International Development
VIF News Digest: International Developments (3-9 Dec 2018)

USA
‘We will work everything out’, says James Mattis on India’s purchase of S-400 defence systems
4 Dec 2018

Defence Secretary James Mattis has expressed confidence that India and the US...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (24-30 Nov 2018)

USA
Trump's trade war: Stakes are high at G20 summit
30 Nov 2018

Hopes that the meeting could open the way for a deal over trade between the two countries have been undermined by recent...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (19-25 Nov 2018)

USA
Ivanka Trump’s email use spurs bipartisan calls for investigation
20 Nov 2018

President Trump defended his daughter Ivanka’s use of a personal email account for government business as...

VIF News Digest: Africa (12 – 18 November 2018)

Africa
Congo's Ebola outbreak to last at least six more months – WHO: Reuters
13 November, 2018

The Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has already killed more...

VIF News Digest: Africa (05 – 11 Nov 2018)

Yellow fever kills 10 in Ethiopia; WHO ships 1.45 million vaccines: Reuters

5 November 2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing more than a million doses of yellow fever vaccine from its...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (29 Oct – 04 Nov 2018)

USA
Indian airlines are creating a lot of jobs in the US, says SpiceJet chairman Ajay Singh,
29 Oct 2018

Indian airlines are creating a lot of job opportunities in the US by placing orders for...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (22 – 28 Oct 2018)

USA
India offloading US Treasuries to support national currency and buy gold

22 Oct 2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is cutting down on its holding of US Treasuries, joining a number of...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (15 Oct – 21 Oct 2018)

USA
US urges India to soften stance on data localisation
15 Oct 2018

Two US senators have called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to soften India’s stance on data localisation, warning that...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (08 Oct – 14 Oct 2018)

USA
India and US bilateral trade rises 119% since 2007 at $126.2 billion

9 Oct 2018

Bilateral trade of goods and services between India and the US has gone up by 119 per cent since 2007,...

VIF News Digest: International Developments (01 Oct – 07 Oct 2018)

USA
Donald Trump claims PM Modi will reduce import tariffs on motorcycles: Says ‘India called us to make a deal’, 2 Oct 2018

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has on record...

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