RIS SUMMIT
India and Nepal explore strategic bilateral ties, global role at RIS seminar
Bridging bilateral engagements from academic and diplomatic discourse to humanitarian solidarity, India advanced its assistance towards Nepal following catastrophic floods on August 26, delivering 11 tonnes of relief goods to Nepali officials on Saturday as the ninth aircraft carrying supplies landed in the Himalayan nation from New Delhi.
Beyond Los Angeles and Rotterdam: Can Durban, Rio de Janeiro drive India’s next export boom?
The South-South trade has crossed $7 trillion, opening new opportunities for Indian exporters across Africa, ASEAN, the Gulf, and Latin America. However, India will need deeper value-chain links, stronger logistics, and a greater presence in these markets to capture a larger share, say experts.
India could cut trade costs, boost exports via CPTA: Report
By transitioning to paperless trading, India stands to slash trade expenses and enhance its export potential. Committing to the Asia-Pacific CPTA agreement paves the way for more efficient procedures and reduced logistics costs.
BIMSTEC: Bridging South and Southeast Asia for regional growth
BIMSTEC connects 1.7 billion people from seven South and South-East Asian countries, fostering economic and technical cooperation. Established in 1997, the organization has grown to include initiatives in security, trade, climate change, and technology, with India hosting several recent events to strengthen regional ties.
Twentieth ASEAN-India Summit: Expectations and challenges
The Indian Prime Minister will participate in key summits at the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, including the East Asia Summit and the 20th India-ASEAN Summit. The summit meetings provide opportunities for leaders to engage in dialogue and interactions. India's presence at the summit underscores its proactive engagement with ASEAN. The trade and investment flows between ASEAN and India have grown significantly, and both sides are working on enhancing connectivity and cooperation in various sectors.
Joe Biden set to launch Indo-Pacific economic plan; seeks big role for India
The focus of the IPEF is on seven aspects: trade, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs); standards for a digital economy and technology; supply-chain resilience; decarbonisation and clean energy; infrastructure; workers' standards; and, other areas of shared interest.

Converting Northeast as economic hotspot can energise ASEAN-India partnership
This was highlighted in the webinar on ASEAN-India: Harnessing Connectivity and Supply Chain Resilience, organized by ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) run up to coming 18th ASEAN-India Summit.

South China Sea code must adhere to UN laws: India
This message was delivered during a senior officials’ meeting of the EAS on Thursday through virtual format ahead of a Summit to be held later this year in Brunei.

G20 must lead world by addressing climate change, working towards universal healthcare: Suresh Prabhu
Addressing a virtual event organised by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Prabhu said the lack of multilateralism is going to create more challenges for the world.

View: Indo-Asean is new model for regional cooperation
Leaders agreed to build and enhance collective resilience against common threats such as terrorism, violent extremism, and transnational crimes.

India gains from soft power in South East Asia
“India’s goodwill in Southeast Asia is based on its benign approach, similar to its role in Africa, West Asia and Central Asia,” said an expert on Indo-ASEAN ties.

Indo-Japan ties hit bullet speed, send message to Pakistan, China
The two countries chose to title the joint statement issued after the summit ‘Toward a Free, Open and Prosperous Indo-Pacific’.

India-Japan sign 15 agreements in the summit
Prime Minister Modi spoke about their shared experience in understanding the Gandhian philosophy during their visit to Dandi Kutir.

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's India visit to see Asia-Africa Growth Corridor launch
Japan & India will launch an initiative this month during Abe visit to balance Beijing’s efforts to expand its geopolitical influence in Asia and Africa via OBOR.

Hamid Ansari pitches for creation of South Asian Economic Union
The 18th SAARC Summit would be held in Nepal later this month with focus on "Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity".
G-20: Rearranging chairs on the deck while the Titanic is sinking
G-20 Summit in London on April 2, 2009, which brought together leaders of 19 nations accounting for 90% of the world’s economic output, 80% of world trade and two-thirds of the global population was a momentous event.
India-ASEAN to sign trade pact on Dec 18: Ramesh
India and the 10-nation ASEAN will sign around December 18 this year the Free Trade Agreement in goods, negotiations for which have been wrapped up, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said today.
With Asean pact in limbo, India now looks at E Asia
India’s problems with the free trade agreement (FTA) being worked out with the Asean notwithstanding, the country is eagerly exploring the possibility of entering into a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with the sixteen East Asia Summit (EAS) members, including the 10 Asean countries, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Asean asks India to trim sensitive items list by 387
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) seems to be in no mood for an early conclusion of its free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India.
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