✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. The first round of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations between India and UAE held on 23 Sep. A new strategic economic agreement is expected to increase bilateral trade in goods to 100 billion dollar within five years.
2. UAE Minister Dr. Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi meets FM Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss economic, commercial ties between India & UAE
3. The UAE is currently India’s third-largest trading partner with bilateral trade in 2019 and 2020 valued at 59 billion dollar. The UAE is also India’s second-largest export destination after the US, with exports valued at approximately 29 billion dollars in 2019-2020. The UAE is also the eighth-largest investor in India.
4. At the G20 virtual foreign ministers’ meeting on Afghanistan on 23 Sep, China reiterated its support for the interim Taliban govt in Kabul.
5. Prime Minister Modi extends invitation to US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit India.
6. PM Modi and Australian PM Scott Morrison discussed regional & global developments as well as ongoing bilateral cooperation in areas related to Covid-19, trade, defence, clean energy & more: Ministry of External Affairs.
7. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) on Thursday said the African nation has reopened its borders for Indian travellers, which were closed for a brief period due to the second wave of Covid-19.
8. The Supreme Court on 23 Sep (Thursday) said it intends to set up a technical expert committee to probe into the reports of the government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists.
9. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened his three-day visit to the United States on Thursday with back-to-back meetings with CEOs of five top American companies – from IT sector to finance to defence to renewable energy – that are looking to either bring new investments into India or expand their existing presence.
🌎WORLD NEWS🌍
1. Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the military junta widens, the UN’s human rights chief warned on Thursday.
2. The United States has earmarked an additional USD 180 million in aid for more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar.
3. US Panel Recommends Pfizer Covid Boosters For Only Elderly, People At High Risk.
4. France will send its ambassador back to Washington next week after French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call Wednesday to meet next month over a submarine dispute.
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