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ASEAN summit and the 21st ASEAN-India summit are going to take place this week in Vientiane. Started in 2002 in Cambodia, the ASEAN-India annual summit process has entered into the third decade of partnership. ASEAN-India relations have grown from strength to strength, with rising trade and investment flows, friendshoring, and people-to-people contacts. ASEAN-India relations have been elevated to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) level. Both have agreed to establish the ASEAN-India CSP that is meaningful, substantive, and mutually beneficial.

Garmin, fitness wearables and health tech company on Monday entered into a partnership with Apollo HealthAxis, a subsidiary of India’s largest hospital chain, Apollo Hospitals. The collaboration aims to revolutionize health monitoring and wellness solutions in India by integrating Garmin's cutting-edge fitness trackers with Apollo Health Plans, offering advanced health insights and personalized wellness programs to users across the country. The agreement, signed during the annual Garmin Health Summit in Prague.

Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan express interest to join International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to trade with India as the viable route to the Indian Ocean Region ahead of the BRICS Summit in Kazan that would among other matters lay emphasis on inclusive connectivity corridors. Uzbekistan in particular is keen to harness the full potential of INSTC as well as the Chabahar Port in the backdrop of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed in Tashkent on Friday during the visit of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Uzbekistan has sent its first cargo to India via INSTC recently. “The BIT between India and Uzbekistan assures appropriate protection to Uzbekistan investors in India and Indian investors in Uzbekistan, in light of relevant international precedents and practices. It will increase the comfort level and boost the confidence of investors by assuring a minimum standard of treatment and non-discrimination, while providing for an independent forum for dispute settlement through arbitration,” according to a statement issued by the Indian government.

lower tariffs and harmonisation of local norms to boost the trade between the two major global economies. Addressing a session on agro-processing at the 21st Indo-US Economic Summit organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), ITC Ltd's Agri-Business Division Vice President of Value Added Products Sanjeev Bisht identified key concerns, including recent Red Sea-related supply chain disruptions, the absence of a free trade agreement, and local quality norms. «If we want to increase exports, we need to understand the quality concerns of that country,» Bisht said, stressing the importance of harmonising standards between India and the US. Bisht also emphasised the need for sustainability and technology integration to boost productivity while reducing ecological impact. He suggested that combining innovations in artificial intelligence with agriculture could open new avenues for growth, an official statement said.

Fumio Kishida on the sidelines of the Quad Summit here and exchanged views to deepen bilateral cooperation further. Modi and Kishida met on Saturday in Wilmington, where they participated in the Quad Leaders' Summit, hosted by US President Joe Biden. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also attended the Summit. Modi and Kishida reviewed the India-Japan relationship and talked about ways to expand the bilateral relations. «PM @narendramodi met PM @kishida230 of Japan on the sidelines of Quad Summit in Delaware,» the official account of the Ministry of External Affairs said in a post on X.

Summit of the Future' during the UN General Assembly (UNGA). This visit seeks to enhance diplomatic ties and collaborative efforts between India and the US. Here are key agendas of PM Modi's visit to the states:

climate change and global success is more likely if affordable solutions are offered, India has said at the United Nations «Summit of the Future». Addressing the summit in New York on Friday, Leela Nandan, secretary in the Union environment ministry, also said that climate change discussions often focus solely on emission reductions, but «we are more likely to succeed if we offer affordable solutions, not simply impose decisions». The Summit of the Future brings together world leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders to discuss global challenges and strengthen multilateral cooperation to tackle emerging threats. Citing an estimate by the International Energy Agency, Nandan said, «If we were to put our actions into the right context in terms of saving energy, saving water, reducing waste, reducing e-waste, adopting sustainable food systems, we would have reduced annual global emissions by 2 billion tons by 2030.»

Wilmington on Saturday morning (local time) for the Quad Summit in US President Joe Biden's hometown, Delaware. Biden is hosting the leaders of India, Australia, and Japan and will hold bilateral meetings with them. The gathering will be the first time that Joe Biden, as President, has ever asked a foreign leader to visit Wilmington, a reflection of his closeness with each dignitary: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

Aman Gupta said at the ET Soonicorns Summit in Bengaluru. “We are working at making some things better, working a little harder at our company. But if all goes well, the IPO will likely come next year,” Gupta said. He also said the company is set to debut in the international markets next month with a launch in UAE.

