India to seek licences to scout Pacific Ocean for critical mineralsIndia plans to apply for deep-sea mineral exploration licenses in the Pacific Ocean to secure critical minerals for energy transition techn...
22 Jul, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
China formally establishes diplomatic ties with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan tiesChina's Foreign Ministry has declared the formal restoration of diplomatic relations with Nauru, a tiny Pacific island nation that had rece...
24 Jan, 2024, 10.42 AM IST
Taiwan loses first ally post-election as Nauru goes over to ChinaThe Nauru government said that "in the best interests" of the country and its people it was seeking full resumption of diplomatic relations...
15 Jan, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
Deep sea mining permits may be coming soon. What are they and what might happen?The International Seabed Authority - the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor - is preparing to resume negotiations t...
03 Jul, 2023, 11.57 AM IST
Djokovic detention draws focus to Australia's asylum-seekersDjokovic's mere presence at the hotel, a squat and unattractive building on the leafy fringe of the city's downtown, has drawn the world's ...
09 Jan, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning ChinaNauru, which has strong ties to U.S. ally Australia, helped scupper a World Bank-led cable tender earlier this year over concerns the contr...
24 Jun, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
U.S. warns Pacific islands about Chinese bid for undersea cable project: SourcesWashington sent a diplomatic note to FSM in July expressing strategic concerns about the project as Huawei Marine and other Chinese firms a...
17 Dec, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries, visa exemptions for 3 to limit virus spreadNationals of 18 countries - Bulgaria, Bhutan, China (including Taiwan), Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, ...
11 Mar, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Plastic exports up 31% in H1, above 70% growth in shipments to China, VietnamThe growth in India’s plastics export has been primarily boosted by higher shipment of plastic raw materials, plastic sheet, film, plates, ...
05 Nov, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
Australian company Getax under probe in India and Australia for money launderingGetax’s core business is trading in phosphate. Its clients include Indian companies. Getax is being looked at by AFP investigators for corr...
16 Sep, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi hopes summit with Pacific Island nations with boost tiesPM Modi expressed optimism about the upcoming Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation and hoped it will strengthen bonds ...
19 Aug, 2015, 06.48 PM IST
Australian government's detention of 157 Sri Lankan asylum-seekers ruled legalIn its ruling HC said the detainment was lawful under the Migration Powers Act, which enables maritime officers to detain a person outside ...
28 Jan, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Closer ties with India will secure Australian borders: Scott MorrisonAustralia, facing growing illegal migration attempts, has said that closer links with India would help strengthen the country's borders.
15 Sep, 2014, 03.47 PM IST
Australia sends asylum-seekers to Nauru, as India offer refused157 asylum-seekers who were detained by Oz have been sent to the Pacific island of Nauru after rejecting a return to India, officials said.
02 Aug, 2014, 12.35 PM IST
Got the wanderlust? Here’s a list of visa-on-arrival countries for IndiansPlanning a holiday gets so much easier if all you needed to do was carry your passport and go-go-go.
25 Jul, 2014, 06.17 PM IST
- Islands affected by climate change must consider radical options
Bring climate-change lawsuits against industrial countries, hoping that compensation will help descendants to secure higher ground.
15 Mar, 2012, 03.00 AM IST
- 41 countries are tax havens according to OECD criteria
Data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development points to 41 countries as having tax-haven status according to four cri...
27 Feb, 2008, 07.17 PM IST