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India, China: top trade powers, different styles Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008
Top negotiators from India and China displayed sharply different operating styles at just-ended WTO trade talks here: Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath happily obliged reporters with corridor comment while Chinese counterpart Chen Deming steered well clear of the limelight. But both were blamed in some circles for Tuesday's breakdown in a nine-day marathon effort to forge a deal to free up ... read more
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Dismayed powers urge salvaging of wrecked WTO talks
Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008World trading powers appealed on Wednesday for efforts to salvage WTO proposals amid regret and emotion at the collapse of nine-day marathon talks, and warnings that the poorest countries will suffer. "I would only urge the Director-General (of the WTO) to treat this as a pause, not a breakdown, to keep on the table what is there," Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said the morning after ... more Emerging economies to drive world auto sales to record highs
Ottawa (AFP) July 30, 2008Auto sales in places like Brazil, India and China are expected to drive world demand to new records despite a sales slump in Europe and the United States, a Canadian bank said Wednesday. Global car sales advanced a mere 1.5 percent in the first half of 2008, undercut by slowing Western economies and record oil prices, Scotiabank said in its Global Auto Report. But Brazil, Russia, India a ... more India, Pakistan trade blame on Kashmir clash
Srinagar, India (AFP) July 29, 2008India and Pakistan traded blame Tuesday for a ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir that left an Indian soldier dead. Pakistan's military rejected Indian accusations that it had broken the ceasefire, saying Indian troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) overnight and opened fire first. India had accused Islamabad of a "serious ... more US business groups blame China, India for WTO talks collapse
Washington (AFP) July 29, 2008US business groups on Tuesday blamed China and India for the collapse of the WTO's Doha Round of trade negotiations, saying it was a blow to the world economy and the poor. The WTO talks broke down in Geneva after the United States and India failed to agree on proposals for measures to help poor farmers. The US Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than three million businesses and ... more Analysis: Blasts aimed at India's economy
Kolkata, India (UPI) Jul 28, 2008 Authorities in India are on the hunt for the culprits behind two series of back-to-back terror strikes that hit India over the weekend, in which 24 orchestrated bomb blasts left 50 dead and more than 100 injured. But two things are clear -- India's Islamic extremists have acquired the ability to strike almost at will, and they are aiming their blows not only at the government but also at the ... more |
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Guwahati, India (AFP) July 26, 2008A contingent of US Special Forces, or Green Berets, will team up with Indian soldiers to train in jungle warfare, officials said on Saturday. The 30-member US team will train in the army-run Counter-Insurgency Jungle Warfare School from August 2 in the rebellion-torn northeastern state of Mizoram, they said. "The training schedule involves methodologies to tackle terrorism and low intens ... more The Indian Nuclear Tango Part Two
Moscow (UPI) Jul 25, 2008 Considering the packed congressional schedule, U.S. legislators may not examine the U.S.-Indian agreement before the November presidential elections. The new White House could revise the agreement because of allegations the United States is giving too much to India and demanding too little in return. Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India is telling the national ... more Roadblocks hit trade at historic India, China mountain pass
Sherathang, India (AFP) July 27, 2008Guo Ting stands patiently in the drizzling rain hoping to sell her wares, about half a dozen blankets wrapped in plastic, but only a few shoppers show up and nobody is buying. "Business is not good as the market is too small," says Guo as she waits for custom at the Sherathang mart, about five kilometres (three miles) from the ancient Nathu La border crossing between India and China. ... more Bush, Singh agree to forge ahead on nuclear pact
Washington (AFP) July 24, 2008US President George W. Bush telephoned Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday to discuss joint efforts to forge ahead on their countries' controversial nuclear deal, the White House said. "Both leaders expressed their desire to see the US-India civil nuclear issue move forward as expeditiously as possible," US National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said in a statement. ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) July 23, 2008India's government Wednesday celebrated a victory it said would help bring millions out of poverty, after winning a vote that clears the way for a controversial nuclear deal with the United States. After two days of often chaotic debate, the Congress-led coalition won the confidence vote in parliament by 275 MPs to 256 from the mainly left-wing and Hindu opposition. Singh needed just a ... more Scientists search for alien life forms
Washington (UPI) Jul 20, 2008 There has been resurgent interest among U.S. researchers to find alien life forms, scientists say. The Washington Post reported Sunday that there has been an explosion of interest in astrobiology, the search for extreme forms of life on Earth and for possibly similar life on other planets. Biogeologist Lisa Pratt of Indiana University is among scientists who study so-called ... more India opens key nuclear debate
New Delhi (AFP) July 21, 2008The future of India's coalition government and a controversial nuclear deal with the United States were hanging in the balance Monday as parliament opened debate ahead of a key confidence vote. The Indian government will collapse and early elections will be called if the coalition of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh loses a vote on Tuesday. Experts say the outcome is too close to call. ... more Indian govt makes passionate appeal to save US nuclear deal
New Delhi (AFP) July 21, 2008India's government, which risks losing power over a nuclear accord with the US, on Monday urged lawmakers to back the pact, saying it is indispensable to the country's energy security. Communist partners of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's coalition withdrew support earlier this month to protest the deal, and forced a special two-day parliamentary session in a bid to vote out the government. ... more
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