PM Modi invites UK PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a formal invitation to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief guest at the 2021 Republic Day celebrations in India.  As per media reports, the two leaders held a telephonic conversation on November 27 when PM Modi invited the UK Prime Minister ...

The Chinese BRI: In its attempt to show retaliation against China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), India did not attend a meeting with the other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The Centre has been opposing it because a large part of the BRI runs through the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).  BRI or the ...

Chinese tech investors: After Delhi closes its doors, China’s Venture Capital (VC) investors are shifting their base from India and heading towards Indonesia, the new hot spot in south-east Asia. This has helped south-east Asia’s biggest economy gain a tech investment surge of 55% in just the first half of 2020.  The tech firms that ...

Farmers protests gain momentum: The ‘Dili chalo’ protest, wherein farmers are protesting at the Delhi-Haryana border, has entered its fifth day today. The protesting farmers refused to budge their demands as per centre’s conditions and emphasised that their demands were ‘non-negotiable’. Farmers want the centre government to roll back farm laws, introduced right before the ...

ODI series: In the world of cricket, Australia is never considered an easy team no matter who is in front and who is part of the team. It is because of their balance in every department which their opponents seem to be missing in the ongoing India tour Australia.  In the one day series consisting ...

Hyperloop Transport Technology:  India has plans to invest into Virgin Hyperloop technology. Niti Aayog is said to be helping to see if India can invest and create the experience of ultra high speed travel. Niti Aayog is said to formed an experts panel that is meant to explore the technological as well as commercial viability ...

Bilateral ties: India is not ready to let Nepal go off, its too important for that, especially when China too is cozying up with the common neighbour. Nepal has recently been quite adventurous with its increasing closeness with Beijing, but Indian government has decided not to let that take away the close ally.  India is ...

PUBG officially registers: To capture the Indian market and bypass Chinese app ban, PUBG registered as an Indian company on the MCA India website. As per the registration details, the company is based out of Bangalore and listed as a subsidiary of a foreign country. Besides, it has two Indian directors on board including Kumar Krishnan ...

India’s Rich Invade Tax: According to the findings of the first study led by the Tax Justice Network (TJN), India is losing Rs. 70,000 crores in taxes to other countries. An independent research based international network has conducted this study.  While other countries are also losing a whopping $427billion in tax each year owing to ...

India In Talks With Moderna: The US biotech giant Moderna Therapeutics has confirmed that its Covid-19 vaccine sample guarantees a 94.5% success rate in its phase 3 efficacy trials. The Indian government is apparently in talks with the company over the development of the company’s vaccine candidate.  According to a senior government official, “India is ...