New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) India will host the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar set to welcome Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for high-level discussions under the Quad framework.According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the meeting is expected to focus on strengthening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, maritime security, criti…
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New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India and the Netherlands have agreed to deepen bilateral trade and investment ties in key sectors including semiconductors, renewable energy, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and infrastructure under a newly announced Strategic Partnership, with both countries adopting a five-year roadmap aimed at strengthening supply chain resilience and technological collaboration.As part of the new framework, both countries adopted the “Roadmap of India-Netherlands Strategic Par…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the Indian economy has continued to show resilience amid global geopolitical and economic challenges, with strong fundamentals and growing global confidence in India.Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2026 here, Goyal said India has consistently emerged stronger from global crises and stressed that closer collaboration between the government, businesses and citizens would be critical to saf…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Apex business chamber CII on Sunday lauded the swift action taken by the Government of India for a coordinated and well-calibrated response to the disruptions arising from the West Asia crisis, and called on industry to complement these efforts through responsible and constructive action.CII observed that the present situation represents a supply-side disruption, with pressures transmitted through energy costs, logistics and working capital cycles. While the policy res…
Canberra, March 19 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced that the federal government has established a fuel security task force amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Speaking after meeting with state and territory leaders on Thursday morning, Albanese told reporters that the government is doing “all that it can” to secure Australia’s fuel supply.”I want to assure Australians at this time that Australia is well prepared. Our fuel supply is currently secure…
Washington, March 14 (IANS) The United States announced up to $500 million in funding to expand domestic processing of critical minerals and strengthen the battery supply chain that supports industries ranging from defense to transportation and energy.The US Department of Energy (DOE) said the funding opportunity aims to expand critical mineral processing, battery manufacturing, and recycling capacity in the country as Washington seeks to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains for key material…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India-Taiwan relations are evolving from cautious commercial relations into a structured partnership that covers technology, labour mobility and supply chains.India has positioned Taiwan as a key partner in its industrial transformation and in mitigating geopolitical supply chain risks by aligning its Act East Policy with Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy. Consequently, India’s Taiwan policy is increasingly shaped by technological security, supply chain resilience, and …
Washington, Jan 14 (IANS) As part of its push for more fair and balanced trade with APEC partners, the United States hosted a regional roundtable of the APEC Alliance for Supply Chain Connectivity (A2C2) in Mexico City.Attended by government officials from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation economies and private sector experts, the meeting discussed ways to strengthen supply chain resilience across the Asia-Pacific region, the State Department said.This roundtable expanded on work carried out dur…