Basit hopes Modi's Pak visit will touch issues beyond SAARC

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Wednesday hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his country during the next SAARC meet would go beyond SAARC issues. "The next......

Krishna arrives in Maldives to attend SAARC summit

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna arrived in Addu Atoll on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Maldives for the SAARC summit during which he will also take part in bilateral meetings with other......

PM to leave for Maldives tomorrow to attend SAARC meet

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves New Delhi on Wednesday on a 4-day visit to Maldives to attend the SAARC Summit on the margins of which he will meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza......

PM arrives in Colombo for SAARC summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Colombo on Friday to attend the two-day South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit beginning on Saturday. Singh was received by Sri Lankan......

SAARC to fast-track development bank: Nepal

South Asian countries, including India and Nepal, would fast-track the process of setting up of the SAARC Development Bank to garner funds for development of infrastructure in the region.During the......

How India plans to attract more foreign investment

India will look to play a key role in the APEC, EU and Africa regions to increase its competitiveness, says T S Vishwanath. The August break at Geneva not withstanding, the trade world is abuzz......

In a slow-moving FMCG market, product prices are moving up

The first to see price hikes will be soaps. In the past six months, domestic palm oil prices have increased by 46 per cent. Palm oil is a key input going into soaps. A slow-moving consumer goods......

Black money: Agreements with SAARC nations from Ap

Taking forward its efforts to track and unearth black money, India has now ratified its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements with SAARC nations and the revised treaties will come into effect from......