Johannesburg : Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (know as BRICS countries) are expected to coordinate as they cope with the challenges of de-globalization, unilateralism and protectionism while shaping their consensus in further boosting...
Kathmandu : The 4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held here on August 30 and 31, Nepal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. "We have started preparations to ensue the success of the summit," Nepal's Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali told reporters here. Nepal is the...
New Delhi : The Indian government on Monday invited Omani companies to invest in India and benefit from Make in India programme aimed to encourage manufacturing, an official statement said. The invitation was made by Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu during the 8th...
Ankara : The Statistical, Economic, and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), in collaboration with its partners, will organize an International Symposium on "Financing for Development," under the theme of "Thinking Innovative Solutions...
By Bhavana Akella, Toronto : Computer maker Dell will celebrate empowering women entrepreneurs from the world over at a three-day global summit from Sunday in this Canadian metropolis. "The ninth edition of the annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network (DWEN) from July...
Washington : US President Donald Trump suggested the NATO countries to increase their defence spending to 4 per cent -- doubling the 2 per cent target that many members of the bloc were yet to meet. "During the President's remarks today (Wednesday) at the NATO summit,...
New Delhi : As India and Bhutan mark 50 years of diplomatic ties this year, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation in the hydropower sector during a meeting between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay here on...
Nouakchott (Mauritania) : Morocco has stressed that there can be no parallel process to decide on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, other than that of the UN. Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nacer Bourita, addressing a press conference, said the "important...
Nouakchott : African leaders from across the continent on Monday discussed ways to promote and sustain peace, development, and security on the closing day of the 31st African Union summit. The leaders emphasized the need for establishment of a free trade area for the...
San Francisco : The US-China Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tech Summit took place on Friday in Silicon Valley, seeking to start an open dialogue between tech leaders of the two countries on the major challenges ahead with the acceleration of AI adoption across various...