Tag: India

India conducts a successful final trial of Nag anti-tank guided missile

October 26, 2020

• India successfully carried out the final trial of the Nag anti-tank guided missile with a warhead. The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

3rd India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in New Delhi

October 25, 2020

• India is hosting the third India-US two plus two Ministerial Dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar are leading the Indian delegation.

India, Vietnam Business Forum held in virtual mode

October 22, 2020

• The India Vietnam Business Forum was held via video conference on October 20, 2020. During the meet, both sides reaffirmed the growing bilateral trade and the investment ties between both nations.
• The Business Forum between India and Vietnam was co-organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and India Chamber of Commerce.

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Malaysia

October 22, 2020

• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Malaysian Institute of certified public Accountants.

Cabinet approves India-Nigeria Space Cooperation

October 22, 2020

• The Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation and the National Space Research and Development agency of Nigeria.

India records highest ever FDI in April-August 2020

October 21, 2020

• The Commerce and Industry Ministry informed on October 20, 2020, that India received its highest-ever Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in April-August 2020, the first five months of the financial year.

India ranked 2nd in OECD International Migration Outlook report

October 21, 2020

• India has acquired the second rank in terms of the number of migrants going to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries and acquiring the citizenship of those countries.
• China retained its top spot with 4.3 lakh migrants.

India 4th most powerful country in Asia Power Index 2020

October 20, 2020

• India has been ranked at 4th position in the Asia Power Index 2020, released by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute.
• The US topped the list which is followed by China and Japan.

India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile

October 19, 2020

• India successfully test-fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, from the Indian Navy’s indigenously-built stealth destroyer INS Chennai.

India-Sri Lanka Maritime Exercise SLINEX-20 to begin

October 18, 2020

• The eighth edition of annual Indian Navy (IN) and Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-20 is scheduled to be held off Trincomalee in Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2020.