INDIA, S BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH WORLD 2011

INDIA, S BILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH WORLD 2011:

INDIA-US:

• INDIA ON US “PRIORITY  WATCH LIST”
• US-INDIA ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING ON JUNE 28, 2011 IN WASHINGTON DC.
• INDIA-US HOLD 2^ND ROUND OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON JULY 19,2011 IN NEW DELHI.

INDIA-CHINA:

• PRESIDENT MEETING AT SANYA ON APRIL 14,2011
• 1^ST EVER INDIA-CHINA SED ORGANIZED ,IN BEIZING ON SEPT 26,2011
• CHINA OVERTAKES INDIA AS “DIABETES CAPITAL”
• INDIA-CHINA HOLDS 4^TH ANNUAL DEFENCE DIALOGUE ON DEC 9, 2011 IN NEW DELHI.

INDIA-PAKISTAN:

• INDO-PAK COMMERCE SECRETARY-LEVEL TALKS.
• TALKS ON TULBUL PROJECT.
• TALKS ON SIR CREEK DISPUTE
• CONTINUE TALKS ON SIACHEN
• MINISTERIAL TALKS
• ARBITRATION COURT STAYS WORKS ON KISHENGANGA DAM
• TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
• LIBERAL VISA REGIME
• MOST FAVOURED NATION ‘MFN” STATUS & NEGATIVE LIST.
• MOU: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN BOTH TRADE PROMOTION ORGANISATIONS.

INDIA-BANGALADESH:

• ACCORD ON WATER SHARING: TEESTA & FENI
• OPEN NEWLAND PORT IN WEST BENGAL FOR BILATERAL TRADE.
• STRENGTHEND ECONOMIC TIES.
• NEW-DELHI, DHAKA TO RESTORE ABANDONED RAIL LINES.
• SIGN AGREEMENT ON MFN STATUS
• SIGNED AGREEMENT ON BORDER-SECURITY MANAGEMENT..
• SIGNED JOINT BORDER MAPS
• SIGNED EXTRADITION TREATY

INDIA-SRILANKA:

• TUTICORIN-COLOMBO FERRY SERVICE LAUNCHED
• MoU TO RE-BUILD KANKESANTHURAI PORT

INDIA-AFGHANSTAN:

• INDIA PLEDGES $500M TO AFGHANISTAN
• MoU FOR CULTURAL COOPERATION
• STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA (SAIL) GETS MINING RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN.
• SIGNED MoU ON EDUCATION.

INDIA-NEPAL:

• NEPAL TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR UPPER KARNALLI HYDRO POWER PROJECT DEVELOPED BY INDIA`S ENERGY CONSORTIUM GMR.
• NEPAL PM VISITS INDIA ON OCT 21,2011
• INVESTATION PROTECTION AGREEMENT
• SIGNED INFRA-STRUCTURAL PROJECTS.

INDIA-JAPAN:

• SIGNED COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT(CEPA) ON FEB 16,2011 IN TOKYO:

CEPA MAIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• INDIA`S 1^ST CEPA WITH A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
• TRADE DEAL WITH BIGGEST GDP PARTNER FOR BOTH.
• TARIFFS TO BE ELIMINATED ON ABOUT 90 % INDIAN & 97% JAPENESE GOODS OVER 10 YEARS.
• MORE OFFERINGS IN THE SERVICES SECTOR THAN THOSE AT WTO.

         GAINS FOR INDIA:

• ELIMINATION OF TARIFFS FOR TEXTILE SECTOR
• PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR TO GET SPEEDIER CLEARANCE SHRIMPS,PRAWNS,BLACK TEA & LUMBER TO ALSO SEE TARIFF ELIMINATION
• EASIER ENTRY INTO JAPAN FOR INDIA`S SKLLED PROFESSIONALS IN CERTAIN SERVICE CATEGORIES.

        GAINS FOR JAPAN:

• ZERO TARIFFS ON AUTO PARTS MADE OF STEEL.
• TARIFF ELIMINATION ON FARM PRODUCTS INCLUDING YAM,PEACH 7 STRAWBERRY.
• NATIONAL TREATMENT AT BOTH PRE & POST INVESTMENT STAGE.
• OPENING UP OF DISTRBUTION SERVICES IN SINGLE BRAND RETAIL.

• JAPAN EXTENDS RS. 2557 CRORE LOAN TO INDIA.

• SIGN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE DIGITAL LIBRARY (TKDL) ACCESS AGREEMENT ON APRIL 20,2011.

