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India to boost ties with Cote dIvoire, West Africa

India to boost ties with Cote dIvoire, West Africa A 110-member delegation from Cote dIvoire -- one of the most prosperous mineral-rich African countries -- comes to India Tuesday to accelerate energy and economic ties, underscoring the growing importance of the West African region for Indian diplomacy. The delegation will be headed by Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast) Foreign Minister Youssouf Bakayoko and comprises four other ministers and top industry leaders of the country that is one of the worlds largest producers of cocoa, coffee beans and palm oil. The Ivoirian foreign minister will meet Minister of State for External Affairs Anand

India, Germany to hold strategic dialogue

India, Germany to hold strategic dialogue India and Germany have agreed to set up a strategic dialogue at the level of Defence Secretary/State Secretary of Defence and three sub-groups on strategic, defence and military-to-military cooperation. The agreement was part of a large defence framework cooperation accord signed by visiting Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee with his German counterpart Franz Joseph Jung. Talking to presspersons after the agreement was signed late on Wednesday night, Mr. Mukherjee said the two sides would set up a High Defence Committee comprising the Defence Secretary/State Secretary of Defence which would meet once a year, alternately in India

Brazil, India and S.Africa to step up trade, ties

Brazil, India and S.Africa to step up trade, ties The leaders of India, Brazil and South Africa agreed on Wednesday to cooperate on energy and transportation and boost trade to $10 billion per year as part of a deepening alliance between three of the worlds leading emerging markets. Brazils President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Thabo Mbeki said the summit was an important step in boosting trade among developing nations that have traditionally had more commerce with richer Northern Hemisphere economies. Speaking at its opening, Mbeki said the IBSA alliance was a needed response

India looking for defence cooperation with US

India looking for defence cooperation with US Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today said India was currently exploring contours of cooperation with the United States that include technology transfers, co-production, joint development and collaborative research in the field of defence. Mr Saran welcomed the first meeting of the Indo-US Defence Procurement and Production Group and said efforts were under way in India to foster growth of private sector in defence. Addressing the opening session of the Fourth India-US High Technology Cooperation Group Meeting, Mr Saran said: “Partnerships and investments encouraged by our offset policy may be expected to contribute to that trend.” UN Under

India, Russia keen on bolstering bilateral relations

India, Russia keen on bolstering bilateral relations With their bilateral relations reaching an unprecedented level of intensity, India and Russia have decided to focus on forging a long-standing energy partnership and sign major agreements on space and defence cooperation at the sixth summit meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The prime minister, who leaves for Moscow on a three-day visit on Sunday, recently said in an interview to a Russian daily, "The Indian-Russian dialogue in various spheres has reached an unprecedented level of intensity." In line with Dr Singh's statement, the two sides would sign