News for 'South East Asian'

Coffee Day plans overseas foray

Coffee Day plans overseas foray

Rediff.com20 Jan 2004

Coffee Day Take Away, a division of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company plans to open 50 outlets abroad by June this year.

Mumbai City ready for Asian CL but focus on Saudi clubs

Mumbai City ready for Asian CL but focus on Saudi clubs

Rediff.com18 Sep 2023

Al-Nassr are one of 40 clubs from 20 leagues across the confederation drawn in 10 groups to face one another from Monday, with only the winners guaranteed to advance to the knockout rounds in the quest for the top prize of US$4 million.

Tobacco curbs: India leads alternative crop plan

Tobacco curbs: India leads alternative crop plan

Rediff.com4 Jul 2007

India demonstrated leadership on behalf of countries in South-East Asian Region to integrate agricultural diversification and alternative crops to tobacco in the comprehensive tobacco control as FCTC proposes.

India can learn from Thailand

India can learn from Thailand

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

A cameraman tells us how India can learn lessons in handling crisis.

Indian-Asean services deal to be signed this year

Indian-Asean services deal to be signed this year

Rediff.com7 Mar 2011

Under the services sector, India had been demanding greater opening, so that more professionals like doctors, nurses, chefs, accountants get greater job opportunities.

Israel Took 6 Days, India Nailed In 2!

Israel Took 6 Days, India Nailed In 2!

Rediff.com15 May 2025

'For weeks, months and years, it would continue to be debated if India should have pushed the early advantage and decapacitated Pakistan militarily.' 'India refused to bite the provocatively proverbial bullet and escalate it into a full-fledged war,' notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Alliance Group to launch Real Estate TV

Alliance Group to launch Real Estate TV

Rediff.com14 Jun 2007

The Rs 4,400 crore (Rs 44 billion) Alliance Group will invest Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) to launch the country's first 24-hour real estate information channel next month.

Sukhoi to enter the passenger jet market

Sukhoi to enter the passenger jet market

Rediff.com14 Feb 2011

With its eyes on Indian and South-East Asian markets, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 medium-haul aircraft has been brought to the Aero India.

Indian sailors clinch silver

Indian sailors clinch silver

Rediff.com13 Dec 2006

India lost to strong contenders Singapore 1-3 in the final of the 7.5 Beneteau keel boat class in the Asian Games yachting regatta.

ASEAN terms N-deal positive

ASEAN terms N-deal positive

Rediff.com23 Jul 2008

The 10-member ASEAN described the Indo-US nuclear deal as an extremely positive step, hoping that the two countries would be able to conclude the pact soon.

Video: Human chain against ASEAN pact

Video: Human chain against ASEAN pact

Rediff.com3 Oct 2009

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain with over four million participants in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-country Southeast Asian bloc. The agreement will be effective from Jan. 1, 2010, and tariffs on the products covered would be reduced to zero between 2013 and 2016. The Communists oppose the agreement saying its would sound the death knell for the southern state's agro-based economy.

India signs free trade pact with ASEAN

India signs free trade pact with ASEAN

Rediff.com13 Aug 2009

The pact on trade in goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement was signed by Indian commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma and ASEAN economic ministers after more than six years of intense negotiations.

Why India should go ahead with Asean FTA

Why India should go ahead with Asean FTA

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

India is the only country which has a negative list incorporated in a trade pact with Asean.

India, China pledge to deepen ties

India, China pledge to deepen ties

Rediff.com23 Jul 2009

Notwithstanding their differences on the boundary question, India and China on Wednesday vowed to deepen their multi-faceted ties for a "lasting friendship" as Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Phuket.

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

'Whenever We Watched The Movie We'd Cry'

Rediff.com3 Jan 2025

'We watched the film many times but each time, we would cry.' 'During the editing and sound mixing, my whole team would cry.' 'When we reached the music composing stage, it happened again.' 'Our producer said it is too much to be crying so many times.' 'But we never thought the film would be such a big hit.'

JSL scraps $1.2-bn JV project in Indonesia

JSL scraps $1.2-bn JV project in Indonesia

Rediff.com22 May 2009

JSL Ltd (formerly Jindal Stainless) had last year entered into a joint venture with the mining firm PT Antam to build a 20,000-tonne ferro-nickel plant and 3-lakh-tonne stainless steel slab unit in Indonesia. However, with prices of nickel, a vital input for producing the alloy, dipping sharply, the Indian firm has decided to drop the project.

Why the South Korean president came calling

Why the South Korean president came calling

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Moon Jae-in's visit will play a crucial role in exploring complementarities between India's Act East policy and South Korea's New Southern policy, says Dr Rahul Mishra.

US FDI: ASEAN beats China and India

US FDI: ASEAN beats China and India

Rediff.com4 May 2010

The 10-nation regional block of Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN), and not China and India, is the leading destination of America's foreign direct investment, a top US trade official said Monday.

India to sign major pact with ASEAN

India to sign major pact with ASEAN

Rediff.com2 Oct 2003

A 'framework agreement' as a precursor to a free trade arrangement will be signed when the prime minister is in Indonesia next week.

India, US could agree on reinventing IMF

India, US could agree on reinventing IMF

Rediff.com7 Apr 2010

India is not particularly enamoured by the AMF idea and would much rather see the Fund revitalised and reinvented as a multilateral institution. Indeed, there could be a meeting of minds between India and the US on the IMF's future.

