Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held wide-ranging talks with US President Joe Biden in New Delhi to further economic and people-to-people bilateral linkages, asserting that the friendship between the two nations will continue to play a great role in furthering global good.... The statement further said PM Modi looked forward to welcoming President Biden at the next Quad leaders' summit, to be hosted by India in 2024.... Several world leaders are in New Delhi, and the city has got a fair

Import licences were mostly abolished starting 1991, when India ushered in its much-documented economic reforms and liberalisation.... Although China was not mentioned, the restrictions mean such items can be sourced only from “ trusted partners ” through a licensing regime.... T N Ninan says the move makes this a season of bad ideas....