Indian Degrees to be Recognised in Australia
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Indian Degrees to be Recognised in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that Indian degrees would now be recognised in Australia. Albanese added that the Australian Government and Indian Government have finalised the Australia-India Education Qualification Recognition Mechanism, through which Indian degrees would be considered valid. The first official visit of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to India is from March 8 to 11. The visit began from Gujarat, where the Australian Prime Minister announced that students with Indian qualifications would be recognised in his country. In addition, for In

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Most Countries Want to Benefit with India, a Success Story, Says Morocco Minister
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Most Countries Want to Benefit with India, a Success Story, Says Morocco Minister

Calling India’s economy a success story, Morocco's Delegate Minister of Investment Mohcine Jazouli said that most countries, including Morocco, want to benefit with India. In an interview to an Indian news agency, Mohcine Jazouli said, “We want to benefit from India’s experience, mainly from financial technologies, and automobile,” adding that Morocco can share its experiences in renewable energy. “We can use Morocco as a manufacturing and industrial platform for India.” Jazouli was speaking to the media after a bilateral meeting with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on

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There Is No Reshaping of Indo-Pacific without India, says Australian FM
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There Is No Reshaping of Indo-Pacific without India, says Australian FM

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called India a critical and great power in the Indo-Pacificregion. “There is no reshaping of the Indo-Pacific without India. We have seen that India is a civilisational power that brings a different perspective to some of the challenges of these times,” she said in her address at the meeting of QUAD Foreign Ministers in Delhi on March 3. Wong participated in a meeting presided by Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2023. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and US Secretary of State Antony

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PM Modi Calls for Investment in Clean and Conventional Energy
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PM Modi Calls for Investment in Clean and Conventional Energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought investments in India’s green economy, and said the country’s solar, wind and biogas potential is no less than any gold mine or oil field. Addressing the first webinar on green growth in the 12 post-budget webinars to be held till 11 March, the Prime Minister said that India’s commanding position in the renewable energy space will ensure a commensurate change in the world. Besides the three segments of solar, wind and biogas, he also highlighted investment opportunities in areas like the green hydrogen ecosystem, which includes fuel cells, elect

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US Puts Forward Indian-American Ajay Banga to Lead World Bank
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US Puts Forward Indian-American Ajay Banga to Lead World Bank

US President Joe Biden has nominated former Mastercard head Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank. The Indian-American is chosen for his extensive experience in leading successful organisations in developing countries and forging public-private partnerships to address financial inclusion and climate change. In a statement, the US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen said that Banga was “uniquely” equipped to take on that charge, pointing to his track record of forging partnerships between governments, companies and non-profits. Being the World Bank's biggest shareholder, the US has traditio

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UAE Keen to Support India in Its 500-GW Clean Energy Goal
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UAE Keen to Support India in Its 500-GW Clean Energy Goal

The UAE will explore all opportunities of partnership with India to contribute to the Asian country’s high-growth-low-carbon pathway, said Sultan Al Jaber, the COP28 president-designate, on February 22. He added that the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial level is “just non-negotiable”.  “India's goal of adding 500 GW of clean energy in the next seven years is a true and a powerful statement of intent. As one of the largest investors in renewable energy, the UAE and Masdar (renewable energy investing firm) will explore

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Prime Minister Modi Urges Focus on ‘Most Vulnerable’ at G20 Meeting
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Prime Minister Modi Urges Focus on ‘Most Vulnerable’ at G20 Meeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens” as he inaugurated a Group of 20 (G-20) meeting on February 24. In his address to the two-day meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors at the Nandi Hills resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Modi said the COVID-19 pandemic and “rising geo-political tensions in different parts of the world” had led to unsustainable debt levels in several countries, disruptions to global supply chains and threats to food and energy security. He added that stabilit

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India is a Partner of Choice, Says US Envoy
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India is a Partner of Choice, Says US Envoy

Underlining the strong ties between New Delhi and Washington, US Charge d’Affaires Ambassador A. Elizabeth Jones has called India “a partner of choice” for the country. The US diplomat was speaking at the press conference in Bengaluru on the eve of Aero India 2023, which took place from February 13-17 in Bengaluru. She also opened the USA Partnership Pavilion at Aero India 2023. Jones congratulated India on the country’s G20 presidency and looked forward to robust US participation. “India and the United States are crucial partners in so many ways to ensure a free and open, pro

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Earthquake Diplomacy Could Help Mend Turkey-Armenia Ties
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Earthquake Diplomacy Could Help Mend Turkey-Armenia Ties

Humanitarian aid sent by Armenia for victims of the devastating earthquake in Turkey on February 6 could boost the neighbouring countries’ efforts to normalise their relations, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on February 15. For the first time in 35 years, a border gate between the long-feuding neighbours was opened to allow aid for quake victims in southern Turkey. Armenia also sent a rescue team to Turkey to help in the search for survivors. “Armenia has extended its hand of friendship, showed solidarity and cooperation with us in this difficult time … We need to

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India is ‘Counterbalance to Superpower Contest,’ Says New Zealand
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India is ‘Counterbalance to Superpower Contest,’ Says New Zealand

New Zealand sees India as a “counterbalance to the superpower contest” in the region and wants to take bilateral ties to the next level to boost cooperation in diverse areas, from agriculture to education and security, said the New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta in an interview on February 8. Both India and New Zealand have been trying to revitalise their bilateral relationship since last year. Mahuta said that her discussions with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi focused on collaboration in climate action, especially in the Pacific, agriculture, resea

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