INDIA & WORLD
India-Uzbekistan Signed Three Agreements
India and Uzbekistan have signed three agreements during delegation level talks held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan on 6 July 2015. The agreements were signed in the field of tourism, culture and protocol.
India – Pakistan Become Permanent SCO members
India and Pakistan on 10 July were accepted as the full members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a six-member regional grouping, including China and Russia. India that has had on the observer status of the group for past 10 years will become a full member of SCO by 2016.
India Ranked 33rd ‘Most Reputable Nation In The World’
Canada has been named as the most reputable nation in the world, in a recent survey on how countries are perceived across the world.The north American country reclaimed the top spot in the Reputation Institute’s annual report, which looks at the government, environment and economy of 55 nations.India is ranked 33rd among 55 countries as far as its reputation perceived by people from across the world is concerned. Its reputation has increased by 7.4%.
India – Singapore Signed Agreement On Maritime Cooperation
India and Singapore signed Technical Agreement (TA) on sharing white-shipping information to enhance maritime cooperation between the two navies. The agreement was signed on 21 July.
India and US signed Inter-Governmental Agreement
India and United States (US) signed Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) on FATCA was signed by Indian Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das and the US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on 9 July in New Delhi. The agreement will promote transparency on tax matters between the two countries.