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25 November 2013

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SPOTLIGHT

 

Indian banks ramp up presence in Africa

 

Indian commercial banks are expanding their footprint in Africa by being on the ground, working with consumers and businesses, and building two-way trade and investment.  ...

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INDIA AFRICA COOPERATION

 

India closing relations deficit with West Africa: Khurshid

 

 India is looking for greater engagement with West Africa to balance its historically robust ties with the eastern and southern parts of the continent, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said....

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'India, Africa should have strategic dialogue for better understanding'

 

Indians and Africans should have more Track-II dialogues for greater understanding that would help prevent the kind of situation provoked by the recent incidents in Goa involving Nigerians....

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'India Africa dialogue should integrate all dimensions'

 

The India-Africa dialogue needs an integrated approach encompassing different dimensions to allow a complete picture of reality and realise optimum synergy, a senior diplomat has said.  ...

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'UN peacekeeping requires balance with responsibilities'

 

The risks faced by the Indian armed forces while on UN peacekkping duties in Africa need to be balanced with responsibilities that come with this country's high status on the global stage, a senior official of the external affairs ministry has said.  ...

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South Africa is IITF focus country second year running

 

The arts and crafts of South Africa are back at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi, with it being given the status of focus country at the fair for the second consecutive year.  ...

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NEWS

 

India welcomes Iran nuclear deal

 

India has welcomed the accord reached between Iran and the six world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme that seeks to curb Iran's nuclear development programme in exchange for lifting some sanctions.  ...

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Prime Minister inaugurates Indian Women's Bank

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the country's first all-women bank, Bharatiya Mahila Bank (Indian Women's Bank).  ...

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PANORAMA

 

Ethiopia is newest hub of African aspirations in space

 

After South Africa and Nigeria, Ethiopia is becoming a hub of Africa's aspirations in space with the East African nation's finalising the installation of two huge deep-space observatory telescopes to promote space research in the region, a prelude to its developing a space mission by launching its own satellites.  ...

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CONVERSATION

 

'Invest in South Africa, double your money'

 

"Those who invest in South Africa never go wrong, they double their investments. I give people the example of the Tatas," a minister from the country says.  ...

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COMMENT

 

Radicalism as a challenge to Ethiopia

 

A knock on the door well after midnight. Mohammed Hassan Abdalla opens the door to find that a posse of policemen have come for his elder brother, Sheikh Abdulsalam Abdalla, a preacher in the local mosque in this rural settlement of Wabe, 300 km southwest of the Ethiopian capital, of Addis Ababa....

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BUSINESS

 

India ahead of US, China as best investment destination: Ernst & Young

 

India has spurted ahead of China and the US as the most attractive investment destination, a survey by global professional services firm Ernst & Young (EY) says.  ...

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TECHNOLOGY

 

Indian space agency to launch German, French, British, satellites

 

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that got global recognition for its successful launch of a mission to Mars, will now launch German, French, British and Canadaian satellites, a top official said.  ...

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