What caused confusion was three clearances given to FDI proposals from Hong Kong in first week of February after having kept all such approvals in abeyance since April last year. These approvals have been wrongly interpreted as GoI's nod to Chinese FDI proposals

On a caucus call on Tuesday, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer discussed his push to direct Senate committees to draft a legislation to protect American jobs and outcompete China

In the early days of COVID-19 outbreak last year, India relied on imports from leading medical companies like Roche Diagnostic, Korea's S.D Biosensor, Siemens Healthcare, Thermofisher, Abbott Healthcare, apart from Chinese and South Korean manufacturers

The proposals have been held up since last year after India tightened controls on Chinese investment in the country in retaliation against alleged Chinese troop incursions in the western Himalayan region. China blamed Indian troops for the standoff

Rajnath Singh says steps taken by Centre have resulted in staggering 700 per cent growth in defence exports in last six years. FDI in India in defence has jumped by over 200 per cent as Rs 2,871 crore worth FDI has been invested in sector in last six years, he says

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Apple, which has steadily raised production of iPhones in India to lessen its dependence on Chinese manufacturing, took part in that scheme via its contract manufacturers

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The department has laid out norms for Qualified Institutional Party (QIP) intending to form a special purpose vehicle after the financial bid as well as companies, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), funds and individuals having stake in the bidding entity

Last week, India and China began disengagement from the Ladakh's Pangong Tso area following a nearly nine-month-long standoff after the worst clash between the neighbouring countries since 1962

Indian apps are dominating the market by leveraging this opportunity with 39% install volume in 2020 in the country

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Glance's parent company InMobi Pte owns short-video app Roposo that has gained popularity in India after central government banned TikTok in July last year

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The Congress leader further asserted that it is the responsibility of the Prime Minister to protect the territory of the country. \"How he does it is his problem, not mine,\" he added

The committee looked specifically into the challenges faced by sectors like automobile, steel, toys manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronic goods and solar industry. India's huge trade deficit with China was flagged in the report

The year 2020 was a big-bang year for education sector, attracting investments totaling about $660 million across 47 deals, with online test prep and K10 segments leading the way

There has been a sharp rise in steel prices since June and there have been complaints from various quarters against this.

Thakur says existing laws are inadequate to deal with issue of digital currencies, which is why Centre has formed an inter-ministerial panel, and now bill is being finalised before it'll be sent to Cabinet