquire Corus - a development that could dash Tata Steel's chances of becoming the world's fifth largest steelmaker.
Jaishankar, who met Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York, also discussed other issues, including India's presidency of the G20 and the Ukraine conflict, with the UN chief.
S Ramadorai, chief executive officer and managing director, Tata Consultancy Services does not anticipate a slowdown in the IT sector. He sees the business momentum continuing.
India's apex sugar cooperative, the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF), has asked farmers to grow sugar canes with high sugar content.
India on Monday hoped Argentina would soon scrap the existing ban on its finished pharmaceutical products and increase trade between the two countries.
The World Trade Organisation agreed on Monday to an Indian demand for a probe into special trade deals granted by the European Union to countries fighting drug trafficking.
Both India and Chile discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, which included bilateral matters like trade, scientific cooperation and Free Trade Agreement.
Brazilian steel maker CSN might have lost the bidding war for Corus to India's Tata Steel but it still stands to gain over $520 million on the virtue of its failure only.
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The Chinese company, Taian Chiran Machinery Company Ltd, had been reportedly marketing a copy of top selling Pulsar in different Latin American markets under Gulsar brand.
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend
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'The RSS has opposed the introduction of GM Mustard tooth and nail, but PM Modi does not give a hoot for what they think.'
India on Monday unveiled a roadmap to step up trade with Latin American countries by ten times to over $22 billion in the coming years.
