Tag: India

• Friday, June 1st 2012 - 06:52 UTC

  Paraguayan president returns after a two-week controversial tour of Asia

  

  Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo returns home this week after a two-week” tour of Asia where he went in search of new markets for Paraguay’s two largest exports, beef and soy.

• Thursday, May 31st 2012 - 18:33 UTC

  Indian school boy solves 350-year old mathematical problem set out by Newton

  

  An Indian school boy from Calcutta and currently in Germany, Shouryya Ray, has shocked everyone by solving a 350-year-old mathematical problem which was set by one of the greatest scientists and mathematicians, Sir Isaac Newton.

• Sunday, May 27th 2012 - 03:01 UTC

  Argentine youth takes to Indian culture from Sanskrit songs to mediation and spiritualism

  

  By R.Viswanathan - I had the most unusual night club experience in Argentina last weekend when I was in “Groove” one of the trendiest night clubs of Buenos Aires. The DJ was not playing Salsa, Samba or Reggaton. Instead, the club was vibrating with Sanskrit songs...

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:37 UTC

  Paraguay proposes India long-term plan to exchange food for investments and technology

  

  Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo currently visiting India proposed an exchange of food for investment and technology. Lugo was received by President Pratibha Patil and later by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 01:16 UTC

  Falkland Oil & Gas expects farm-in deal with “a listed independent” firm

  

  The political noise stirred up by Argentina over the Falkland Islands will not deter big energy firms from investing in the region if there is enough oil found to make it worthwhile, said the chief executive of exploration company Falkland Oil & Gas.

• Wednesday, May 16th 2012 - 21:34 UTC

  Indian oil and gas company desists from Falklands’ exploration partnership

  

  After having to abandon its oil and gas assets quest in Vietnam off the South China Sea India has asked ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) not to go ahead with its acquisition of hydrocarbon assets located in deep water in Falkland Islands

• Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - 19:14 UTC

  India’s ambitious project to mine 20bn tons of iron ore in Bolivia at risk

  

  India’s Jinda Steel & Power's ambitious Bolivian project to mine 20 billion tons of iron ore is at risk after the Bolivian government encashed yet another 18-million dollars bank guarantee from the Indian firm for not meeting contractual terms.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 07:12 UTC

  India to complain Argentine trade restrictions, but ‘bilaterally’

  

  India has decided to raise its concerns over Argentina's recent import restrictions bilaterally, instead of joining the US and European Union who have taken the country to the World Trade Organization, reports the Economic Times from India.

• Sunday, April 1st 2012 - 08:16 UTC

  India and Brazil agree to push for UN Security Council reform

  

  India and Brazil on Friday decided to step up efforts to push the UN reforms, particularly the Security Council and signed half a dozen agreements in areas ranging from science and biotechnology to cultural exchanges.

• Thursday, March 29th 2012 - 07:18 UTC

  BRICS leaders’ summit takes off in India with a project for a development bank

  

  Leaders of the emerging world met in India on Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic might into collective diplomatic clout.