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Canada should capture the trade opportunity that India’s fast-growing economy provides, and become one of the biggest commercial partners of India in the next few years, a new report on Canada-India trade has said. The joint report brought out by the Business Council of Canada and the Canada India Business Council argues India is indispensable for Canada’s strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. “Canada has powerful incentives to diversify its trading relationships. The U.S., which accounts for the bulk of our trade, has become more protectionist in recent years — under both Democratic and Republican administrations. And our second largest trading partner, China, has become a much riskier place to do business amid deteriorating bilateral relations,” said the report titled “Why India: Unlocking Canada’s Opportunity in the Indo-Pacific”. The report pointed out that Canada has not joined the recently launched Indo Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity and argued that the country can … [Read more...] about Report urges Canada to follow Australia and sign trade pact with India

India and the US will kick-start an over two-week-long mega military exercise in Uttarakhand's Auli in October amid the fast-evolving regional security scenario. The 18th edition of exercise "Yudh Abhyas" is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 31, sources in the defence and military establishment said on Wednesday. A number of complex drills are being planned for the mega exercise, they said. The last edition of the exercise took place in October last year in Alaska in the US. The sources said the exercise is aimed at enhancing understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the armies of India and the US. The "Yudh Abhyas" exercise is taking place in the backdrop of India's lingering border row with China in eastern Ladakh. The Indo-US defence ties have been on an upswing for the last few years. In June 2016, the US designated India a "Major Defence Partner". The two countries have also inked key defence and security pacts over the past few years, including … [Read more...] about India, US to Carry Out Mega Military Exercise in Uttarakhand’s Auli in October

The Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) Friday signed an agreement with ISS Facility Services India to train students enrolled in the BBA (Facilities and Hygiene Management) programme. As part of this memorandum of understanding (MoU), the company will assist DSEU with curriculum advisory, faculty and staff development workshops, internships, and placement support along with six scholarships to high-performing and needy students, the ISS Group said. ISS India also opened a facility management lab at the DSEU campus which will complement the skill development process with the tools and technology required for the sector. DSEU Vice Chancellor Neharika Vohra said the collaboration will help the students gain hands-on experience. ”Experiential learning has been our go to tool while emphasising on the need of viewing higher education from the lens of teaching as per the industry and market needs,” she said. ”ISS Facility Services India, a subsidiary of the Denmark-based … [Read more...] about Delhi Skill University Signs Pact with ISS Facility Services India to Train Students

THAI NGUYEN, Vietnam: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has scaled back production at its massive smartphone plant in Vietnam, employees say, as retailers and warehouses grapple with rising inventory amid a global fall in consumer spending. America's largest warehouse market is full and major U.S. retailers such as Best Buy and Target Corp warn of slowing sales as shoppers tighten their belts after early COVID-era spending binges. The effect is acutely felt in Vietnam's northern province of Thai Nguyen, one of Samsung's two mobile manufacturing bases in the country where the world's largest smartphone vendor churns out half of its phone output, according to the Vietnam government. Graphic: US business inventories climb on restocking, slower consumer spending – https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/ce/lgpdwywgrvo/USTradeInventories.png Samsung, which shipped around 270 million smartphones in 2021, says the campus has the capacity to make around 100 million devices a year, according … [Read more...] about Samsung Workers in Vietnam Bear Brunt of Slowdown in Demand for Electronics Globally

The Maldives on August 2 signed a cyber security agreement with India as both sides affirmed bilateral will to strengthen ties to take on “transnational crimes and terrorism” in the Indian Ocean region. Addressing the media after the signing of six agreements, President Ibrahim ‘Ibu’ Solih expressed gratitude to India for the help extended to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and for providing a landing craft and utility vehicles to the Maldives National Defence Force. “The MoU signed today on cyber security aims to promote closer cooperation and exchange of information pertaining to cyber security in accordance to our domestic laws, rules and regulation and based on equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit,” said Mr. Solih after officials on both sides exchanged agreements covering areas like women and child development, disaster management and infrastructure development. Before that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mr. Solih participated remotely in the pouring of the first concrete … [Read more...] about India is highest priority, says Maldives President Solih after signing six agreements

