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India, US hold foreign office consultations, reaffirm commitment towards f
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): India and the US have reaffirmed their commitment to work towards ensuring a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific. They also agreed on the need to deepen cooperation in the United Nations, especially during India's membership of the U
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India has 'scale, sophistication' to recalibrate economic relations with C
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 07 (ANI): India has the 'scale and sophistication' to recalibrate its economic relationship with China such that deeper interdependence reduces New Delhi's economic vulnerability, say economists.
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PM Modi's Act East Policy has shifted India's geostrategic posture in Indo
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 7 ( ANI): The Act East Policy (AEP) devised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a regional summit in Myanmar in 2014 has shifted the geostrategic posture of India in the Indo-Pacific and reformulated New Delhi's approach to one that is more strategically asser
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Global air passenger demand in May shows slight improvement
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that global air passenger demand in May measured in revenue passenger kilometres dropped 91.3 per cent as compared to the same period last year.
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Australia announces mega-billion dollar defence plan, says tension rising
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], July 01 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday launched 270 billion Australian dollar 10-year defence plan.
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Air cargo shows slight pickup in May amid continuing capacity crunch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday released data for global air freight markets in May showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market.
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Covid-19 to increase importance of funding diversity for infrastructure: M
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 30 (ANI): Funding diversity in Asia Pacific infrastructure sectors will be enhanced beyond historical levels after the coronavirus pandemic, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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Coronavirus: Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2020 put on hold
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): The annual Asian film prize ceremony-- Asia Pacific Screen Awards--has been put on hold for this year owing to the coronavirus concerns.
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India's economy in deep trouble, growth may contract 5 pc in FY21: S&P
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 26 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that Indian economy is in deep trouble with growth expected to contract by 5 per cent in the current financial year 2020-21.
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Asia Pacific telecoms on course for muted growth, 5G delays: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 26 (ANI): The average revenue growth for Asia Pacific telecom sector will be flat to low-single-digit this year (2019: 4 per cent) before recovering to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Air passenger markets remain close to a standstill while air cargo weakens
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], June 26 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic continued to weigh heavily on international air passenger and cargo markets in May with the travel and tourism sectors crippled by widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions, preliminary traffic figures released by the Associati
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Virus-induced earnings plunge for A-Pac gaming companies, recovery likely
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, June 25 (ANI): Falling international travel, property closures and continuance of social-distancing measures across most countries will keep prospects for the gaming sector weak at least until 2021, according to the latest sector in-depth report by Moody's Investors Service.
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