Benchmarks NiftyCanara Robeco Small Cap Fund Regular - Growth3Y ReturnInvest NowCanara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Regular-IDCW5Y ReturnInvest Now››› The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now.Read Today's PaperUS refuses to get drawn into India's decision on Canadian diplomatsBy Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Last Updated: Oct 05, 2023, 12:38 AM ISTSynopsisThe United States has refused to get drawn into India's decision asking Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in New Delhi and defended its Indo-Pacific strategy which has a key role for India."I've seen the reports on the...…Benchmarks NiftyCanara Robeco Small Cap Fund Regular - Growth3Y ReturnInvest NowCanara Robeco Equity Tax Saver Regular-IDCW5Y ReturnInvest Now››› The Economic Times daily newspaper is available online now.Read Today's PaperUS refuses to get drawn into India's decision on Canadian diplomatsBy Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Last Updated: Oct 05, 2023, 12:38 AM ISTSynopsisThe United States has refused to get drawn into India's decision asking Canada to reduce its diplomatic staff in New Delhi and defended its Indo-Pacific strategy which has a key role for India."I've seen the reports on the...WW…

Search+›››› Chinese firm refuses to honour pact on sharing Covid-19 vaccine tech with BangladeshBy , Last Updated: Oct 03, 2020, 10:46 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: The much-hyped mass trial of a Chinese vaccine in Bangladesh has become uncertain and may even be a non-starter after drugmaker Ltd asked the to co-finance the initiative.Sinovac Biotech Ltd in a letter on September 24 said the trial would be delayed unless the Bangladesh government provided funds, although the company was supposed to bear the costs as per an agreement.The Beijing-based vaccine giant sent the letter to the...…Search+›››› Chinese firm refuses to honour pact on sharing Covid-19 vaccine tech with BangladeshBy , Last Updated: Oct 03, 2020, 10:46 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: The much-hyped mass trial of a Chinese vaccine in Bangladesh has become uncertain and may even be a non-starter after drugmaker Ltd asked the to co-finance the initiative.Sinovac Biotech Ltd in a letter on September 24 said the trial would be delayed unless the Bangladesh government provided funds, although the company was supposed to bear the costs as per an agreement.The Beijing-based vaccine giant sent the letter to the...WW…

Search+›››› India mulls on supplying onions to its neighbours following the decision to ban onion exportsBy , Last Updated: Sep 20, 2020, 11:54 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: India is working on an arrangement to supply to and a few other neighbouring countries in an uninterrupted fashion to uphold the spirit of the ‘’ policy.The government has yet to firm up a decision but initial talks have taken place on such an arrangement in the backdrop of a crisis in Bangladesh following the decision to ban exports of onion, said people aware of the matter.Onion is a staple in Bangladesh, which is the...…Search+›››› India mulls on supplying onions to its neighbours following the decision to ban onion exportsBy , Last Updated: Sep 20, 2020, 11:54 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: India is working on an arrangement to supply to and a few other neighbouring countries in an uninterrupted fashion to uphold the spirit of the ‘’ policy.The government has yet to firm up a decision but initial talks have taken place on such an arrangement in the backdrop of a crisis in Bangladesh following the decision to ban exports of onion, said people aware of the matter.Onion is a staple in Bangladesh, which is the...WW…

Search+›››› Saudi Arabia ends a loan and associated oil supply to Pakistan following threats to split OICBy , Last Updated: Aug 14, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTSynopsis has ended a loan and associated oil supply to Pakistan due to Islamabad’s criticism that Riyadh-dominated Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is not doing enough on the Kashmir issue, signalling further deterioration in relations between the two allies. Pakistan Foreign Minister had even threatened to split OIC if the group fails to convene a stand-alone session on Kashmir.Pakistan had to repay a Saudi loan of $1 billion after...…Search+›››› Saudi Arabia ends a loan and associated oil supply to Pakistan following threats to split OICBy , Last Updated: Aug 14, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTSynopsis has ended a loan and associated oil supply to Pakistan due to Islamabad’s criticism that Riyadh-dominated Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is not doing enough on the Kashmir issue, signalling further deterioration in relations between the two allies. Pakistan Foreign Minister had even threatened to split OIC if the group fails to convene a stand-alone session on Kashmir.Pakistan had to repay a Saudi loan of $1 billion after...WW…

Search+››› Joint Indo-Pak management institute study reveals contrasting pic of lifestyle in Kashmir & PoKBy , Last Updated: Jul 24, 2020, 10:36 AM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: A recent study conducted jointly by Professor Dheeraj Sharma, director of , Rohtak and Professor Farah Arif, of , Pakistan has revealed interesting facts about life in Jammu & and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.As part of their research, they surveyed a random sample of 1,425 individuals across Pakistan Occupied Kashmir () and Gilgit-Baltistan under Pakistani administration, and Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir in India....…Search+››› Joint Indo-Pak management institute study reveals contrasting pic of lifestyle in Kashmir & PoKBy , Last Updated: Jul 24, 2020, 10:36 AM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi: A recent study conducted jointly by Professor Dheeraj Sharma, director of , Rohtak and Professor Farah Arif, of , Pakistan has revealed interesting facts about life in Jammu & and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.As part of their research, they surveyed a random sample of 1,425 individuals across Pakistan Occupied Kashmir () and Gilgit-Baltistan under Pakistani administration, and Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir in India....WW…

