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ECI to host virtual Asian Regional Forum meet on "Making our Elections Inc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India will be hosting a virtual meet of the 'Asian Regional Forum' on the theme "Making our Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative" at Nirvachan Sadan on August 11, 2022.
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Committed to working towards unlocking trade potential through Chabahar Po
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal affirmed India's commitment to unlocking the trade potential with the Central Asian region through the use of Chabahar Port in Iran.
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South-East Asia should scale up covid vaccination coverage: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): Amid an incessant rise in Covid cases, the World Health Organization called on countries in the South-East Asian region to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination coverage today.
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Union Minister Sonowal advocates for 'ecologically responsible' economic g
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal advocated for ecologically responsible economic growth in the Southeast Asian region at the Special Plenary session in the 3rd edition of the NADI dialogue organised by Asian Confluence in Guwahati on Saturday.
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US vows 150 million in investment to ASEAN with China in focus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Amid concerns over China's growing influence in the South Asian region, the United States has pledged over USD 150 million in investment to the ASEAN for maritime cooperation, infrastructure, and other initiatives.
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Think-tank warns of ISIS' expansion to Central Asia; potentially reach Rus
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], April 19 (ANI): A Canada-based think tank in its research paper has warned of a greater threat with the Islamist terrorist groups from Syria and Iraq relocating and turning their focus towards the Central Asian states, taking advantage of their relevance as raw materials su
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iPiD launches in India with Asit Oberoi appointed as the South Asian Regio
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The ground-breaking fintech of International Payments- iPiD, today announced its launch in the Indian market. iPiD is a technological innovative initiative for financial transactions cutting across the political borders of natio
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President Kovind to visit Turkmenistan, Netherlands next month
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will be on an official visit to Turkmenistan from April 1 to 4 and this visit will be just after the inauguration of the new President of Turkmenistan, said MEA's joint secretary, in charge of the BIMSTEC and south Asian region, Ru
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WHO calls on global stakeholders to invest in South-East Asia to prevent T
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): On the eve of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organisation called on the national, international and global stakeholders to invest at least USD 3 billion annually in the South-East Asian region to prevent over 1.5 million TB deaths by 2025.
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Prevention, cooperation, mutual assistance essential to counter connected
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], January 20 (ANI): Prevention, cooperation and mutual assistance in controlled measures at international borders are essential to counter the transnational and connected nature of terrorists and criminal activists in the South Asian region, said Sri Lankan Chief of Defenc
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South Asia faces environmental watershed amid climate change: Experts
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI): South Asian region is facing an environmental watershed from rising sea levels endangering the Maldives and melting of glaciers affecting Nepal and Afghanistan to overdevelopment that threatens Tibet's vital ecosystem and destabilisation caused by climate-indu
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Afghan situation has wider repercussions for Central Asia, says EAM Jaisha
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said that that the situation in Afghanistan has wider repercussions for the Central Asian region and added that both India and Russia have a common interest in ASEAN centrality.
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