Seoul, April 8 (IANS) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday called for South Korea and Japan to work together, such as at the UN level, to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing deepening supply disruptions from the war against Iran that are affecting the global economy.Ishiba made the remarks during a forum in Seoul, stressing that Iran’s effective blockade of the vital waterway, responsible for about 20 per cent of global energy supplies, is not limited to just a few cou…
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Dhaka, March 21 (IANS) The newly-elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government’s ‘Bangladesh First’ policy — if more than just a slogan – must guide all future negotiations on General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) and Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA)-related agreements with the United States. President Donald Trump’s letter to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman last month indicates that the negotiations stalled during the Sheikh Hasina-led …
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Health industry leaders on Saturday welcomed the interim agreement on the bilateral trade deal between India and the US.As part of the interim framework, the US will slash reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent. The US will also remove the reciprocal tariff on generic pharmaceuticals, among other sectors like gems and diamonds, and aircraft parts. Although full details are yet to emerge, the interim India-US trade deal framework indicates that India has receive…