Japan is keen on collaborating with India on projects in Asia and Africa as a counter to China’s Belt and Road initiative (B&RI). This indicating Japan’s nod for Australia’s bid…

South Asia Satellite, which India has built for use by countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) will be launched on May 5. It is an important step…

India-US trade in goods and services had risen to around $115 billion in 2016 from $109 billion in 2015, according to U.S. government data, and the aim is to raise…

India is set to formalise a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union for deepening trade relations with the five former Soviet republics. Key Fact The joint statement on the…

India and Cyprus signed four agreements, including on air services and merchant shipping. Key Facts The two sides signed an executive programme on culture, education and scientific cooperation for the…

India’s plan for a sub-regional motor vehicle agreement faced a setback as the Bhutan government. It asked the other members of the ‘BBIN’ grouping to continue to operationalise it without…

India and Cyprus here today signed Work Plan for 2017–18 to implement an already singed MOU for cooperation in the agriculture sector. Key Facts As per the Memorandum of Understanding…

India and the Republic of Korea (RoK) signed an Inter-governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry Co-operation in Shipbuilding. Salient points of the MoU Develop and strengthen defence industry…

Chinese government on April 14 released standardised Chinese names of six towns in the north-eastern state. Renamed towns The ministry of civil affairs in Beijing issued an order on April…

Australia will abolish a popular work visa used by over 95,000 foreign workers, a majority of them Indians. What is the 457 visa ? The 457-visa is a temporary work…