October 2010

Tibet to invest in border trade with India

The Hindu, 31 October 2010
Cross-border trade between Tibet and India has risen by more than 10 times since the opening of the Nathu La Pass in Sikkim in 2006, a Chinese official said this week. More…

Taking economic ties with U.S. to higher levels

The Hindu, 31 October 2010
The keenly awaited visit of the U.S. President Barack Obama to India is expected to be a more significant one politically as well as economically compared to his predecessors. More…

India is not tilting to US, says PM

The Economic Times, 27 October 2010
India is not tilting towards the US and its foreign policy is an expression of “enlightened national interests”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said. More…

Visa row between India, China ahead of Singh-Jiabao meet

Sify News, 27 October 2010
A visa row has reportedly surfaced between India and China on the eve of a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, between Indian Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. More…

Bilateral trade tops Obama’s agenda during India visit

The Economic Times, 27 October 2010
Bilateral trade issues will top the agenda during the visit of the US President Barack Obama to India early next month, an official in the US department of commerce has indicated. More…

Indo-Lanka trade booms Wednesday

Daily Mirror, 27 October 2010
The trade volume between Sri Lanka and India had grown to US $ 1.83 billion during the first eight months of this year from US $ 1.29 billion reported during the corresponding period of the last year with the import of motor vehicles figuring prominently, informed sources said yesterday. More…

Cyprus confident of increasing trade with India

MSN News, 26 October 2010
The Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus today exuded confidence that its commerce with India has potential to grow manifold, especially with co-operation in evolving sectors like renewable energy, IT and tourism. More…

Kenya and India move to build stronger business partnership

Business Daily Africa, 21 October 2010
Kenya and India seek to double their trade in the next two years, with eyes on infrastructure projects as anchors of renewed exchanges. More…

India-EU FTA unlikey by December

The Hindu, 20 October 2010
Formal signing of the long negotiated India-European Union Free Trade Agreement is unlikely during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Europe in early December. More…

India, Malaysia to announce free trade pact

The Hindu, 19 October 2010
India and Malaysia will announce a free trade pact, which had been in the works for close to three years, during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit here later this month. More…

India, Singapore trade doubles on free trade pact

The Economic Times, 18 October 2010
Buoyed by cuts in custom tariffs following a market opening agreement, trade between India and Singapore has seen a quantum jump of 98.6 per cent in the first nine months of 2010 over the same period last year. More…

India, Pak should develop good ties for SAARC: Maldives Prez

Deccan Herald, 05 October 2010
Making it clear that prosperity of South Asia is linked to relations between India and Pakistan, Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed today pressed the two countries to develop good ties and felt it was ”doable”. More…

‘Indo-US nuke trade unlikely to start unless India signs CSC’

Times of India, 05 October 2010
American companies, that had played a key role in the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, are unlikely to indulge in nuclear trade with India unless New Delhi becomes a party to an international convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage, a Congressional report has said. More…

Australia to strengthen presence in India’s infra sector

MSN News, 04 October 2010
Nearly 1,000 Australian companies have shown interest in participating in India’s infrastructure sector, a senior official from that country said today. More…

UAE-India trade poised to grow

GulfNews, 01 October 2010
With a population of a mere six million, the UAE has emerged as the largest trading partner of India — a country of more than 1.1 billion people. Two-way trade between India and the UAE rose to $44.5 billion (Dh163.45 billion) in 2009, according to Indian government statistics. More…

India, U.S. to establish framework for strategic ties: Menon

The Hindu, 01 October 2010
India and the United States are looking at establishing a long—term framework of strategic partnership when President Barack Obama visits next month, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon said. More…