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India will sign RCEP deal protecting its national interest, says Piyush Goyal

India will sign RCEP deal protecting its national interest, says Piyush Goyal

Wed, Sep 11, 2019

Piyush Goyal said that the Industrial Policy is close to finalisation and the Foreign Trade Policy is still being discussed with the stakeholders.

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Big boost for Indian Startups! ASEAN lends support to MSME platform

Big boost for Indian Startups! ASEAN lends support to MSME platform

Tue, Jul 16, 2019

The biggest business event in North East of India- based on the theme 'North East- Gateway to neighbouring & ASEAN Countries' - has been assured support from ASEAN countries.

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ASEAN Summit: Leaders talk free trade, sustainability

ASEAN Summit: Leaders talk free trade, sustainability

Sat, Jun 22, 2019

The leaders of the ASEAN on Saturday gathered in Bangkok for a summit to discuss economic matters affecting the region amid the ongoing trade tensions between the US and China, as well as to broach an array of policies promoting a path toward greater sustainability.

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CAIT urges Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to keep steel and allied products out of RCEP

CAIT urges Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to keep steel and allied products out of RCEP

Fri, Jun 21, 2019

CAIT said the pact will open flood gates for RCEP countries to export to India through zero duty access, making operations for domestic producers non-viable.

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Huge investment opportunities for ASEAN companies in India: CR Chaudhary

Huge investment opportunities for ASEAN companies in India: CR Chaudhary

Fri, Feb 22, 2019

India has relaxed several laws and regulations under its Make in India initiative to attract investments, he said here at the fourth India-ASEAN Expo and Summit 2019.

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India cuts tax on crude, refined palm oil imports from ASEAN countries

India cuts tax on crude, refined palm oil imports from ASEAN countries

Tue, Jan 01, 2019

India slashed import tax on crude and refined palm oil sourced from Southeast Asian (ASEAN) countries after  request  from suppliers, a government notification said late on Monday.

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Fast-paced growth of north-eastern region to push India's development: Modi

Fast-paced growth of north-eastern region to push India's development: Modi

Sat, Feb 03, 2018

He said all the schemes of the government are oriented towards bringing about a qualitative change in the lives of the people

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ASEAN-India: Shared values, common destiny

ASEAN-India: Shared values, common destiny

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

It is a historic milestone in a remarkable journey that has brought India and ASEAN in a deepening partnership of great promise for their 1.9 billion people, about one-fourth of human kind.

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PM holds talks with counterparts from Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos to boost trade ties, investment

PM holds talks with counterparts from Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos to boost trade ties, investment

Fri, Jan 26, 2018

The Prime Minister also held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Lao PDR Thongloun Sisoulith during which a range of issues of mutual interests were discussed.

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Amazon Web Services opens third Availability Zone in Asia-Pacific

Amazon Web Services opens third Availability Zone in Asia-Pacific

Wed, Jan 24, 2018

In a bid to support the rapid expansion of the AWS customer base in the Asia-Pacific region, Cloud major Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced the opening of a third "Availability Zone" in Singapore.

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ASEAN-India vow to tackle climate change, price volatility

ASEAN-India vow to tackle climate change, price volatility

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

They also called for joint efforts towards managing food security and price volatility besides implementing more capacity building programmes in 2018 on empowerment of ASEAN and Indian women through cooperatives.

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Sushma meets new Asean Secretary General

Sushma meets new Asean Secretary General

Sat, Jan 06, 2018

The meeting comes amid India`s increasing engagements with the 10-nation Asean bloc under New Delhi`s Act East Policy

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Modi arrives in Philippines for Asean, East Asia summits

Modi arrives in Philippines for Asean, East Asia summits

Sun, Nov 12, 2017

The visit heralds "three days of intense diplomatic activity furthering our Act East Policy", External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

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AirAsia India's net loss narrows to Rs 21 crore in June quarter

AirAsia India's net loss narrows to Rs 21 crore in June quarter

Mon, Aug 29, 2016

AirAsia India saw its net loss narrow to Rs 20.36 crore in the three months ended June amid the no-frills carrier raked in higher revenues during the same period. It had a net loss of little over Rs 44 crore in the 2015 June quarter.

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Are free trade agreements to blame for India’s exports fall?

Are free trade agreements to blame for India’s exports fall?

Thu, Jun 16, 2016

Imports South Asia surged 41.16% from 4.83%, 17.4% increase from Sri Lanka, Thailand saw an export rise of 41.05% as against 7.39%.

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As China slows down, India can be a very powerful driver: Arun Jaitley

As China slows down, India can be a very powerful driver: Arun Jaitley

Tue, May 31, 2016

Jaitley said 40% of world foreign direct investment (FDI) now comes to Asia, whose growth rate today is three times faster than the developed world.

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