Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his four-day trip to Thailand welcomed a decision for a relook at a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and called for greater connectivity with Southeast Asia.
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Modi to attend RCEP, ASEAN-India summits in Thailand
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Thailand from November 2-4 to attend the ASEAN-India summits, East Asia and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) meetings, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.
Jaishankar inaugurates PhD programme at IITs for ASEAN students
The government will spend INR 300 crore on the PhD fellowship programme which will select 1,000 students in three batches in the next three years.
India, Singapore trade ministers to take part in RCEP Beijing meet next month
Commerce ministers of 16 countries including India and Singapore involved in negotiations over the mega free trade Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will gather in Beijing next month to push the negotiations forward, an official said.
India to pursue Shangri La vision in South-East Asian security architecture: MEA
The Ministry of External Affairs today said it will follow a rule-based and dialogue driven vision of Indo-Pacific security as defined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Shangri La Dialogue held in Singapore earlier this year.
Lao seeks India’s role in connectivity infrastructure development in ASEAN countries
Lao has urged India to play a proactive role in the development of infrastructure in the ASEAN region to meet the target of digital connectivity between member states by 2020 and physical connectivity by 2025.
India best investment destination, Modi tells global fintech firms
Asserting that India was one of the top nations for fintech adoption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted the global fintech majors and startups to make India their destination with its vast market and economies of scale.
World’s biggest fintech event to start in Singapore today with greater ASEAN focus
The world’s biggest Fintech event will kick off in Singapore from November 12 to 16. Christened Singapore FinTech Festival, it is going to attract 40,000 participants from different countries of the world and will have over 250 speakers, 450 exhibitors, 16 international pavilions.
Singapore seeks India’s help in early conclusion of RCEP negotiations
Singapore has sought India’s cooperation in conclusion of early negotiations of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or RCEP, a rule-based trading framework comprising ten ASEAN nations and their six FTA partners.
FA minister Balakrishnan reaffirms Mandela ideals at UNGA
Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan reaffirmed the ideals of peace and reconciliation championed by Nelson Mandela at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).