New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) When India and the European Union concluded their free trade agreement in New Delhi earlier this year, negotiators produced a pact that places far greater emphasis on regulatory cooperation than on tariff cuts, a new report has said.The agreement, spread across 20 chapters, establishes an extensive architecture for consultation, transparency and institutional coordination, embedding about 125 cooperation provisions, the report from Vietnam Times said.India and EU reasse…
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India has transformed its energy diplomacy from simple resource procurement into geopolitical hedging that preserves strategic autonomy through four interlocking pillars — supplier diversification, connectivity investment, financial engineering and energy‑transition diplomacy, a new report has said.While the world wonders at how India simultaneously expanded energy ties with sanctioned Russia, and improved relations with Washington, New Delhi proved that “modern geopo…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a proposed multinational infrastructure initiative aimed at upgrading connectivity between the three regions through integrated trade, energy, and digital networks, is envisioned partially as a counterweight to China’s international infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to an article.Announced at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit in New Delhi in September 2023, IMEC is designed to create …
Nicosia, May 28 (IANS) Italy and the rest of the European Union (EU) countries are working to “strengthen the path to peace” in war-wracked Ukraine and the conflict-hit Middle East, where they are striving to help efforts on a deal for the “immediate reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz and freedom of navigation in the crucial waterway, Italy’s Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, wrote on X Thursday. “#Limassol #Cyprus European Union foreign ministers (informal) meeting to strengthen the path to p…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Thursday morning after concluding a high-profile five-nation diplomatic tour that covered the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Italy. The Prime Minister began his overseas visit on May 15 from the UAE and completed the final leg in Italy on May 20, marking a closely watched diplomatic outreach aimed at strengthening India’s global partnerships.The tour was strategically focused on sec…
Gothenburg, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the European Round Table for Industry (ERT) in Sweden’s Gothenburg on Sunday and said that the “partnership between India and Europe is not just limited to economic figures only but it is guided by common values, democracy and diversity”. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, senior European industry leaders, and representatives from leading European and Indian companies …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Senior Greek and Israeli diplomats welcomed plans for the India‑Middle East‑Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), saying the proposed trade route could unlock huge economic opportunities and help stabilise a region long ridden with conflict, a report has said.Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou described IMEC as “the real long‑term certificate for stability in the region”, adding that the project “would change the whole region from India all the way t…
Washington, April 30 (IANS) US Senators Cory Booker and Dave McCormick have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening energy security, supply chains and strategic partnerships by elevating the Eastern Mediterranean’s role in the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). The proposed “Eastern Mediterranean Gateway Act” seeks to expand US engagement in a region increasingly viewed as a critical link between the United States, India, the Middle East and Europe. The…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India is well-positioned to consider the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), not merely as a “commercial connectivity initiative” but as “a potential national-security-cum-economic hedge”. The current phase of geopolitical instability offers a political window to press partner countries to expedite implementation of critical rail-link agreements, enhance customs-and-standards harmonisation, and codify shared rules for energy-and-digital-corridor gove…
Nicosia, April 4 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Cyprus Manish on Saturday called on Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, reviewing the preparations for the President’s visit to India in May, 2026, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.According to the Indian Embassy in Cyprus, the two sides discussed the key deliverables under the India–Cyprus Joint Action Plan, with a focus on deepening cooperation across various sectors, including t…