Tag: India

India to invest 530 million for reconstruction 25 health posts in Nepal
27Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

India to invest 530 million for reconstruction 25 health posts in Nepal

The Embassy of India in Nepal on Friday said that it has signed four Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) with Nepal for the reconstruction of total 25 health posts“Twelve health posts are located in Dhading district and 13 are located in Sindhupalchowk district and these health posts, damaged during the 2015 earthquake will be reconstructed at a cost of NR 530 million,” said a release from the Indian Embassy.“On the same occasion, four Contract Agreements, award the work to successful bidders were also signed between CLPIU (Building) and Contractors,” it further added.Head of Development Partnership and Reconstruction wing of the Embassy of India, Nepal and Project Director of Central Level Project Implementation Unit (Building) of National Reconstruction Authority signed the agreement, a...
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India hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistance
25Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistance

Leaders across the world have lauded the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the country’s efforts under its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ initiative to fight the covid-19 pandemic.Last month, India had dispatched a consignment of 50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Seychelles.Soon after receiving the vaccine, Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan in his state of the nation address on January 22, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for donating the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.“I thank Prime Minister Modi and the Government of India for making us the first African country to which India has donated the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine,” he said.He further said, “We can give this vaccine to all our population including those who are above 60 years so once again thank you very much for help...
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India takes on Turkey, Pak & OIC over remarks on J&K at Human Rights Council
25Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India takes on Turkey, Pak & OIC over remarks on J&K at Human Rights Council

At the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), India launched a scathing attack against Pakistan, Turkey and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for their remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, and reiterated that both Union Territories, Ladakh and J&K, are an integral part of India.Terming Turkey’s remarks regarding the situation in Kashmir and the implementation of UN resolutions as “completely unacceptable,” India said it is “ironical for a country which has trampled upon its own civil society to pass unjustified comments on other’s internal matters”.India also rejected the factually incorrect and unwarranted references to India in the OIC statement.Exercising the Right of Reply, Seema Pujani, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission of India said Turkey should p...
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China backs New Delhi’s hosting of BRICS summit; Xi Jinping may visit India
24Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, China

China backs New Delhi’s hosting of BRICS summit; Xi Jinping may visit India

After months of tension between India and China due to the standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Beijing has said that it supports India’s chairmanship of the BRICS summit this year.India has assumed chairmanship of the annual summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) grouping of emerging economies.Chinese President Xi Jinping may visit India later this year for the summit.Asked about Xi’s possible attendance at the summit and whether the border tension would affect their multilateral cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said BRICS had become an influential grouping and Beijing supported New Delhi’s efforts as host.“China attaches great importance to the BRICS mechanism,” Wang said at a regular press conference.“The Chinese side ...
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Sri Lanka seeks India’s support ahead of UNHRC session
23Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Sri Lanka seeks India’s support ahead of UNHRC session

Ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in March, Sri Lanka has sought India’s support in UNHRC’s probe in Colombia’s record in human rights and related accountability.According to media reports, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking support during the upcoming session of the UNHRC.Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage said that it was part of the president’s efforts to secure the support of the member states.“We made the first request from India. When he (Rajapaksa) meets with the envoys of the respective countries, he hands over these letters to be sent to their leaders,” the Foreign Secretary said.The core group of countries that work on Sri Lanka’s issue at the UNHRC has indicated that it will move a ...
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India signs free trade agreement with Mauritius, delivers additional 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines
23Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

India signs free trade agreement with Mauritius, delivers additional 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines

India on Monday signed free trade agreement along with five key pacts with Mauritius, making it the first such agreement with an African country.The agreement was signed during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Mauritius. On the occasion, Jaishankar said India is privileged to have entered the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius.“This Agreement is India’s first-such Agreement with an African country as noted by the Prime Minister. It will provide a timely boost for the revival of our post-COVID economies and also enable Indian investors to use Mauritius as a launch-pad for business expansion into continental Africa helping the prospect of Mauritius emerging as a ‘hub of Africa’,” he said.CECPA will provide preferential ac...
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Relationship with China ‘complex’; ties cannot be normal without peace in border areas: Indian Foreign Secretary
19Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia, China

Relationship with China ‘complex’; ties cannot be normal without peace in border areas: Indian Foreign Secretary

The relationship with China is “complex”, there cannot be a normal bilateral relationship if there is no peace and tranquillity in border areas, said Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla at the Diplomatic Academy of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.“The relationship with China is complex. It was in the 1980s where both countries decided that they would set aside our differences on the boundary,” he said.He said developments last year, in terms of the “very large number” of troops amassed on the border area, multiple transgressions along the Line of Actual Control, did create a situation that impacted the “larger relationship”.“As we mentioned to our friends in China, we cannot have (a) normal bilateral relationship if there is no peace and tranquillity in our bor...
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Amazon to team up with Hon Hai on Indian manufacturing operation
19Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
USA, World

Amazon to team up with Hon Hai on Indian manufacturing operation

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is planning to work with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to open its first manufacturing line in India.In a statement on Amazon Blog in India, the company said it will start manufacturing efforts in India by teaming up with contract manufacturer Cloud Network Technology, a subsidiary of Hon Hai in Chennai, to roll out its set-top box device Fire TV Stick.“The manufacturing cooperation with Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn on the global market, is scheduled to begin later this year.“The device manufacturing program will be able to produce hundreds of thousands of Fire TV Stick devices every year, catering to the demands of customers in India,” Amazon said in the statement.Amazon said the company “will continuously evaluate scaling capacity to additional mar...
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Toolkit used by Greta intended to target India, its interests: Fake news watchdog
16Feb By Mike TrudellNo Comments
World

Toolkit used by Greta intended to target India, its interests: Fake news watchdog

A recent report by a fake news watchdog has revealed that the ‘toolkit’ used by teen climate activist Greta Thunberg regarding the farmers' protest was part of an elaborate design that was under play since 2007 and involved several shady companies in the US, fake foreign experts and even ghost entities to target India and its interests.DisInfo Lab, a fake news watchdog, said: "The name of one of the key players of our story came up in the toolkit dropped accidentally by Greta Thunberg. The toolkit had mentioned a foreign expert as resource point - Pieter Friedrich. It was startling. Pieter was part of a story we were already working on since about a month in the context of an info-war against India"."This elaborate design and planning that is underway since 2007 at least was driven by sing...
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Mountain rescue team trains J&K police to help victims of natural disasters
12Feb By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

Mountain rescue team trains J&K police to help victims of natural disasters

The Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) is currently providing 15-day training to around 50 Jammu and Kashmir police personnel near Nad village in Samba to help them equip in helping victims of natural disasters."Initially the trainees had some fear but it was overcome when they were convinced of the sophistication of the equipment we use in the training. They get training on how to ascend and descend the mountain with or without a victim. They are also trained on how to search for a person who is lost in an avalanche. We also give them training on zip-lining and river crossing," said Mohammad Salim, instructor MRT J&K Police."Some trainees requested to be sent to the flood-affected area of Uttarakhand to be part of the rescue team there. That shows the confidence they have gained during the tr...
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