India, Switzerland sign social security agreement

October 10th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) and India will collaborate in atomic energy research, EuAsiaNews reported Saturday. The EU transport, telecommunication and energy ministers, after a meeting in Luxembourg Friday, allowed the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) to sign a cooperation agreement with India in this regard, the report said.

September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday entered into a Social Security Agreement with Luxembourg to provide benefits to Indian nationals working in the European country. The agreement, signed by Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi, who is on a tour to Luxembourg, and Mars di Bartolomeo, Luxembourg's minister for social security, comes after negotiations held here last year.

September 23rd, 2009 SRIHARIKOTA - Happy with the successful launch of its first satellite, Switzerland hopes to launch its second Cubesat, which is under development back home, also from the space port here. "This is our first satellite and we are happy that it is launched successfully.

September 23rd, 2009 US, Switzerland sign treaty to share tax infoBERN, Switzerland — Switzerland and the United States have signed a treaty to increase the amount of tax information they share to help crack down on tax evasion, Swiss officials said Wednesday. The agreement follows a model set out by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development designed to make it harder for taxpayers to hide money in offshore tax havens.

September 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is concerned about a proposed UN Security Council resolution urging countries to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and has contacted Britain, Russia and France to ensure that its nuclear deals are not be affected, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan said.

July 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Describing it as a "landmark event", the US has said the end-user monitoring (EUM) arrangement agreed during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit has brought India into the nuclear non-proliferation mainstream. "It's a very significant agreement," State Department Spokesman Robert Wood told reporters Tuesday when asked to explain how the EUM for high-tech defence equipment and technology would work.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and US are expected to sign an "end-use monitoring" agreement to ease the sale of sophisticated US arms to New Delhi. The signing will be held here this evening when visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet External Affairs Minister S.M.

July 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Wednesday assured India that it should have no apprehension that the G-8 decision to put a bar on helping non-NPT countries to reprocess uranium would throw the India-US civil nuclear deal off track. "I don't think there should be any apprehension about the future of the civil nuclear agreement," Assistant Secretary for South Central Asian Affairs Robert O.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a bid to facilitate safe and legal migration of skilled Indian workers in Denmark, India will sign a bilateral social security agreement with the European country next month. Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said on Sunday that negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Denmark have already been completed, and it is likely to be signed next month after the budget session of Parliament.

June 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to sign the agreement on security cooperation between India and United Arab Emirates. The agreement, once signed, will establish an institutional framework for cooperation between India and UAE in their fight against terrorism in all its forms.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Upbeat about the defence ties between India and the US, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns Thursday said Washington was hopeful of soon signing a contentious end-user verification agreement relating to military hardware. There is an enormous scope for expanding defence relationship.

April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The US wants India to sign an agreement for end-use monitoring to receive 'sensitive' technology and equipment for counter-terrorism and defence purposes. 'We need to sign an agreement with India that will assure the protection of these sensitive technologies,' US Deputy Chief of Mission Steven J.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and the US signed an agreement for cooperation in production and marketing of biofuels here Tuesday. As per a government release, the agreement's purpose 'is to establish a framework of cooperation covering scientific, technical and policy aspects of production, conversion, utilisation, distribution and marketing of biofuels in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner'.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will sign a unique safeguards agreement with the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) later Monday - a key step that will enable the resumption of global civil nuclear commerce with New Delhi. India's Ambassador to Vienna Saurabh Kumar and IAEA Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei will ink the India-specific safeguards agreement in Vienna later in the day.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Planning a holiday? Try Switzerland. For, romancing in the Swiss Alps and going on a roller coaster ride across those pristine mountain lines which you so often see in the movies is now within your budget.