India signs free trade pact with ASEANAugust 13th, 2009 BANGKOK - India on Thursday signed the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement in Goods following the meeting of the ASEAN-India Economic Ministers held in Bangkok. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma and ASEAN Economic Ministers signed the pact on trade in goods under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
No unilateral access under end-user pact, says US envoyAugust 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - US ambassador Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday allayed apprehensions in India over the defence equipment end-use monitoring pact, saying there is nothing in it that provides the US unilateral access to Indian bases.
South Korea, India sign free trade agreement to boost commerce, exchangeAugust 7th, 2009 South Korea, India sign free trade agreementSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea and India signed an ambitious free trade agreement Friday that slashes tariffs, encourages investment and promotes exchange of skills in a bid to double fast-growing commerce between two of Asia's biggest economies over the next decade. South Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma signed what the two sides formally called a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, but which in reality is a free trade deal.
South Korea to import Russian gasJuly 31st, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea will import Russian gas as part of a $100-billion pact signed by the two countries in September last year, WAM news agency reported Friday. South Korean Economy Minister Lee Yoon-ho will visit Russia in August to discuss the matter in detail, the report said.
Antony lauds military agreement with USJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that agreement with the US on defence matters was the result of three years of tough bargaining from both sides. Antony said this after attending an army hospital function in national capital on Wednesday.
India, Japan to fast-track economic pactJuly 3rd, 2009 TOKYO/NEW DELHI - India and Japan Friday held their third annual strategic dialogue in Tokyo and decided to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M.
India, Japan to work for early FMCT, fast-track economic pactJuly 3rd, 2009 TOKYO/NEW DELHI - India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. External Affairs Minister S.M.
Government approves trade pact with South KoreaJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The stage is set for a comprehensive economic pact between India and South Korea after the union cabinet Thursday approved signing of the agreement. "The union cabinet today (Thursday) approved the proposal for signing of a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with South Korea," Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters here.
Japan and South Korea agree to work more closely together to weather economic crisisJune 27th, 2009 Japan, South Korea agree to tighter economic tiesTOKYO — Japan and South Korea have agreed to team up to nurse their economies back to financial health, Japanese Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said Saturday. "We have reached a joint understanding that to ride out the current economic and financial crisis, Japan and South Korea will cooperate in a variety of settings," he told reporters.
South Korean Foreign Minister meets S M KrishnaJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The visiting South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, called on Minister of External Affairs S M Krishna in the capital on Tuesday. During his meet with External Affairs Minister S.M.Krishna, Yu Myung-hwan, who is leading a delegation of policy makers and industrialists from South Korea, discussed a wide range of bilateral and global issues.
Indian Railways to connect with 27 countries from ThursdayJune 9th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - An agreement aimed at linking railroad systems of India and 27 other countries in Asia and Europe comes into effect Thursday. The Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network (TAR) enters into force June 11 - 90 days after China became the eighth country to have ratified the treaty, according to a press release issued by the UN Information Centre.
South Korea to free Indian sailorsMay 28th, 2009 LONDON - Two Indian sailors who have been detained in South Korea for close to 18 months for an oil spillage that New Delhi says they did not cause are to be set free within two weeks, Indian diplomatic sources said Thursday. South Korean diplomats at the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London have said they expect Jasprit Chawla, captain of the Hebei Spirit, and Chief Officer Shyam Chetan to be allowed to fly back within two weeks, Indian diplomats told IANS.
Kamal Nath to represent India at 7th ASEAN-India SummitApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Trade Minister Kamal Nath will represent Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the Seventh ASEAN-India Summit and the Fourth East Asia Summit scheduled to be held on April 11-12 in Thailand.
India to propose new end-user pact to USFebruary 9th, 2009 BANGALORE - India is close to inking a pact governing the end-use of US military hardware it purchases with New Delhi set to soon propose a new draft, a US official said here Tuesday. More importantly, the pact will govern all future purchases instead of dealing with them on a case-to-case basis as is currently the norm, the official added.
Chennai Port signs pact with Canadian portJanuary 27th, 2009 CHENNAI - Chennai Port and Canada's Port of Halifax have signed an agreement for cooperation in port management activities, it was announced here Wednesday. 'The MOU (memorandum of understanding) will enable sharing of knowledge in managing ports and terminals,' Chennai Port chairman K.
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