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PTI The US is hopeful of concluding a key military logistics agreement with India and making progress on other foundational pacts in the defence sector ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit here next month, a top American official has said. "We are hopeful that progress would be made on some of the foundational agreements including the logistics agreement that might be concluded prior to the (US) visit (of Prime Minister) and we are looking to see if there are other things that we can take on board," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing on India. Biswal made the remarks while responding to questions on ...

Source: PTI India and Indonesia on Monday signed agreements in the fields of renewable energy and culture and discussed possibilities of expanding cooperation in counter-terrorism and defence. Vice President Hamid Ansari, who met his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kalla, said that ways to diversify and increase bilateral trade as well to encourage investments in each other's country through private sectors were also discussed. “For this we will be working to provide a robust and contemporary legal framework,” he told reporters. “We have also discussed possibilities of expanding our cooperation in defence and counter-terrorism through intensification of our existing mechanisms,” Ansari said. The Vice President, who is in Jakarta on the invitation of Kalla, said that the two countries share similar positions on ...

Source : PTI Highlighting the growing convergence of India, Japan and US interests in the Indo- Pacific region, the three nations underscored the importance of international law, peaceful settlement of disputes and freedom of navigation, including in the South China Sea. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida and US Secretary of State John Kerry attended the first US-India-Japan Trilateral Ministerial dialogue in New York during which they agreed to work together to maintain maritime security through greater collaboration.   In a media note released after the meeting on Tuesday, the three ministers highlighted the growing convergence of their respective countries' interests in the Indo-Pacific region. “They also underscored the importance of international law and peaceful settlement of ...

Source: PIB, Government of India. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi (right) giving his statement to the media with the President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Kikwete, at the Joint Press Briefing, in New Delhi on June 19, 2015. Source: PIB, Government of India.   With trade over $4 billion heavily in India's favour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Tanzania President Kikwete to open up more sectors in his country for investments and exports from India. "Indian investments in Tanzania exceed $3 billion and cover many areas. Indian investors are ready to invest more in Tanzania that would support Tanzania's development and trade," said the PM, adding "I offered our cooperation in the development of the potentially rich natural ...