Members of the QUAD — the US, Australia, India and Japan — had held their first summit at the White House in March 2021. The annual summit of the QUAD countries is scheduled to be held in India this yearWashington: The Biden administration hopes that the four-nation grouping QUAD continues the momentum of its past three years under India’s presidency in 2024, the White House has said."The

Abu Dhabi: India on Wednesday blocked the China-led Investment Facilitation Development Agreement (IFD) in the World Trade Organization (WTO), so the proposal is unlikely to be mentioned in the outcome document of the ministerial conference."India and South Africa blocked the IFD proposal in WTO. It may not be mentioned in the final outcome document," official sources said.Along with India, South

Hubli: Coming out in wholesome praise of Prime Minister Modi’s leadership and is outreach towards India’s global partners in times of distress, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said New Delhi demonstrated to the world that it could not only look after itself but could also ‘save the world’ in times of need.Speaking at an event at Hubli in Congress-ruled Karnataka on Wednesday,

Berlin: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane interacted with the Federal Association of the German Security and Defence Industry (BDSV) in Berlin, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.In a meeting organised by BDSV on Wednesday, Defence Secretary outlined the recent changes in the Indian defence industry through progressive reforms, making it attractive to invest in India, and to enter

Abu Dhabi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal asserted on Wednesday that India plays a crucial role as a consensus builder in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).However, he expressed concern that several countries were disrupting this consensus."India’s stand is consistent, world needs to see who is blocking the issues and why WTO work is not going on smoothly. It shows India is a

Abu Dhabi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that 22 more countries have applied for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership, which India will support as a leader of the Global South."Twenty-two more countries have applied for WTO membership, India will take a sympathetic view of their demands and will support as a leader of the Global South," Goyal said while