ASEAN India Business Council

09/01/2023

ASEAN India Business Council (AIBC) Courtesy Call with Sec. Fred Pascual of Department of Trade and Industry. Picture from Left to Right AIBC Members: Mr. Shashank Pareek, Mr. Robert Young, Country Chairman Johnny Chotrani, Ms. Celeste Ilagan, Former Sec. Rafael Alunan, Mr. Oscar Toralba and Mr. Aries B. Balanay

14/09/2022

The Philippine Delegation led by DTI Secretary for the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings at Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia

13/09/2022

Philippines Delegation to ASEAN Economic Ministry Meeting, Cambodia (L-R) Carla Regina P. Grepo of Philippine Trade and Investment Centre Singapore; Johnny Chotrani, Country Chair of AIBC; Alfredo E. Pascual, Secretary Department of Trade And Industry; Robert Young, Director of AIBC and Aries Balanay, Secretary AIBC

21/06/2022

June 21, 2022

Justice Chandrachud: SC must not touch issues that require lawmakers’ role

Underlining the need for political engagement in a democracy, Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud said that the apex court cannot and must not transcend its role by deciding issues requiring the involvement of elected representatives.

21/06/2022

June 21, 2022

Modi has actually given democracy a shot in the arm with his usual decision-making style

Someone has cast a curse on the Modi government. The curse of incessant, violent protests that have been a constant feature in the last eight years of Narendra Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister. The Modi government really knows how to set itself up for vehement criticism with every policy, law or sc...

21/06/2022

June 21, 2022

L&T Technology Services is ‘Great Place to Work-Certified’

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 21 (ANI/PRNewswire): L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115) (NSE: LTTS), a leading global pure-play engineering services company, announced that it has been Great Place to Work-Certified™ in India as it fared extremely well across parameters like credibil...

21/06/2022

June 21, 2022

Cong leaders meet Kovind; raise ‘mistreatment’ of MPs by cops, seek withdrawal Agnipath scheme

Top Congress leaders on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind and raised the issue of alleged ill-treatment of party MPs by police during their protest against the ED questioning of former party chief Rahul Gandhi and sought the withdrawal of the Agnipath scheme for defence recruitment.

21/06/2022

June 21, 2022

India and Asean at 30: What's up?

On its own, India stands tall and fearless. It long and continued civilizational linkages in the Indo-Pacific are there for all to see. One of the most frequently asked questions today is: Will India lead the Indo-Pacific region? Or, one can turn the question around: Can India lead or does the world...

10/06/2022

june 10, 2022

Chhattisgarh: Baghel govt puts mining in Hasdeo Aranya on hold

The Chhattisgarh government on Thursday said it has stopped all mining work on ground in Hasdeo Aranya forests. The oral decision, passed top-down, which comes days after state minister and local MLA T S Singh Deo visited the forests and joined forces with protesters against the projects, will affec...

10/06/2022

June 10, 2022

Can’t rule out possibility of more mini Covid waves, says WHO chief scientist

The BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants are making their presence felt across various areas in the country with the daily Covid tally now showing a rise in the country. When contacted, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO chief scientist, told The Indian Express that it could be the start of a mini wave.

10/06/2022

June 10, 2022

We agree on need to respect religions: Iran FM after Delhi talks

Hours after his meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister H Amirabdollahian said the two countries agree on the need to “respect divine religions”, “Islamic sancti...

10/06/2022

June 10, 2022

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das: Framework for digital lending platforms soon

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said a broad regulatory architecture will be soon established to deal with predatory digital lending apps.