India-Asean goods FTA faces hiccups

India-Asean goods FTA faces hiccups

Rediff.com6 Apr 2011

The India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) in merchandise goods has failed to realise its full potential, even as the deal was implemented in January 2010 to facilitate greater trade in the region. As a result, reduction of duties on several products might get delayed.

China's WTO entry may hit India

China's WTO entry may hit India

Rediff.com10 Jul 2003

Islamic funds bullish on India

Islamic funds bullish on India

Rediff.com9 Aug 2007

Changing political situation in America and European countries have forced rich Islamic investors from the Gulf countries to look for investment opportunities in South East Asian countries, including India.

ASEAN for greater anti-terror cooperation

ASEAN for greater anti-terror cooperation

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

ASEAN's dialogue partners are -- Australia, China, the EU, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the US.

India targets 40% rise in trade with ASEAN

India targets 40% rise in trade with ASEAN

Rediff.com9 Mar 2011

The agreement that provides for both India and ASEAN reducing tariff on agreed goods has come into force with all but Cambodia and Philippines.

India-ASEAN Summit postponed

India-ASEAN Summit postponed

Rediff.com2 Dec 2008

India-ASEAN Summit, scheduled for December 17 in Thailand, has been postponed as crisis-ridden South-East Asian country is unable to host the meet.

Do yoga without mantra, Malaysian PM tells Muslims

Do yoga without mantra, Malaysian PM tells Muslims

Rediff.com26 Nov 2008

Abdullah Badawi's remarks come after a ruling by this Muslim-majority country's National Fatwa Council that yoga was haram (forbidden) as it involved chanting of mantras which was against Islamic teachings and that people could deviate from Islam if they performed yoga which has its roots in Hinduism

F1 night races only if safe: Mosley

F1 night races only if safe: Mosley

Rediff.com24 Apr 2007

Formula One's governing body would carry out a full safety assessment before agreeing to any night-time race.

Revealed: Human trafficking network in northeast

Revealed: Human trafficking network in northeast

Rediff.com19 Sep 2008

Not less than 10,000 people, mostly children, are trafficked into the Northeast with a good number smuggled in from Bangladesh, Nepal and other South East Asian countries, surveys by NGOs have revealed.

FTA: Towards a lucrative regional market

FTA: Towards a lucrative regional market

Rediff.com1 Sep 2008

The FTA will provide Indian trade and industry with access to a large and vibrant market in a region that is increasingly prosperous. This market is bound to expand further as the Asean trading bloc is already in talks with countries like China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand for free or preferential trade pacts.

Panacea eyes Latin America

Panacea eyes Latin America

Rediff.com8 Jan 2007

Panacea Biotec is planning to launch its organ transplantation drugs to Latin American and South East Asian markets.

Pune firm gets $2 million to develop H1N1 vaccine

Pune firm gets $2 million to develop H1N1 vaccine

Rediff.com18 Aug 2009

The World Health Organisation has given $ 2 million to a Pune based vaccine making firm to develop and manufacture swine flu vaccine.

Biden celebrates Diwali at Whited House, Desis in attendance

Biden celebrates Diwali at Whited House, Desis in attendance

Rediff.com29 Oct 2024

United States President Joe Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali celebration at the White House that was attended by more than 600 eminent Indian Americans, including Congressmen, officials, and corporate executives, from across the country.

Shah Jahan's dagger to be auctioned at Bonhams

Shah Jahan's dagger to be auctioned at Bonhams

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

A gold-encrusted dagger belonging to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is expected to fetch 500,000 pounds when auctioned at Bonhams on Thursday.The dagger is part of the collection of Islamic and Indian art and artefacts of the late textile businessman Jacques Desenfans.The inscriptions in nasta'liq script on the blade include Shah Jahan's official titles, date and place of birth, and the honourific parasol.

Australia keen on IT, energy ties

Australia keen on IT, energy ties

Rediff.com30 Nov 2004

Australian Prime Minister John Howard will visit India sometime early next year. \n\n

PHOTOS: 12th South Asian Games open with a colourful ceremony

PHOTOS: 12th South Asian Games open with a colourful ceremony

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

The rich and diverse culture of India's North East was on display in all its splendor as curtains went up on the 12th South Asian Games in a colorful opening ceremony with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other dignitaries in attendance.

South China Sea row should be settled by talks: US

South China Sea row should be settled by talks: US

Rediff.com17 Apr 2012

Amid the dispute between India and China over exploration in South China Sea, the United States on Tuesday said the laws of the seas should apply and issues should be addressed through dialogue.

ASEAN nations differ on Myanmar

ASEAN nations differ on Myanmar

Rediff.com21 Nov 2007

Differences among the Association of South-East Asian Nations came to the fore on Tuesday night when 10 heads of governments aborted a briefing by United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari on the Myanmar situation after Prime Minister Gen Thein Sein strongly opposed the move.

Planning to travel? Low airfares are back

Planning to travel? Low airfares are back

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

Despite no real change in the economics governing their industry, coinciding with the lean season, low fares on domestic sectors -- as promised by the airlines -- are suddenly back. The drop in fares, in many instances, is quite significant.