Global tax regime must protect developing nations: India

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 00:27

India has pitched for a global tax regime built into the UN process, rather than being looked at from the point of view of rich countries, in a bid to curb illegal financial flows from the developing world running into some $200 billion annually.

'Post-2015 agenda must give real voice to developing nations'

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 12:15

With the post-2015 development agenda set to be adopted later this year at the UN, India has said developing nations must be given the "necessary space" to pull their people out of poverty while pursuing socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth.

Amount of dirty money leaving developing world up by 14% in 2011: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 11:53

This means that for every $1 in economic development assistance going into a developing country, $10 are lost via these illicit outflows.

WTO deal for farm produce is a win for India's farmers: Anand Sharma

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 20:21

India secured its viewpoint on the issue of food security after four days of tough negotiations.

South Africa supports India's stand on food security at WTO

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 15:36

Supporting India's stand on food security at the WTO meeting, South Africa today said such programmes should be allowed to continue as they were important for millions of deprived people and poor farmers in developing nations.

'India's growth strategy has lessons for developing nations'

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 10:29

India's strategy of eradicating poverty by "growing the pie rather than slicing it", and fuelling the country's growth with market-based policies holds lessons for other developing countries, suggest two leading Indian-American economists.

US working with India in developing nations on social programme

Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013, 09:46

This is a work in progress as the United States moves from a donor-recipient relationship to that of partnership.

ADB says will recommend DBT to other developing nations

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 15:08

Lauding the government's Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank on Saturday said it will advise other developing nations to implement it in order to check corruption and prevent leakages in subsidies.

Chavez helped forge closer ties between developing nations: PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 14:04

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday condoled the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, saying he made a tremendous contribution to the development of closer relations among the developing world.

`Developing nations will play key role in biodiversity issues`

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 22:28

Developing countries would be playing vital roles in formulation of policies on biodiversity issues in the coming days.

UN adopts guidelines to protect land grab

Last Updated: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 16:02

The United Nations has adopted international guidelines to prevent rich countries from grabbing land in developing nations.

Developing world lags on food and nutrition targets: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 16:10

Developing nations, including India, lag on meeting targets to provide food and nutrition to their citizens, and child and maternal mortality rates are "unacceptably high", according to a joint study by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.