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Sitharaman meets delegates from Tatarstan, Japan to discuss free trade agreements

New Delhi, Nov 19 (ANI): A Russian delegation led by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. The delegation which is in India will form a Joint Working Group (JWG) of the two countries to work on ways to strengthen trade in fertilisers, chemicals and pharmaceuticals between India and Tatarstan. Meanwhile, two delegations from Japan, including one headed by the Chief Executive Officer Of Mitsui and Co. Ltd. and Chairman of Japan-India Business Co-operation Committee, Masami Iijima and Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) headed by Hiroyuki Ishige also met Sitharaman. The delegation is visiting India for the purpose of the free trade agreement being negotiated by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which would help India boost its commerce and manufacturing. Nov 19, 2014
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Abe calls snap Japan poll, delays tax hike

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he was calling a snap election and delaying an expected sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in recession. Duration: 01:14 Nov 19, 2014
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Suffering Growing Day By Day for People in Gilgit

Gilgit Baltistan, November 18, 2014: Gilgit Baltistan has become a shambled region in the hands of Pakistan. The growing unemployment and economic backwardness have kept the region in dark. Fake promises and the self governance ordinance of 2009 had made it clear that Pakistan is doing nothing for the region. The region of Gilgit Baltistan is in chaos. The non-state actors, who often incite people for violence in the region on the basis of different religion, rule the roost. The puppet administration also works hand-in-glove with them and often takes decisions in their favour. Nov 18, 2014
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Gujarat to tap changing economic scenario with new industrial policies, says Anandiben Patel

Mumbai, Nov 18 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel while addressing a press conference said the state was geared to tap the changing economic scenario with new industrial policies that would put the nation at the global forefront. Patel was speaking at a curtain raiser of the 7th Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit (VGGIS) to be held in January 2015, in New Delhi. Patel further said the summit will lay emphasis on social sectors and specialised areas like climate change. The curtain raiser is to encourage investors from other states to set up business in Gujarat. The events have been planned as pre-Vibrant Gujarat summit 2015 in major cities across the country, starting from Mumbai. Nov 18, 2014
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India has a natural partnership with Australia: PM Modi

Canberra, Nov 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an opening statement at a joint press conference with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott, termed India as having a natural partnership with Australia, which is aimed at building a peaceful and a prosperous world. Observing that New Delhi's economic relationship with Canberra encompassed all areas, Prime Minister Modi on Tuesday asserted that India's economic climate has changed for the better, and that he and Prime Minister Abbot had discussed what both nations should do to impart real momentum to the economic partnership. Prime Minister Modi also stated that India will hold a 'Make in India' show in Australia in 2015 and in turn Australia would also be holding Business week in India in January 2015. Nov 18, 2014
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US Republican Governor meets Sushma Swaraj

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj met Governor of US state of South Carolina, Nikki Haley, in New Delhi on Monday. Haley met Swaraj with a view to attract business and held talks on economic issues. Haley is on a 10-day visit to India and embarked upon her tour from Chandigarh. Haley interacted with politicians and industry leaders with an objective to seek strong business ties with India and attract investments in South Carolina and vice-versa in the field of aerospace, pharmaceuticals, tourism and agro-processing industries. Nov 17, 2014
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Pandit Nehru was all for secularism, says Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 17 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday credited India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with the foresight to see the importance of secularism for a country as diverse as India. Gandhi was speaking at the two-day international conference to commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Nehru in New Delhi. Gandhi further credited Nehru with laying the foundation for India's economic emergence and said he recognised the public sector as a potent symbol of change and modernisation. Congress president also said Nehru was a great unifying force in the critical years after independence. Nov 17, 2014
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Good governance is the starting point to change: PM Modi

Brisbane, Nov 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met businessmen during breakfast hosted by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman in Brisbane. Modi asserted that good governance is the starting point of change and added that reforms launched by his government are aimed at boosting economic growth and improve quality of life. Nov 17, 2014