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President Joe Biden and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have formalized closer ties between their countries at the White House

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping’s have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they meet Wednesday in the San Francisco area

The United States is hosting the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference this week for the first time since 2011

₹60,000 crore plan to upgrade the SU30 MKI fleet into lethal 4++ generation aircraft can be considered a facet of New Delhi’s current policy bent and objectives. While the ‘Super Sukhoi’ will include an array of domestic technologies, two aspects of it are especially revelatory. The induction of the Virupaksha AESA radar system, a gallium nitride derivative of India’s indigenous Uttam radar, followed by planned upgrades to AL31FP aero-engines are cases in point here.

by Sujata Rao and Tassia Sipahutar

Investing.com -- Investors' gazes are fixed on U.S. October inflation figures due out on Tuesday, which could provide some clarity into the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans. Meanwhile, Home Depot (NYSE:HD) is set to deliver its latest quarterly earnings, starting off a crush of financial reports from some of America's largest retail chains this week.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit has drawn global attention to discussions on regional economic cooperation, including crypto regulations. 

Katherine Tai and discussed ways to further boost trade and investments between the two countries. Goyal is in the US for a four-day visit. He reached San Francisco on November 13.

Rajnath Singh will pay a two-day visit to Indonesia to attend a meeting of a grouping comprising 10-nation ASEAN and some of its dialogue partners that is expected to deliberate on evolving regional security scenarios. Singh is likely to present India's views on dealing with major security challenges facing the region at the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus).

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) as they finalize agreements on two additional pillars — clean energy & infrastructure and tax & anti-corruption. The signing of an agreement on resilient supply chains is also anticipated later this week.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has apologised to India's commerce minister Piyush Goyal for not being able to be with him during a visit to the company's factory in Fremont, California. The billionaire said it was an "honour" to have Goyal visit the Fremont plant and expressed optimism about meeting the minister at a later date.

Piyush Goyal on Tuesday visited Elon Musk's Tesla manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, where he heaped praise on the electric vehicle company and highlighted India's role in contributing to Tesla's remarkable journey. The Union Minister is currently on a four-day visit to the US, which began on 13 November, to attend the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial Meeting and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. Goyal wrote about his visit to Tesla's Fremont factory on X, noting that the "state-of-the-art" manufacturing facility also employs many talented Indian engineers and financial professionals.

India has spearheaded recommendations for Canada to fortify measures preventing attacks on worship places and effectively address hate speech. The proposals were presented during the UN Human Rights Council Review meeting, where diplomats from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka shared their insights and recommendations. Indian diplomat Mohammed Hussain noted legislative enactments such as the National Housing Strategy Act and the Accessible Canada Act while addressing the issue at the Council meeting. «We note the enactment of the National Housing Strategy Act, Accessible Canada act, and National strategy to combat human trafficking,» said Hussain addressing the UNHRC review meeting. India also recommended that Canada strengthen its domestic framework to prevent the misuse of freedom of expression, particularly for inciting violence. Additionally, India urged Canada to disallow activities of groups promoting extremism, prevent attacks on places of worship of religious and racial minorities, and enhance measures to address hate crimes and hate speech. «India recommends the following to Canada — further, strengthen the domestic framework to prevent misuse of freedom of expression, for inciting violence and disallow activities of groups that are promoting extremism; effectively prevent attacks on places of worship of religious and racial minorities, strengthen legislative and other measures to address hate crimes and hate speech,» he also said. Bangladesh diplomat Abdullah Al Forhad commended Canada's progress in human rights protection and acknowledged the ongoing implementation of its strategy to combat human trafficking.

By David Lawder

By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose

Myanmar fled into Mizoram's Champhai district on Sunday evening after the Myanmar army clashed with pro-democracy group Chinland Defence Force. Mizoram was on high alert following the refugee influx. State government insiders said that Myanmar jet fighters dropped two bombs on Rihkhawdar village, 4 km away from Mizoram's Zokhawthar village.

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s abrupt shift on global technology rules has weakened a critical Asia trade agreement that was intended to help counter China’s growing clout in the region. Rules facilitating digital trade, including the cross-border transfer of data on customers and supply chains, were expected to be a centerpiece of what is called the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, or IPEF, a U.S.-led group of 14 nations. But the U.S.

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By Ankika Biswas

By Trevor Hunnicutt

Elon Musk's Tesla, which has made the tax break a precondition for setting up its manufacturing plant in the country, the Financial Times reported. According to the Financial Times report, Tesla has sought an initial concession on customs duty levied on imported cars in India.