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A joint statement will be passed at the conclusion of the summit. (File) New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will be leading an Indian Parliamentary Delegation (IPD) to the two-day 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum meeting which begins in Russia’s St Petersburg on Thursday. The forum is being held with the theme of ‘Role of…
Ashok Bhushan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Effective cooperation among the BRICS nations in striking the right balance between promoting sustainability and competition is pertinent to deal with complex challenges, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) chairperson Ashok Bhushan said on October 12. Emphasising the importance of having free and fair competition in the market…
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File image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping a G-20 summit for the first time, Beijing is sending “deliberate signals” to India and the West by essentially downgrading its involvement in a key international forum, according to current and former officials and people familiar with Beijing’s thinking. Missing…
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The story so far: In a bid to deepen ties in Asia and Africa, the heads of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are scheduled to meet in Cape Town, South Africa on August 22-24 this year. The bloc, which is seen as a counter to the G7, is also mulling…
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India observed its 77th Independence Day this year. This analysis measures India’s relative performance in the past 76 years compared to other countries across four parameters — GDP per capita, Human Development Index (HDI), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and women’s participation in Parliament. Owing to technological advancement and infrastructural development, India and other countries have…
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