India keen to have freighter service links with Asean

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 23:10

India is keen to have freighter services with Asean member countries after a fortnightly freighter service with Myanmar has proven to be commercially feasible, said a top official on Friday.

Jet Airways places its code on Vietnam Airlines flight

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 16:40

With an aim to promote tourism and trade with Vietnam and other ASEAN countries, India's leading private carrier Jet Airways has placed its code (9W) on Vietnam Airlines flights operating between Singapore and Phu Quoc Island.

Oracle expands India sales team to drive cloud services

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 16:55

Oracle on Thursday announced plans to expand its sales team in India by adding 300 executives as the tech giant targets the growing market for cloud services in the country and the Asia Pacific region.

Parrikar hints at more liberalised defence exports regime

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 18:11

Advocating for a larger role for India in the Indian Ocean Region and ASEAN, which are witnessing an increased Chinese influence, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today hinted at the possibility of having a more liberalised defence exports regime for friendly nations.

CMLV countries unified market soon

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 22:22

An ASEAN Economic Community with a unified market and a three-year grace period for the less developed CMLV countries (Cambodia, Laos PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) is scheduled to come into existence by the year-end, Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Gautam Mukhopadhaya said.

India underlines need for enhanced cooperation with ASEAN

Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 21:55

Amid territorial dispute in South China Sea, India today underlined the need for enhanced India- ASEAN cooperation for maritime security, freedom of navigation and peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with the international law.

RCEP pact to boost India-ASEAN trade to $200 bn by 2022

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 11, 2015, 16:05

Noting that the India-ASEAN trade was well below potential, a top government official on Wednesday said the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) pact -- expected to conclude later this year -- will help boost trade to USD 200 billion by 2022.

RCEP talks: Pressure may mount on India to open FDI in e-comm

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 15:45

Pressure is likely to mount on India for relaxing foreign direct investment norms in the e-commerce sector with Japan initiating a move in this regard by coming out with a proposal at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) forum.

ASEAN's online retail market has 25% growth potential: Study

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 15:19

The online retail market in the six ASEAN economies has the potential to grow 25 percent annually through 2017, a study said Friday.

ASEAN to declare single market but delays deeper integration: Malaysia

Last Updated: Saturday, January 24, 2015, 17:57

ASEAN will officially call itself a single market by year`s end, but "big things" like seamless travel within the 10-nation bloc would only come in 2020, Malaysia`s trade minister told AFP in an interview.

Jet Airways to operate additional flights for Vibrant Gujarat Summit

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 23:53

The additional flights would be from Delhi and Mumbai for the global investors' summit scheduled from January 11-13.

Trade with ASEAN to touch $100 billion next year

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 13:44

The two-way trade between India and ASEAN are expected to double from the current level of USD 80 billion by 2022 even as it is expected to touch USD 100 billion by next year on account of increasing commercial engagement between the two sides.