India, Russia pact likely on Kudankulam n-plant units 5, 6
Talks between India and Russia for setting up units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) are at an advanced stage and a general framework agreement could be announced after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in Goa, Russian sources here said.
Oct 14, 2016, 22:08 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to host state dinner for BRICS-BIMSTEC leaders at Leela Goa
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a state dinner for the visiting heads of states and government of the BRICS and BIMSTEC groups at the iconic beachside luxury hotel 'Leela Goa' on Sunday night.
Oct 14, 2016, 22:06 PM IST
Natural for terrorism to figure in Modi-Putin Goa meet: Official
Discussion on terrorism will be on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet on Saturday during the 17th bilateral summit between the two countries.
Oct 14, 2016, 21:16 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi says BRICS will advance agenda for development, peace, reform
Ahead of BRICS and BIMSTEC Summits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he is looking forward to building bridges to new partnerships and finding common resolve and solutions to entrenched problems of the region.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:29 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to reach Goa for BRICS, hails BIMSTEC
PM Modi said that he looked forward to useful conversations with leaders from China, South Africa, Brazil and Russia on key global and regional challenges.
Oct 14, 2016, 11:13 AM IST
S-400 Triumf – Why is India acquiring this air defence missile system from Russia
If India signs the deal, it would be the second customer of the prized missile system after China which had struck a USD 3 billion contract last year.
Oct 14, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
Terrorism figures prominently in BRICS Sherpas' meet
Ahead of the eighth BRICS Summit, terrorism figured prominently in a meeting of the participating countries' Sherpas in Goa on Thursday.
Oct 14, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
'PM Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin will stay in same resort during BRICS Summit'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Goa on Friday for the upcoming two-day BRICS Summit, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said, adding that both Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin would be housed in the same resort during their stay in the coastal state.
Oct 13, 2016, 22:52 PM IST
BRICS trade with world grows 5.8%, India leading: Maersk
The five-member BRICS bloc saw a 5.8 percent growth in containerised trade with the world in the first half of 2016 on the back of a strong showing by India, says Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company.
Oct 13, 2016, 22:25 PM IST
BRICS Summit: Member countries urge use of individual strengths
In the summit that began on Thursday, BRICS nations` business leaders agreed that utilising individual country strengths and specialisations would be key to deepening economic integration of this group of emerging economies.
Oct 13, 2016, 20:11 PM IST
BRICS business leaders urge use of individual country strengths
BRICS nations` business leaders on Thursday agreed that utilising individual country strengths and specialisations would be key to deepening economic integration of this group of emerging economies.
Oct 13, 2016, 16:15 PM IST
Cabinet approves MoU between Exim Bank, New Development Bank
The Union Cabinet here on Thursday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between New Development Bank (NDB) and Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) for general cooperation through the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism, an official statement said.
Oct 13, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
Russia remains India's leading military supplier: Vladimir Putin
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia remains one of India's leading suppliers of advanced weapons and defence technology as "India is Russia's especially privileged strategic partner".
Oct 13, 2016, 13:19 PM IST
Arun Jaitley warns against growing protectionism of developed economies
Addressing a gathering of finance officials of the BRICS group of emerging nations, Jaitley singled out Britain's vote to leave the European Union, as well as aggressive criticism of trade deals in the US presidential election.
Oct 13, 2016, 13:19 PM IST
PM Modi hosts BRICS leaders as bloc beset by economic woes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will look to reinvigorate the BRICS group of emerging nations at a summit this weekend with India seen as a bright spot in a bloc whose clout has been undermined by economic woes.
Oct 13, 2016, 11:07 AM IST
India to host BRICS trade ministers meeting today
India will on Thursday host a meeting of the BRICS trade ministers here in New Delhi, during which the leaders will adopt a framework to enhance economic co-operation among the member nations.
Oct 13, 2016, 11:04 AM IST
China's Xi Jinping leaves for Cambodia, Bangladesh, India visits
The two-day BRICS summit will start in Goa on October 15.
Oct 13, 2016, 09:39 AM IST
Goa bans drones, unscheduled flights near BRICS summit venue
All unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, para and sports gliding, hot air ballooning have been banned up to 100 km from the main venue of the BRICS summit by the South Goa district administration from October 14, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Oct 12, 2016, 22:52 PM IST
First BRICS Trade Fair gets underway in Delhi
The first trade fair of the BRICS countries, aimed at deepening their economic engagement, trade and investment ties, got underway here on Wednesday, to be followed by meetings of the BRICS Business Forum and BRICS Business Council, ahead of the leaders` summit in Goa later this week.
Oct 12, 2016, 17:25 PM IST
'Sino-India ties under stress, need recalibration'
Sino-India relationship, which is under stress, needs to be "recalibrated", former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said.
Oct 12, 2016, 12:34 PM IST
