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The China Pakistan Economic Corridor History

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project aims to create an industrial corridor from Kashgar (China) to Gwadar (Balochistan, Pakistan) to connect both places with high-speed railway links and roadways and build a port at Gwadar. Initially, the provinces of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were to have benefited. The route was later amended, and as of today, […]

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The 5th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade & Investment

The Bilateral Meeting was co-chaired by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Canada was represented by Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development, Mary Ng to improve the India-Canada Relations. The ministers emphasized IndiaCanada Relations related to solid trade and economic cooperation and committed to further expanding IndiaCanada

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SpaceX

Elon Musk, a tech millionaire who established SpaceX, established the firm only to send people to the planet Mars. It’s been over twenty years since it launched NASA humans into space, and it’s achieved a slew of other firsts all along the journey. Because its launching operations are far less costly than most of its

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Slinex Naval Exercise between Srilanka and India

The SLINEX navy exercise was conducted between Sri Lanka and India in the Bay of Bengal. It was a bilateral exercise, with four ships and two aircraft from Sri Lanka participating alongside two ships and one P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft from India. The exercise included both harbour and sea phases at sea. The exercise aimed

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Sahyog Kaijin Navy Exercise Between Japan and India

Head Coast guards of India and Japan decided to conduct certain kinds of critical joint military navy exercises. This exercise included the Japanese ship Ehigo and four Indian Coast Guard ships. The coast guards practised capturing a stolen ship and rescuing the crew in a coordinated operation. They also demonstrated search and rescue procedures. Following

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SIAM Bharat Air Force Exercise Between Thailand and India

The Indian Air Force and the Royal Thailand Air Force are participating in the Indo-Thailand Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Table Top Exercise 2017 from May 22 to 26 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Group Captain Sucharu Rai VM leads the IAF contingent of eleven members. This is the second time the 2 Air Forces have

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Retaliatory Import Tariffs on US Products

While trade aid agreements may bring short-term financial relief, several researchers and critics of the President’s activities warn that the long-term repercussions of the president’s actions might be disastrous. Tariff retaliation might pose a bigger problem. China has increased taxes on imports from the United States and has strengthened its trade relations with the United

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