Quad Summit in Delaware will show that the four-nation grouping is more strategically aligned and relevant than ever before, the White House has said. QUAD, comprising Australia, Japan, India and the US, is an initiative of President Joe Biden. In the first 100 days of his presidency, Biden convened a virtual leadership summit of the QUAD countries in 2020. Since then QUAD leaders have been holding an annual summit on a rotation basis. «We believe you'll see… that the Quad is more strategically aligned and more relevant than ever before,» John Kirby, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Director told reporters at a news conference here on Wednesday.

Gérard Mestrallet, French President Macron’s Special Envoy for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), who was in India this week told ET’s Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury that President Emmanuel Macron has made this project a priority. Macron sees IMEEC as a way to enhance connectivity and foster integration between India, the Arabian Gulf and the European Union. Q: Can you share French perspective on IMEEC? A: France has been a staunch supporter of the IMEEC project from the outset.

Government scientists and artificial intelligence experts from at least nine countries and the European Union will meet in San Francisco after the U.S. elections to coordinate on safely developing AI technology and averting its dangers

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Peter Thiel has predicted that the 2024 presidential election will not be close. Speaking at "The All-In Summit" earlier this month, Thiel mentioned that he believes either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will win decisively. Thiel, known for his support of Trump, stated, «My one contrarian view on the election is that it's not going to be close. You know, most presidential elections aren't.» He noted that the previous two elections in 2016 and 2020 were unusually tight races, but suggested that two-thirds of elections typically are not. He speculated that either the «Kamala bubble will burst» or Trump's voters might become demotivated, leading one side to collapse before the election. «One side is simply going to collapse in the next two months,» Thiel added.

Nisha Biswal, the US International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer, during her travel to Mumbai and New Delhi from September 10-14, highlighted the DFC's partnership with India to advance key growth and development priorities and work with the nation to solve the world's most critical challenges, the release said. While in India, Biswal announced USD 70 million in new DFC investments to support affordable home loans in India and vaccine manufacturing, it added. She spoke at the US-India Business Council's (USIBC) India Ideas Summit about the DFC's strategic vision for driving long-term growth between both countries and the broader Indo-Pacific region.

Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan next month when NSA Ajit Doval called on him in St Petersburg. The Putin-Doval meeting came nearly three weeks after Modi travelled to Ukranian capital Kyiv and held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Doval is in St Petersburg to attend a conclave of national security advisors of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) nations. The summit of the grouping will be held in the Russian city of Kazan from October 22-24. Modi is set to attend the summit.

MAITRI interface on Tuesday will facilitate VTC under the framework agreement between India and the UAE on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC). The Virtual Trade Corridor (VTC) will be an integral part of IMEEC. Benefits of VTC include reduction of administrative processes and time, reduction of logistics and transport costs, and enhancing ease of doing business . MAITRI is a Master Application for International Trade and Regulatory Interface that integrates multiple Indian operational portals to facilitate interfacing with UAE portals.

Piyush Goyal on Friday said he has invited the steel industry to discuss about the «unfair» competition that some of them are facing to take appropriate steps with a view to promote the sector's growth. Certain steel industry players have raised concerns over rising imports from China at lower rates. «I have invited the steel industry...to understand the unfair competition that some of them are facing and take appropriate measures so that the steel industry remains vibrant, continues to grow and adds jobs to the Indian economy,» Goyal told reporters here. On September 5, he mooted the idea of introducing a border adjustment tax to protect the domestic players by providing a level-playing field against increasing imports.

SHANGHAI — China's policymakers need to focus on boosting domestic demand, Yi Gang, former head of the People's Bank of China, said Friday at the Bund Summit in Shanghai.

Canadians have been resilient during the high interest rate regime of the past couple of years and have handled their mortgage debt “exceptionally well,” Royal Bank of Canada’s chief executive Dave McKay said on the same day the Bank of Canada announced a third consecutive 25-basis point rate cut.

India is leading in technology advancements for the first time, rather than just playing catch-up, said a top executive from American chip major Nvidia on Wednesday. «Why India now? What is it for India now? Will India really succeed? I strongly believe India will succeed. For the simple reason that, for the first time in technology advancements, we're not following; we're leading. We're not just creating; we're innovating on top of it. We are the cradle in which AI will be applied,» said Vishal Dhupar, managing director of Nvidia South Asia. He was speaking at the India Innovation Summit, the flagship national event of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held annually in Bengaluru.