The prime minister said public opinion in India and Pakistan should lead politicians to 'pragmatic and acceptable' solutions to their problems.
In yet another confidence building measure, a business delegation led by Siraj Kassam Teli, president, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry met Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday.
Observing that the strategic partnership between India and South Africa has gradually taken shape, the two countries on Friday agreed to give a boost to economic cooperation
Besides India and China, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has projected weak growth for Brazil and Russia as well.
In the two-day summit, the SCO will kick off the process of India's accession to the grouping as a full-fledged member along with Pakistan.
"I thank the people and Government of Israel for their hospitality. This successful visit will add more energy to India-Israel relations," Modi said in a tweet.
Modi said it is his 12th meeting with Abe since he first visited Japan as prime minister in September 2014
Amid the booming India-China trade, entrepreneurs and experts from both sides discussed bilateral relations and the potential for increased cooperation under the WTO framework, especially in industrial, scientific and technological areas.
In a move which could pave the way for a Free Trade Agreement between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council, both the partners have concluded negotiations for a Framework Agreement expected to be inked soon.
Seeking stronger trade and economic cooperation, the European Commission on Friday said there was a need to formulate an information technology policy to promote the competitiveness of the economy.
The government on Wednesday said it was aiming to almost double the trade between India and Germany to $10 billion by next year from $5.5 billion at present.
Condemning strongly the terrorist attack in Paris, India on Sunday made a case for united global effort to combat the menace of terrorism.
'Chinese companies have acquired stakes in 13 ports in Europe, including in Greece, Spain and, most recently, Belgium.' 'Those ports handle about 10 percent of Europe's shipping container capacity,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Kuwait, the world's third largest oil producer, on Wednesday, said it was keen on investing in Indian refineries even as it plans to sell more crude to India.
Bangladesh on Thursday agreed in principle to India's proposal for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement to boost economic cooperation and solve issues relating to tariff and non-tariff barriers.\n\n
India and Italy on Monday agreed to step up trade flows and explore enhanced cooperation in textile clusters and design.
India feels that a free trade agreement with China will not work as it is not a market economy.
India says it cannot accept a project that ignores its core concerns on sovereignty and territorial integrity.
RBI, Sri Lankan central bank agree on $1.5 bln currency swap deal.
China's foreign trade is expected to hit a record $1.1 trillion with an annual growth of about 30 per cent this year, ranking the nation as the world's third largest trader, the Chinese government said in Beijing on Friday.
The State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial bank, will open its first branch in Australia this week to further promote trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.
British High Commissioner to India Michael Arthur Britain said on Tuesday that India's small and medium enterprises had enough potential to attract investments
The Iraqi leadership assured full cooperation and support in the matter.
Singapore on Wednesday said it was hopeful that a Free Trade Agreement with India would be signed by the middle of this year.
India and ASEAN are working on a list of items on which the two sides will bring down tariffs faster and implement it by January next year.
As India and Pakistan prepare to hold dialogue in February, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday called for bilateral economic cooperation and offered to sell foodgrains to Islamabad.
During wide-ranging discussions with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and his deputy Alexei Kudrin, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha sought Moscow's co-operation in addressing three major areas of concern.
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