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SAARC countries to strengthen health cooperation
24 Apr 2015
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India’s annual trade deficit hits a record $137.01 billion
17 Apr 2015
The country also saw record monthly trade deficit of $11.79 billion in March 2015, the highest in four months, as exports continued to fall
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Cameco signs $280 mn uranium deal as India, Canada resume N-cooperation
15 Apr 2015
Canada, the first to open uranium supplies to India, banned exports of uranium and nuclear hardware to India in the 1970s after New Delhi used Canadian technology to develop a nuclear bomb
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New trade policy aims at doubling exports in five years
01 Apr 2015
The new trade policy provides a framework for facilitating exports of goods and services as also generating employment and increasing value addition in the country
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India offers Sri Lanka $1.5-bn currency swap facility
14 Mar 2015
India and Sri Lanka have agreed to wide-ranging cooperation, including currency stabilisation, infrastructure, energy security, tourism and deeper cooperation in the “ocean economy”
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India, Mauritius deepen maritime engagement
12 Mar 2015
The two countries have entered into an infrastructure cooperation aimed at enhancing Mauritian defence capabilities in Agalega Island, besides exploration and capacity development in the ocean economy
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China launches $80-bn Silk Road infrastructure project
02 Mar 2015
The project involves construction of over 60,000 km of road, including 4,070 km of expressways, to improve the connectivity of existing transportation network
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India, Israel to enhance internal security cooperation
19 Feb 2015
The two countries have identified cyber security, including cyber forensics, and joint development of technology as thrust areas for cooperation in the areas of homeland security
Swaraj pushes Muscat for undersea gas pipeline
18 Feb 2015
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India, Sri Lanka recharge ties with four pacts, including N-cooperation
17 Feb 2015
India, which enjoys a huge trade surplus with Sri Lanka, also agreed on a more balanced growth in trade between the two countries
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