Indo-Japanese relations set for a great spring
After cautiously probing each other for years about building a political partnership, New Delhi and Tokyo have finally cleared the ground for a substantive strategic dialogue. This is expected to take place during the visit of cabinet minister and director general of Japanese defence agency Shigeru Ishiba to the Capital.
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Textile row: Indo-EU negotiations on May 7
Bilateral talks between New Delhi and Brussels on some of the key textile issues are scheduled to be held in Brussels on May 7. The issues may include removal of quota restrictions on India's textile exports under the WTO agreement on textiles and clothing, frequent anti-dumping/anti-subsidy investigations by the Union and greater market access to the EU markets.
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Tripartite talks to operationalise north-south route
Russia, Iran and India plan to double their shipments along the North-South corridor by the year 2005 taking them to an annual 8 million tonne (mt). Senior officials from the three countries met in Tehran on Wednesday to make a move towards operationalising the corridor.
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UP traders to pay less tax, car owners more
The economic committee of Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Thursday announced relief in trade tax under various heads with the twin purpose of "increasing the revenue generation and giving relief in tax to traders." However, car owners and certain others would have to pay more now.
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