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 Ahead of his India visit, Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang has strongly advocated enhanced trade ties and boosting maritime and aerial connectivity between the two countries, a push that comes amid increasing Chinese assertiveness in the region. Tran, who will arrive in India on March 2 on a three-day state visit, also feels that India and Vietnam are “blessed” with strategic locations in South Asia and South East Asia, respectively, and there is immense potential for the two countries to cooperate in different areas. “Furthermore, both countries are endowed with…

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Pitching for foreign investments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is one of the most open economies in the world and is ready to do business with the world. Speaking at the India-Korea Business Summit, he said his government has worked towards creating a stable business environment and removed arbitrariness in decision-making. “We seek positivity in day-to-day transactions. We are widening areas of trust rather than digging into doubts. This represents a complete change of the government’s mindset,” he said. India, he said, is already the third-largest economy in…

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About 16.5 per cent polling was recorded in the first two-and-a-half hours of voting for the Meghalaya Assembly today, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state F R Kharkongor said. Polling had started at 7 am, but due to the malfunctioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines, it got delayed in some booths, the CEO said. No incidents of violence were reported from anywhere in the state, he added. Voting is being held in 59 seats of the 60-member Assembly as the election in…

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