NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the concession period for its ambitious multi-modal logistics parks( MMLPs) scheme from 30 to 45 years, a top official at the agency implementing the project said, a tweak that could attract more long-term investors seeking a share of India’s infrastructure story.... This would have given investors only around 15 years to recover their investment and generate a surplus.... With each MMLP expected to require over？...

PHNOM PENH( Reuters)-A senior U.S. official urged Cambodia on Friday not to make any concessions to Myanmar's military junta when Phnom Peng chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations( ASEAN) next year. The remarks by U.S. State Department Counselor Derek Chollet came days after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Myanmar officials should be invited to return to ASEAN meetings, following an unprecedented exclusion from this year's summit. Myanmar has been in crisis since General Min Aun

Tshisekedi asked environment minister Eve Bazaiba" to take stock of the exact locations and finances of all forest concessions in the DRC, and suspend all questionable contracts pending the outcome of the audit," the minutes said.... Irene Wabiwa, a representative of environmental group Greenpeace, said the request for an audit was a" very good thing" and hoped it would be carried out by an independent commission." Even if it's a bit late, it's better late than never," she told Reuters.... Baz

" The war will not stop( after any concessions).... " The( Russian) forces must leave the country and after that the resumption of the peace process will be possible," he said.... Russia says it has taken full control of the southern city of Mariupol in what it calls its" special military operation" in Ukraine, but its invasion has stalled in other areas and Ukraine has been bolstered by increasing arms supplies from its allies....

KUALA LUMPUR: Amanat Lebuhraya Rakyat Bhd( ALR) and the four expressway concession companies which received its offer letters have finalised the terms and conditions of the draft share sale and purchase agreement, Gamuda said.It said the decision on the proposed disposal of Lingkaran Trans Kota Sdn Bhd( Litrak, the concessionaire of the Damansara-Puchong Expressway) and that of Sistem Penyuraian Trafik KL Barat Sdn Bhd( Sprint) would depend entirely on the votes of the non-interested shareholder

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the government is making efforts towards gaining access to new markets and getting concessional duties on textile products through free-trade agreements. Interacting with textiles associations, the Minister for Textiles and Commerce and Industry shared that in all the ongoing negotiations with major countries like the UK, the UAE, Canada, the European Union and Australia, there is a special focus on getting concessional duties for textile products. Goy

You don't think the possibility of Russia taking over Ukraine is in our interest?... " Raddatz asked him on" This Week." MORE: A year into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there's no end in sight.... 1 threat to the U.S. military is right now, our top military threat, is the China-Russian alliance....

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India is not seeking customs duty concessions on over 100 product categories such as liquor, and cigarette in the proposed free trade agreement( FTA), which is under negotiations between the two countries, sources said. They also said that though the FTA negotiations were concluded, Oman has sought revision of its market access offers on some products. The two sides have discussed three to four issues flagged by Oman, and any potential changes would be minimal, they said. India is expected to ga

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