Search+››› China should stop ratcheting up 1962, remember 1967 Nathu La battleBy , Last Updated: Jul 12, 2018, 10:44 AM ISTSynopsis NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding rise in ’s power and military strength, is physiologically a weak spot for the People’s Liberation Army, akin to the , having lost to the Indian and Vietnamese counterparts in 1967 and 1979, respectively.The Indian military, overcoming the loss in 1962, had dealt a severe blow to PLA in 1967 in Nathu La sector that resulted in the death of 400 Chinese soldiers, a fact neither debated in Beijing nor Delhi. The Vietnamese Army had dealt...…Search+››› China should stop ratcheting up 1962, remember 1967 Nathu La battleBy , Last Updated: Jul 12, 2018, 10:44 AM ISTSynopsis NEW DELHI: Notwithstanding rise in ’s power and military strength, is physiologically a weak spot for the People’s Liberation Army, akin to the , having lost to the Indian and Vietnamese counterparts in 1967 and 1979, respectively.The Indian military, overcoming the loss in 1962, had dealt a severe blow to PLA in 1967 in Nathu La sector that resulted in the death of 400 Chinese soldiers, a fact neither debated in Beijing nor Delhi. The Vietnamese Army had dealt...WW…

Search+›››› France commits 200 million Euros for India's Covid responseBy , Last Updated: Jun 18, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTSynopsisNEW DELHI: and on Thursday signed an agreement with Paris committing 200 million euros to support Delhi's Covid response.The credit financing agreement was signed by Dr C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary - DEA, and Bruno Bosle, Director - AFD (French Development Agency) in India in the virtual presence of Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India.Through this loan, France will work with India to increase the state and central governments’ capacities to support...…Search+›››› France commits 200 million Euros for India's Covid responseBy , Last Updated: Jun 18, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTSynopsisNEW DELHI: and on Thursday signed an agreement with Paris committing 200 million euros to support Delhi's Covid response.The credit financing agreement was signed by Dr C.S. Mohapatra, Additional Secretary - DEA, and Bruno Bosle, Director - AFD (French Development Agency) in India in the virtual presence of Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India.Through this loan, France will work with India to increase the state and central governments’ capacities to support...WW…

Search+››› India's one China policy may not be permanent feature amid Beijing's aggressionBy , Last Updated: Jun 13, 2020, 08:54 AM ISTSynopsisAmid the stand-off and high tension across the Line of Actual Control, prominent Indian strategic experts have explored possible options that India can pursue to send strong messages to Beijing. Law and Society Alliance and Defense Capital jointly organised a webinar on the topic "Revisiting 'One China' policy: Economic and Political Options for India: Hong Kong, Tibet, Taiwan, and Xinjiang" on Friday. The speakers at the event were: President of...…Search+››› India's one China policy may not be permanent feature amid Beijing's aggressionBy , Last Updated: Jun 13, 2020, 08:54 AM ISTSynopsisAmid the stand-off and high tension across the Line of Actual Control, prominent Indian strategic experts have explored possible options that India can pursue to send strong messages to Beijing. Law and Society Alliance and Defense Capital jointly organised a webinar on the topic "Revisiting 'One China' policy: Economic and Political Options for India: Hong Kong, Tibet, Taiwan, and Xinjiang" on Friday. The speakers at the event were: President of...WW…

Search+›››› Denial of food to Hindus, Christians in Pakistan 'reprehensible': US governmentBy , Last Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi : The (USCIRF) has stated that it was "troubled by reports of food aid being denied to the minority and in " following the outbreak."These actions are simply reprehensible. As COVID-19 continues to spread, vulnerable communities within Pakistan are fighting hunger and to keep their families safe and healthy. Food aid must not be denied because of one's faith," said USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava on Monday.The Commissioner requested...…Search+›››› Denial of food to Hindus, Christians in Pakistan 'reprehensible': US governmentBy , Last Updated: Apr 14, 2020, 11:24 PM ISTSynopsisNew Delhi : The (USCIRF) has stated that it was "troubled by reports of food aid being denied to the minority and in " following the outbreak."These actions are simply reprehensible. As COVID-19 continues to spread, vulnerable communities within Pakistan are fighting hunger and to keep their families safe and healthy. Food aid must not be denied because of one's faith," said USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava on Monday.The Commissioner requested...WW…

Search+›››› China interferes in Nepal to save Communist Party governmentBy , Last Updated: May 02, 2020, 11:52 AM ISTSynopsisNEW DELHI: China is making hectic efforts to protect (NCP)-led government in Kathmandu amid rifts within top leadership of the ruling dispensationAmid heightened intra-party row within the NCP, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has intensified her political meetings with ruling class.On Friday morning, Ambassador Yanqi held an-hour-long talks with NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Prachanda. During the meeting held at Dahal’s residence in Kathmandu, the duo are...…Search+›››› China interferes in Nepal to save Communist Party governmentBy , Last Updated: May 02, 2020, 11:52 AM ISTSynopsisNEW DELHI: China is making hectic efforts to protect (NCP)-led government in Kathmandu amid rifts within top leadership of the ruling dispensationAmid heightened intra-party row within the NCP, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has intensified her political meetings with ruling class.On Friday morning, Ambassador Yanqi held an-hour-long talks with NCP Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal or Prachanda. During the meeting held at Dahal’s residence in Kathmandu, the duo are...WW…