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India Philippines Political Defence Relations India and Philippines formally established diplomatic relations on 26 November, 1949, shortly after both countries gained independence, Philippines in 1946 and India in 1947. The relations between the two countries are underpinned by shared values and commonalities such as anti-colonialism, South-South cooperation and the wide use of English; Philippines prides itself as the first democratic country of Asia and India as the largest democracy. During the Cold War, the policies of the two countries were divergent. Despite this, bilateral high level visits kept the relations steady and warm. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made a stop-over visit to Manila in 1981 on her way back from Australia. President R. Venkatraman paid a state visit to Philippines in 1991.From the Philippines Vice President Diosdado Macapagal visited India in 1961. Starting with the nineties, frequency of summit-level meetings has increased. President Ramos visited India ...

The United States of America wants to see Economic growth in major emerging South Asian economies like India and China over a sustained period of time as it strengthens the world economy and benefits the America too. I think one of the great strengths of the world economy, looking forward, is the prospects of a long period of very rapid growth in the major emerging economies, including China, India , Brazil, Russia, US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told reporters Monday. And it s very important that you see-we want to see that growth happen over a sustained period of time, he said at a White House briefing when asked about what he saw as an appropriate role of BRIC nations in the global economic situation, especially in Europe. We will benefit as a country from the realization of those very optimistic long-term growth prospects. We ll export more. We ll see more jobs created in the United States, Geithner said. And we expect to be major beneficiaries as a country of that long boom we...

India and Afghanistan are not just neighbours, joined together by history and civilisational contacts stretching over the millennia, but also strategic partners. Our close relations are based on cultural affinities, the shared values of multiethnicity and pluralism and the common quest of our peoples for peace and development have ensured that the relationship between our two peoples remains warm and friendly. A prime example of India’s partnership with the people of Afghanistan is the construction of a 218-km road between Delaram in Afghanistan to Zaranj on Afghanistan’s border with Iran which began in 2005. The road was an ambitious project and would link up to the “garland” highway stretching all the way to Kabul. The road would be Afghanistan’s “lifeline” to Iran, giving the land-locked country an extra avenue to reach out. Over the next few years, India and Afghanistan totted up a grim statistic: roughly one human life was lost to Taliban attacks for every 1.5 km of road bui...

Warm and friendly contacts between India and Kuwait go back several centuries and our excellent bilateral relations have been consolidated by the continuous intermingling of our peoples and civilizations. Till the discovery of oil, Kuwait s economy revolved around its fine harbour and three maritime-linked activities, all of which had an Indian perspective: building ships using teak and other timber brought from India; pearl diving and fishing; and voyages to India on dhows carrying dates that were traded for wood, rope, rice, tiles, cloth and spices. Until 1961, Indian Rupee was the legal tender in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti ruling family too has had longstanding ties with India. Cultural affinities, historical trade and other linkages, geographic proximity, and a large presence of Indian expatriates in Kuwait, have sustained and nurtured the close relationship, which encompasses significant political, trade and economic interests. VVIP visits from India to Kuwait: These have been by H...