Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of ASEAN countries at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, on Sunday. Photograph: Athit......

'Zero-For-Zero Tariff Is Best Medicine For India'

'No retaliatory tariffs now. You can retaliate after a few months. Today, there is no need to retaliate because it is a question of long term benefits.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi makes......

India keen to take ties with ASEAN to new heights

Giving a fresh impetus to its ties with ASEAN, India today said it would soon draft a five-year action plan starting 2016 for enhancing connectivity and cooperation in diverse areas and hoped the......

Modi 2.0 and the SCO Summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is very much aligned with the foreign policy priorities of the Modi 2.0 government, says Sana Hashmi.  IMAGE: Kyrgyz President and SCO chair Sooronbay......

India-Asean FTA hits roadblock

India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement talks are in troubled waters with Asean insisting on New Delhi to eliminate its big list of negative items, contrary to the stand taken by the former.Asean on its......

Thailand protests delay India-Asean FTA

Talks on the ambitious India-Asean Free Trade Agreement have received another setback due to the violent protests at the Asean summit venue in Thailand last Sunday. An eight-member delegation from......

PM wants India-Asean FTA in services, investment

Taking India's Look East policy a step further, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday announced visa-on-arrival facility for citizens of Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and Laos; and emphasised......

India, Asean resolve differences over FTA

The last remaining differences between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) on the ambitious free trade agreementon merchandise goods have been ironed out and the deal is......