Narendra Modi won a landslide election victory last May, promising a string of business-friendly reforms to attract foreign investment and revive Asia's third largest economy (AFP Photo/) Ten major unions have called the nationwide strike for 24 hours over the government's pro-business initiatives, after recent talks with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley broke down. Unions are demanding the government dump plans to sell off stakes in state-run companies to boost the public purse and to shutter unproductive factories. "We are against these anti-labour policies. The government is going to change the laws to benefit the corporates," said Gurudas Dasgupta, secretary of the Indian Trade Union Congress which has 3.6 million members. "The changes they want to bring are against the working classes. I am very confident of a hugely successful strike," he told AFP. Workers in the banking, manufacturing, construction and coal mining sectors are among those expected to walk off the job, according … [Read more...] about Millions of India’s workers threaten 24-hour strike
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Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong pays State visit to India
Nhan Dan - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese officials have left Hanoi for a visit to the Republic of India from November 19-22 at the invitation of India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Party leader's entourage includes Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Head of the Party Central Committee Office Tran Quoc Vuong, Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang, Assistant to Secretary General Ho Mau Ngoat, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ho Xuan Son, Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong, President of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi Phung Xuan Nha and Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Tan. Also making the trip are Assistant to Secretary General Aide Vu Dung, Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission … [Read more...] about Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong pays State visit to India
Party leader pay a State visit to India
The Hanoitimes - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage left Hanoi on November 19 for their four-day visit to India aiming to deepen the relationship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. Viet Nam and India have shared close relations in terms of culture, history, economics as well as many common stances on international issues. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1972 and elevated the bilateral ties to strategic partnership 20 years ago. India has also maintained close ties with ASEAN and pushed up the ties to strategic level last year. The two-way trade value stood at nearly US$72 billion and is projected to increase to US$100 billion by 2015. During the trip, Party leader is due to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meet with President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President and Chairman of the Senate Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Speaker of the Lower House Meira Kumar, and leaders of the Indian National Congress … [Read more...] about Party leader pay a State visit to India
PM Dũng receives leaders of India, New Zealand, ADB
VGP - On the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Summit and related summits in Hà Nội, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has today hosted separate receptions given to Indian PM, New Zealand's PM and the President of the Asian, Development Bank (ADB). In his meeting with the Indian counterpart, Mr. Manmohan Singh, Vietnamese PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng noted that the bilateral strategic partnership has been flourishing in many fields and hoped that the two countries could cement and deepen their ties. PM Dũng asked India to play a greater role in regional cooperation mechanisms while promoting its comprehensive cooperation with ASEAN states. Indian PM Manmohan Singh stated that there remain huge potentials for bilateral cooperation. India has been helping Việt Nam better its economic development through building IT centers and training English. Many Indian enterprises have found a friendly business environment in Việt Nam and the two-way trade turnover is expected to reach US $3 billion this year. … [Read more...] about PM Dũng receives leaders of India, New Zealand, ADB
Ho Chi Minh City leader concludes India visit
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai has highlighted the experiences of India's Maharashtra State in mobilising capital through private-public partnership (PPP) for infrastructure development. The city leader made the remarks at a meeting with Maharashtra Governor K. Sankaranarayanan in India on March 18, the last day of his six-day visit to the country. In reply, Governor Sankaranarayanan described the high-ranking delegation's visit as a vivid symbol of the traditional friendship between India and Vietnam. The India-Vietnam strategic partnership is seeing strong development in various fields, he said, emphasising the significance of the establishment of relations between the two countries' localities in effectively tapping their potential and strengths. The Investment and Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City and the India-Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on bilateral cooperation at a working … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City leader concludes India visit