India and the 10-nation grouping ASEAN have "strong convergence" on Indo-Pacific, combating the threat of terrorism and the developments in Ukraine and Myanmar, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday. Mr. Jaishankar made the comments after attending an India-ASEAN ministerial meeting in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The external affairs minister also said that India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also have similar views on connectivity projects, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and issues relating to cyber security. "A productive ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Phnom Penh. Thank Singapore FM @VivianBala and ASEAN colleagues for a good discussion. Strong convergence on Indo-Pacific, UNCLOS, Connectivity, Covid-19, Terrorism, Cyber Security, Ukraine and Myanmar," Mr. Jaishankar tweeted. Also Read External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets U.S. Secretary of State in Phnom Penh The external affairs … [Read more...] about India, ASEAN discuss key challenges in ministerial meet in Cambodia

Aerospace major Airbus has signed a contract with aviation infrastructure developer GMR Group to provide aircraft maintenance training to engineers at the GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad. In a release, Airbus said GMR will be offering a fully integrated Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) licensing programme at the GMR School of Aviation. The four year course will include two years of classroom training and two-year training in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at GMR Aero Technic here followed by Aircraft Type Training. As per the contract, Airbus will provide the necessary software and courseware in the form of trainee handbooks, examination database, online access of Airbus customised basic training modules and Airbus Competence Training (ACT) for Academy media package, which is the technical training material required for the courses. In addition, the planemaker will also provide training to GMR instructors along with assessment of the training centre. “The … [Read more...] about Airbus, GMR ink pact for aircraft maintenance training

Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions , Bharti Airtel on August 3 announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month. Airtel highlighted its long-standing relationship for connectivity and pan-India managed services with Ericsson and Nokia while stating that partnership with Samsung will begin this year onwards. Explained | What are the challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment? The Sunil Mittal-led firm recently acquired 19,867.8 MHZ spectrum in 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands, bolstering its spectrum holding. Bharti Airtel, which acquired spectrum worth ₹43,084 crore in the just-concluded auction, had said it is well-positioned to usher in the 5G revolution in India. Gopal Vittal, CEO of Airtel, said, "We are delighted to announce that Airtel will commence roll out of 5G services in August." Mr. Vittal said the network agreements are finalised and … [Read more...] about Airtel to start 5G services rollout in August; inks pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung

A day of sensational drama produced some thrilling action, with some late strikes changing the projected results on its head. For instance, India 1 needed Tania Sachdev and R. Vaishali to post victories to more than nullify the defeat of K. Humpy in a thrilling match against sixth seed Azerbaijan. Sensational draw In the Open section, Armenia and USA produced a sensational draw. Gukesh’s seventh win on the trot for India 2 highlighted the day. After USA twice took the lead against Armenia through Wesley So and Dominguez Perez while Gabriel Sargissian made it 1-1 by upstaging Fabiano Caruana, all eyes were on the fourth board. USA was staring at the prospect of dropping its second draw of the week, when Sam Shankland seemingly recovered enough against Robert Hoyhannisyan to take the team closer to a match-winning draw. But that was not to be. Amid mounting tension, Shankland moved his king assuming a check that wasn’t. The American realised his mistake and kept his king on … [Read more...] about Tania and Vaishali give India 1 a dramatic win

If ever any proof was needed of India’s growing chess prowess, four fearless teenagers presented it to the world in a telling manner on Saturday. Silently, they made a huge statement by bringing down the mighty USA. In doing so, they provided the biggest talking-point of the 44th Chess Olympiad here. In a display of immense self-belief, D. Gukesh, Nihal Sarin, R. Praggnanandhaa and Raunak Sadhwani joined hands to script a sensational 3-1 victory over Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian, Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez Perez — ranked between 5 and 12 in live ratings. Never before has the chess world seen a bigger upset in over 90 years of this prestigious team competition. Also Read Gukesh — a potential superstar Before a late blunder from P. Harikrishna in a 102-move marathon proved decisive as Armenia retained its one-point lead at 15 points and India 1 battled to a 2-2 draw against second seed Ukraine to stay ahead in the women’s section, Gukesh and Raunak scripted … [Read more...] about Gukesh stuns Caruana as India 2 roars