European Union
Brexit done, time to put UK-India ties on new footing
January 11, 2021
At the stroke of the midnight on December 31, 2020, the United Kingdom left the EU single market and the Customs Union after 47 years of membership of the European Union. While this was a cause of celebration for some, it was a sombre moment for many others not only in the UK but...
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Google & Facebook face anti-trust heat across globe
December 17, 2020
Few had imagined the scenario even five years ago, but the seemingly invincible Big Tech firms Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are all facing the heat of competition authorities across the globe as government regulators finally wake up to the threats to a fair and free market ...
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An eye on business, EU, US turn the other away from India’s human rights situation
October 18, 2020
The decision of Amnesty International to shut down its office in India last month following a freeze of its bank accounts ordered by the Indian government over some alleged malpractices drew a rare response from the government of United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson that e...
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Why India should not rush into a free trade deal with UK or EU
September 15, 2020
Last week the UK and Japan announced that they had reached a bilateral free trade agreement that would govern their trade ties from the year 2020 when the UK completed its exit from the European Union and hence also exited the ambit of the EU-Japan trade pact. Both the countries ...
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EU India Virtual Summit 2020: Beating around the bush
July 19, 2020
Last week has seen yet another EU-India Summit come and go. As in the past two decades, the meet was noticeable only for the absence of any real meat on the table.
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EU-India Virtual Summit a turning point in bilateral ties
July 16, 2020
Sunil Prasad, secretary general of the Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC), the apex trade body promoting Indian businesses in EU, has been a keen observer of the development of relationship between the two sides. In an interview, Prasad says that even though there was no pro...
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EU-India virtual summit: Building on mutual strength
July 13, 2020
Though it may be a virtual summit, Secretary General of Europe India Chamber of Commerce Sunil Prasad says he has high expectations of some real results from EU-India virtual summit meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
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Is Italy turning its back on EU?
June 1, 2020
Having been let down by fellow EU members while it was struggling with coronavirus pandemic, Italians are increasingly hostile towards the community, and with fairly good reasons.
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Trump’s trade terror tactics
March 13, 2020
Hundreds of millions of the world’s poor could be badly hit by Donald Trump’s distorted vision of the global economy and trade. Last month, United States President Donald Trump abruptly ‘reclassified’ over half a dozen nations in terms of their economic status. Overnight,...
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Facial recognition raising hackles
February 11, 2020
Facial recognition is being touted as a major technological breakthrough. Easy to abuse, its adoption needs to be strictly controlled.
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EIFE boost for Skill India Mission
January 21, 2020
A unique, multi-country delegation from Europe visits India to scout for opportunities of collaboration.
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Kashmir: Indian MPs barred, red carpet for European lawmakers
October 29, 2019
Even as the three former chief ministers continue to be incarcerated and thousand others jailed for more than 80 days, Modi government has rolled out a red carpet welcome to the European lawmakers to mobilise global opinion on Kashmir.
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