Kautilya

Economy

16th Session of the Joint Economic Commission between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union

India and BLEU side reiterated the importance of the JEC towards the development of bilateral economic and trade relations through facilitating dialogue and enhancing cooperation on a wide range of issues of mutual interest, such as, transportation and logistics, renewable energy, aerospace and satellites, audio and visual industry, agro and food processing industry, life sciences, ICT, traditional medicine, Ayurveda and yoga, and tourism. The India and BLEU sides resolved that dynamic nature of commercial exchanges seen in the last few years is reflected in the increasing number of companies interested in establishing and gaining access to respective markets and signing of MoU among the three Countries for cooperation in multiple fields of mutual interest.

By Kautilya / September 24, 2019

Economy Infrastructure

Proud Achievement for Indian Railways! India Among 7 Nations that Produce Own Train Sets, Says Piyush Goyal – Make in India

Asserting Indian Railways’ ‘Make-in-India’ approach, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has recently said that India is “one amongst only 7 countries in the world which make their own train sets”.

By Kautilya / September 24, 2019

Economy

First Electric Truck In India Revealed: IPLT Rhino 5536 Performance, Range & Features

The Rhino 5536 appears to be based on the same truck, however there is no confirmation on the same. The IPLT Rhino 5536 is powered by a 276kWh battery that drives an electric motor with a power output of around 483bhp.

By Kautilya / September 24, 2019

Defense

‘Tiger Triumph’: Donald Trump Announces First India-US Tri-Service Military Exercise

Trump’s assurance that the two countries will hold a tri-service military exercise came right after Prime Minister Modi’s pledge to improve synergy between the two countries.

By Kautilya / September 24, 2019

Diplomacy Heritage

India A Perfect Example of Religious Tolerance, Says Dalai Lama

Addressing people at the Raman Reti ashram in Mathura, he said, “In India different religious traditions are followed and people live together with due respect to each other and the world should learn from it.” The spiritual leader said that the “our” practice of “Karuna” (compassion) and “ahinsa” (non-violence) is what the world needs today. “We need to spread Karuna and ahinsa not to preserve our own traditions, but also to bring peace across the world, as too much violence is happening around the world,” he said, adding that there is need for peace.