China is world’s principal IP infringer The theft of Intellectual Property (IP) remains a grave threat to the United States due to lack of legal enforcement and national industrial policies that encourage IP theft by…
India and Germany Ratify Social Security Agreement India and Germany have ratified the Social Security Agreement (SSA), which will come into force from May 1 this year, to help promote more investment flows between the…
Pakistan and Turkey Sign Multiple Agreements Pakistan has signed 10 agreements with Turkey to enhance bilateral cooperation in various fields, including exchange of financial intelligence relating to money laundering, hydrocarbon and defence cooperation. The agreements…
Unpaid dues result in Venezuela and Libya being suspended from voting at UNGA Venezuela and Libya have been suspended from voting in the U.N. General Assembly for the second time in two years because of…
BRICS Bank to finance techno-innovation projects The New Development Bank (NDB) set up by the BRICS plans to provide lending to technological innovation projects. Established to meet emerging economies’ funding needs, the multilateral lender approved…
India and Rwanda Sign 3 MOUs India and Rwanda on Monday signed MoUs for promoting innovation, easing visa requirements and boosting air connectivity between the two countries. The countries will set up an entrepreneurship development…
First multilateral deal agreed at the World Trade Organization (WTO) comes into force The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has now been ratified by 112 of the WTO’s 164 members, crossing the two-thirds threshold needed for…
First Strategic Dialogue to discuss friction points like Masood Azhar and NSG Bid between India and China India and China are to hold their first Strategic Dialogue on February 22 in Beijing during which the…
UN Report calls for quota for women in elected bodies Making a case for quota for women in elected bodies like Parliament, a UN report said that reservation in Panchayati Raj Institutions has helped reduce…
India, Pakistan extend pact on cutting nuke related mishaps India and Pakistan have extended their bilateral pact, dealing with reducing the risk of nuclear weapon-related accidents, for a period of five years. This is in…