Washington, April 14 (IANS) As global investors reassess risk in a shifting economic order, Mehul Pandya believes India has a chance to challenge long-standing norms in sovereign credit ratings — and to question why some economies are judged differently than others. Pandya, Managing Director (MD) and Group CEO of Care Ratings Limited, is in Washington for the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, where he is meeting policymakers, investors and multilateral…
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Athens, April 12 (IANS) Pakistani nationals, along with local actors, are embedded in the operational infrastructure of human smuggling and document fraud networks in Europe, according to a report. Greek authorities have started scrutiny of the database of Pakistani nationals who have come to the country on work visas in the past two years after police in March arrested five Pakistani nationals for operating a network of work visas of fake firms and fake government papers, the report in European…
Athens, April 6 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday proposed an institutional reform banning government ministers from concurrently serving as Members of Parliament, a move aimed at enhancing transparency and modernising state governance. Under the proposal, which would take effect after the 2027 general elections, any lawmaker appointed to the cabinet would be required to temporarily relinquish their parliamentary seat. The vacancy would be filled by the next eligible cand…
Islamabad, April 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has confirmed the arrest of a most wanted human trafficker on FIA red book who was involved in the June 2023 Greece boat capsize, local media reported on Friday. The accused was earlier serving as a constable in Pakistan’s Elite Force. In January, the arrested trafficker had resisted and attacked a FIA team during a raid conducted in Majra Shumali village of Pakistan’s Gujrat district. Police had booked him for attempted mur…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent state visit to Israel marked a strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries as part of a “sophisticated geo-economic gambit,” according to an article in The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.The article highlights that PM Modi’s address to the Knesset outlined both his government’s broader strategic outlook and Israel’s place within it. In his remarks, PM Modi signalled a commitment to building a regional ar…
London, March 23 (IANS) Thousands of protesters took to the streets in London, joining a growing wave of demonstrations across Europe against US and Israeli military strikes on Iran. In the British capital, a sea of demonstrators marched from Russell Square to Whitehall on Saturday (local time), waving banners and chanting slogans condemning the attacks. Their voices echoed through central London as concerns over the escalating conflict spilt onto the streets.At a rally later in the day, partici…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday highlighted key achievements of the ministry over the past week, including progress on trade agreements, innovation recognition and export promotion initiatives.Marking two years of the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), the minister said the pact has begun yielding results, with Iceland investing $30 million in Maharashtra’s fisheries sector.“The agreement has created an investment pa…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Harry Theoharis, on Friday discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, maritime connectivity and other areas of mutual interest.Goyal held a virtual meeting with Theoharis to further deepen India–Greece cooperation in these areas, the commerce minister said on social media platform X.“India values its growing partnership with Greece…
New Delhi/Baghdad, March 12 (IANS) An Indian crew member was killed after a US-owned crude oil tanker, Safesea Vishnu, came under attack by Iran near Basra in Iraq on Wednesday. The remaining 15 Indian crew members on board were evacuated safely and moved to a secure location, the Indian Embassy in Baghdad said.The attack took place in the Persian Gulf, where another oil tanker was also reported to have caught fire after being struck in Iraq’s territorial waters. Iran has claimed responsibilit…
Los Angeles, March 4 (IANS) Hollywood star Brad Pitt and his partner Ines de Ramon were recently seen spending quality time together in Greece. The actor, 62, and his girlfriend of more than two years, Ines, 33, were photographed leaving the Greek island Hydra, about two weeks after they were first seen on the island as Brad Pitt films an upcoming movie titled ‘The Riders’, reports ‘People’ magazine.They were previously photographed walking together with their luggage on Hydra. A source …