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The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report. (Representational image)
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Phase-1 results show that Covaxin, a proposed COVID-19 vaccine, is safe. The results find it to be well-tolerated in all dose groups, and that it generates immune response according to results released in a preprint paper titled ‘A Phase 1: Safety and Immunogenicity Trial of an Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine- BBV152’.
India and the U.K. must not allow concerns of the moment to dominate their relationship
With the transition period of the U.K.’s exit from the EU (or Brexit) ending this month, the Boris Johnson government is beginning to firm up its partnerships outside its region, and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s Delhi visit came with a declaration of immediate and longer-term goals for the India-U.K. relationship. His visit was also to prepare the way for Prime Minister Johnson’s India visit, as the chief guest at Republic Day, and to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.K. to the G-7 and the Climate Change (COP26) summits next year. Mr. Johnson will be the first head of government to visit India after the spread of COVID-19; this will also be his first bilateral visit anywhere after Brexit, signalling the importance India and the U.K. give to this chapter in ties. In what he called a “ten-year” road map for relations, Mr. Raab discussed with External Affairs Minist
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EAM Jaishankar Hails India s Role In Indo-Pacific Region, Calls It yesterday’s Reality
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar spoke about the Indo-Pacific region being “not tomorrow’s forecast but yesterday’s reality” at CII Partnership Summit.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on December 17 spoke about the Indo-Pacific region being “not tomorrow’s forecast but yesterday’s reality” at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit 2020 held virtually. From the Indo-Pacific region is truly about to the debate around who owns the region, Jaishankar spoke elaborately on the matter along with how India’s engagement with Indo-Pacific oceans has become severe.
Jaishankar congratulates Bangladesh on Vijay Diwas ANI | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 15:55 IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Wednesday congratulated Bangladesh on the occasion of Vijay Diwas (Victory Day), which marks the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan almost 50 years ago.
Taking to Twitter, the minister said Bangladesh s struggle and sacrifice will continue to be an inspiration for the people who are fighting oppression and genocide. Extend my warmest congratulations to the Government and people of Bangladesh on Bijoy Dibosh. Led by Bangabandhu, Bangladesh s historic struggle and sacrifice will continue to be an inspiration for those fighting oppression and genocide, tweeted Jaishankar.
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): India and Kazakhstan on Tuesday held the seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) via digital video-conference and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Strategic Partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said.
The Indian side was led by Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West) and the Kazakh side was led by Shakhrat Nuryshev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, MEA said in a statement. During the consultations, the two sides reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within the framework of their Strategic Partnership. The consultations covered political, economic and commercial, energy, defence, space, consular and cultural matters. They also shared views and experiences on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, MEA said.