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India's goods sector surpasses services in exports

STORY: India's goods sector surpasses services in exports SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic parts manufacturing unit 3. various of export containers STORYLINE: Indian government on Thursday said India's goods (merchandise) sector has surpassed the services sector in exports. "The last financial year recorded an export of 762 billion U.S. dollars. Of this 453 billion dollars were merchandise exports," India's Federal Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said during a press conference. There are about 11 billion dollars worth of electrical machinery and equipment exports, about 11 billion dollars worth of mobile phones export, he added. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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A man walks on the lawns of the Kartavya Path near India Gate in New Delhi, India on November 1, 2023. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto)

IMF urges India to lift rice export ban

STORY: IMF urges India to lift rice export ban DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of rice field 3. various of rice wholesale market 4. various of rice 5. various of export containers STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has encouraged India to remove restrictions on the export of a certain category of rice, saying it would have an impact on global inflation. The Indian government on July 20 banned the export of non-Basmati white rice to boost domestic supply and keep retail prices under check. Such restrictions are likely to exacerbate volatility in food prices in the rest of the world and lead to retaliatory measures, which can be harmful globally, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, IMF's Chief Economist and Director of the Research Department, told a press conference after the release of the World Economic Outlook on Tuesday. The IMF also projected India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to be

Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement

STORY: Iran says U.S. "contradictory behavior" main obstacle to nuclear agreement DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference of the Iranian foreign ministry STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Monday that the contradiction in the U.S. officials' words and actions is the main obstacle to an agreement on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, according to the official news agency IRNA. Speaking at a weekly press conference, Kanaani added that U.S. officials sent messages to voice their viewpoints about the nuclear talks on the one hand, while showing contradictory behaviors in practice on the other. He noted that Washington's approach failed to contribute to or supplement the nuclear talks. Kanaani stressed that "grounds exist for reviving the nuclear deal and all sides' return to it," but the issue currently hinges on the U.S. government's political decision. "We can return to the deal"

Dalai Lama marks 50th anniversary of uprising with call for calm

DHARAMSALA, India - The Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the seat of his government-in-exile in northern India, on March 10, the 50th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against China. (Kyodo)

Protest against Chinese crackdown in Tibet continues in India

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks at a news conference in Dharamsala, the home of the Tibetan government-in-exile, on March 16. The Dalai Lama called for an international investigation into the crackdown on the protesters in Tibet, which he said is facing ''cultural genocide.''

Dalai Lama says will commit to middle path approach to Tibet iss

NEW DELHI, India - The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan government in exile, speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on Oct. 8. He reiterated that he is committed to a middle path approach to the issue of the status of Tibet, which he said is a ''meaningful autonomy.'' (Kyodo)

Jenkins hopes his book helps settle abduction cases

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Jenkins, a former U.S. army deserter to North Korea, poses with his book in hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Jenkins, the 65-year-old husband of repatriated Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga, voiced hope that his book will contribute to settling the long-standing North Korean abduction issue.

(1)Abductee's father lodges protest 'with anger,' calls for sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota, whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted to North Korea in 1977, accompanied by his wife Sakie, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8. The Yokotas issued a statement lodging a protest ''with anger'' over North Korea presenting fake remains as those of his daughter, and strongly urged the Japanese government to immediately impose economic sanctions against the North.

(1)Relatives of hostages stop seeking SDF pullout

TOKYO, Japan - The families of three Japanese civilians kidnapped in Iraq attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan on April 14. They indicated they will stop demanding the Japanese government pull Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops out of Iraq, a condition given by the kidnappers for the release of the hostages. Asked about their sudden change of attitude on the issue, they merely said, ''No comment.''

Dalai Lama says will commit to middle path approach to Tibet issue

NEW DELHI, India - The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan government in exile, speaks at a press conference in New Delhi on Oct. 8. He reiterated that he is committed to a middle path approach to the issue of the status of Tibet, which he said is a ''meaningful autonomy.''

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