First US cruise ship begins sail to Cuba
In a significant move to bolster US-Cuba relations, a US cruise ship began its historic journey to Cuba on May 1 for the first time in 38 years. Carnival Corp’s ship Adonia left Miami port and sailed to Havana with 704 passengers aboard. The passengers on the ship included several Cuba-born passengers. The ship will […]
India, US to track submarines in Indian Ocean
In the backdrop of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter’s recent visit to India, the two countries had agreed to enhance cooperation in defence and security. Following the negotiations of the logistics pact, India and the US are in talks to help each other track submarines in the Indian Ocean.
India and Myanmar initiate joint border patrolling
As India hopes to turn its present relations with Myanmar into a ‘strategic partnership’ following the Act East policy, both countries have started joint border patrolling in some stretches of their “unfenced border”. “The patrolling has not started all over but in some specific areas. They (Myanmar army) also come and we also go there […]
President Mukherjee woos New Zealand investors to join ‘Make in India’
With a view to bolster manufacturing sector in India, President Pranab Mukherjee has asked entrepreneurs in New Zealand to participate in the “Make in India” initiative. Mr Mukherjee, who is in the final leg of his two-nation visit to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand, made a strong pitch for investments in the flagship programmes […]