• STEPPED UP DEFENCE TIES.

INDIA-INDONESIA:

• INDONESIAN PRESIEDNT  VISIT  AT NEW DELHI AS REPUBLIC DAY CHIEF GUEST ,SIGNED 18 AGREEMENTS
• LAUNCHED COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT(CECA) NEGOTIATIONS

INDIA-MALAYSIA:

• SIGNED CECA AGREEMENT

INDIA-THAILAND:

• DOUBLED BILATERAL TRADE

INDIA-KAZAKHSTAN:

• SIGNED CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON APRIL 16,2011.

INDIA-UZBEKISTAN:

• SIGNED 30 MoUs EG. COAL, OIL & GAS, BANKING, DTAA, CHEMICAL & FERTILIZERS, TOURISM.

INDIA-KYGHYZSTAN:

• INDIA WILL TRAIN KYGHZSTAN ARMED FORCES.
• INDIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE IN KYGHZSTAN.

INDIA & EUROPEAN UNION:

• DIFFERENCE STALL INDIA-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT TRADE(FTA) TALKS.

INDIA & GERMANY:

• GERMAN CHANCELLOR, ANGELA MORKEL, VISIT TO NEW DELHI ON MAY 31, 2011.
• 2^ND INDO-GERMAN MAX-PLANCK CENTRE ON SEPT 22,2011 IN INDIA.
• HOLDS SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT.

INDIA-FRANCE:

• FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ON OCT 20,2011 IN NEW DELHI.
• DISCUSSED ABT NUCLEAR COOPERATION & DEFENCE.

INDIA-NORWAY:

• PLAN JOINT POLAR RESEARCH, MEETING AT NEW DELHI ON FEB 3,2011.

INDIA-SWITZERLAND:

• REVISED TAX TREATY.
• MoU ON FINANCIAL DIALOGUE.

INDIA-SLOVENIA:

• SLOVENIA PM BORUT PAHOR VISITS INDIA ON JUNE 14,2011.

INDIA-BRAZIL:

• SIGNED SIGNED AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT.

INDIA-LITHUANIA:

• INDIA SIGNS DTAA WITH LITHUANIA.

INDIA-BULGARIA:

• SIGNED MoU ON HEALTH & MEDICINES.

INDIA-UKRAINE:

• UKRAINE SEEKS DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA.

INDIA-CANADA:

• SIGNED MoU TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES & TO BOOST DIAMOND SECTOR.

INDIA-MAURITIUS:

• INDIAN PRESIDENT PRATIBHA PATIL VISITS MAURITIUS FROM APRIL 23-27,2011.

INDIA-COLUMBIA:

• INDIA SIGNS DTAA AGREEMENT WITH COLUMBIA.

INDIA-MORACCO:

• SHARE EXPERTISE FROM BOTH SIDES.

INDIA –ITALY:

• INDIA PARTICIPATED IN VENICE BIENNALE.

INDIA-RUSSIA:

• EXPRESSED INTENT FOR CECA.
• STEPPED UP DEFENCE TIES.

INDIA-MOZAMBIQUE:

• WILL WORK TOGETHER ON MARITIME SECURITY.

INDIA-SOUTH KOREA:

• SIGNED CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT.

INDIA-MONGOLIA:

• AGREED TO EXPAND COOPERATION WHILE PATIL`S VISIT.

INDIA-IRAN:

• RESOLVE CRUDE OIL PAYMENT IMPASSE.

INDIA-MYANMAR:

• SEEK TO DOUBLE TRADE BY 2015.

INDIA-SOUTH AFRICA:

• SIGNED MoU ON ELECTORAL COOPERATION.
• SOUTH AFRICA RELEASES STAMPS TO MARK ARRIVAL OF INDIANS.

INDIA-BHUTAN:

• BHUTAN KING JIGME WANGCHUCK VISITS INDIA ON OCT 24,2011.
• SIGNED AGRREMENT ON PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION.

INDIA-MALDIVES:

• SIGNED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT.

INDIA-UAE:

• AGREEMENTS ON SECURITY, COOPERATION,REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS.

INDIA-AUSTRAILIA:

• AUSTRAILIA LIFTS BAN ON URANIUM EXPORT TO INDIA.
• SIGNED DTAA AGREEMENT ON DEC 16,2011 IN NEW DELHI,INDIA.

INDIA-NEWZEALAND:

• NEWZEALAND PM JOHN KEY VISIT TO INDIA ON JUNE 28,2011.
• SIGNED AGREEMENTS ON DEFENCE & TRADE.