Tag: India

• Friday, January 7th 2011 - 04:32 UTC

  India-Russia: Friends Forever

  

  It all began in 1955 with Indian Prime Minister Nehru’s maiden visit to the erstwhile Soviet Union and Khrushchev's reciprocal trip to India same year. Since then, Indo-Russian ties have withstood every test of time. During this period of over half a century, both nations ferried through turbulent waters. But the relationship between Moscow and New Delhi was never adversely affected per se.

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 07:01 UTC

  Asia’s emerging giants move closer; agree trade goal of 100 billion USD by 2015

  

  India and China agreed to raise the bilateral trade to 100 billion US dollars by 2015, step up investments and permit banks of other countries to open branches and representative offices.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 06:07 UTC

  India set to become second largest copper consumer by 2020

  

  COCHILCO, Chile’s copper commission, estimates that by the end of this decade, India’s demand for copper will rise from the current figure of 610,000 tons to between 2.4 million and 3.6 million tons annually.

• Friday, November 5th 2010 - 22:41 UTC

  Australia and India increase interest rates amid fears of rising inflation

  

  Australia and India have both raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point amid fears of rising inflation. The central bank of Australia put up rates from 4.5% to 4.75%, surprising markets with the first rise since May.

• Wednesday, October 20th 2010 - 03:10 UTC

  Another Indian outsourcing services company moves into Mercosur

  

  Aegis, the outsourcing services arm of steel-to-shipping conglomerate Essar Group on Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to acquire Argentine business process outsourcing firm, Actionline.

• Tuesday, October 19th 2010 - 03:39 UTC

  Indian tycoon builds 2 billion USD family home in downtown Mumbai

  

  Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, ranked the world's fourth-richest man by Forbes magazine this year, is to soon move into what is believed to be the most expensive private home ever built.

• Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:08 UTC

  India increasing trade and investment links with Peru

  

  Following closely on the steps of China but with lesser exposure India is increasing trade, investment and business links with Latin America, the latest of which a Bussiness seminar in Lima, Peru.

• Saturday, September 4th 2010 - 05:40 UTC

  Mercosur and India discussing expansion of current tariffs agreement

  

  Indian Industry and Commerce Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that India and Mercosur are discussing the possibility to expand a current agreement on tariffs.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 06:48 UTC

  Indian, Brazilian, South African navies in trilateral war games

  

  Four Indian warships are being dispatched for a two-month-long overseas deployment along the African coast this week, which will culminate in complex trilateral war games among Indian, Brazilian and South African navies.

• Thursday, July 29th 2010 - 01:23 UTC

  India wants to “deepen and expand” trade accords with Mercosur

  

  The Indian ambassador to Argentina Rengaraj Viswanathan said his country, currently the fourth largest economy in the world, is looking to “deepen and expand” its accords with the Mercosur and highlighted that Indian businessmen “use Argentina as a platform” to access regional markets.