Author: Himalaya Post

New Delhi: India will continue its medical supplies to Nepal to fight Covid-19 and ensure smooth cross-border trade while Kathmandu hailed Delhi’s efforts to combat the disease in the region amid Pak efforts to undermine the process launched on March 15. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi held telephone conversation. The two Prime Ministers discussed about the present situation of fight against COVID-19 and agreed to further intensify the ongoing efforts. In the context of present state of lockdown in both the countries, the two Prime Ministers agreed to look after the welfare and medical care of the people of two countries currently living in each other’s territory. Oli, on behalf of the Government and people of Nepal, expressed thanks to the Government, people and the Prime Minister of India for the supply of essential medicines and medical logistics that are in pipeline. The two Prime Ministers expressed satisfaction on the smooth supply of essential goods across the border and underlined the need for ensuring its continuity in the present situation. The two Prime Ministers also expressed satisfaction that the video conference of the SAARC leaders provided a timely impetus to all countries in the region to intensify their efforts of fighting against COVID-19. The Prime Minister of Nepal extended sincere condolences to the Government and people of India as well...

Let me start by congratulating to you all OBs , ECs and Bussiness communities / Friends on the occasion of Industry & Commerce day . We hv marked chaitra 28 th as an Industry n Commerce day , where we hv been gathering by extending our best wishes for all concerns then hving sorts of sharing by inviting High level Govts authorities, Beurocrates , experts and bussiness communities n letting them know d important of today. But due to d covide 19 pandemic, we all are missing d facts of ourselves and forced to stay at home though we are heading towards disaster n totally confused how to move forward with its consequences. Let’s mark this situation as a learning process and United we can win for future updates. Yes, it is a day to recognize our past captains for their un tired contribution in our movements. Althogh, we are not in d position of doing so , so let’s pray to d God and start sharing our best wishes for each of us n let d whole country’s residents feels better and take it for future generations. On behalf of saarc cci and Fncci , I would like to extend my best wishes for today’s important and relevant. Chandi r Dhakal, Vice President of SAARC CCI & Ex President of...

India has cleared the first list of 13 countries who will get hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), with neighbourhood getting priority Overall India will be giving hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol to 25 countries. India has given approval for export of 14 million tablets of Hydroxychloroquine. The 13 countries which India will be giving HCQ, termed as game-changer drug by India are – US, two from Europe – Spain and Germany, two from South America – Dominican Republic and Brazil, one from West Asia, Bahrain and five from the neighbourhood – Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Maldives and Bangladesh Speaking at the daily press briefing of the Indian government, Dammu Ravi, MEA’s nodal person for COVID-19 said, “HCQ is in high demand globally. Lot of request for HCQ already there, several countries have made the request, taking in the view domestic requirements, domestic stock availability.. the decision was taken by a group of the minister to release surplus medicine for export purposes. The first list of countries have been approved and products have started to leave, working on second list and then the third list.” India is providing humanitarian aid like Pharma (HCQ & paracetamol) to SAARC & Indian Ocean countries like Mauritius & SeychellesIn. Additionally, India is also providing humanitarian aid to countries in Africa and Latin America. Outside these regions, New Delhi is currently processing requests for medicines (HCQ/Paracetamol) from countries based on availability...

As follow up action of the announcement made by the Prime Minister at the Video Conference of SAARC Leaders on 15 March 2020, a video conference of senior trade officials, inviting all SAARC countries, was held on 8 April 2020 to discuss the impact of travel restrictions and the larger Covid-19 situation on intra-regional trade. All SAARC countries, except Pakistan, participated in the video conference. Demonstrating keen shared interest and a problem-solving approach in the present challenging circumstances, all countries contributed actively to the discussions on a wide-ranging trade related agenda. It was recognized that the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have a considerable adverse impact on trade in the SAARC region. In order for the countries to deal with the situation, it was stressed that new ways and means be jointly identified to sustain and expand the intra-regional trade until the normal trade channels are fully restored. The imperative need to maintain essential trade within the SAARC region was viewed as an important thrust area for favourable consideration. Some specific issues addressed at the video conference included facilitation of trade through pragmatic solutions such as provisional clearance of imports at preferential duty with suitable conditions, provisional acceptance of digitally signed certificates of origin, acceptance of scanned copies of documents for clearance of imports by customs and release of payments by banks, resolving issues being faced for exports/imports at...

China has demanded an explanation from Brazil after the far-right government’s education minister linked the coronavirus pandemic to Beijing’s “plan for world domination”, in a tweet imitating a Chinese accent. In the latest incident to strain ties between the two nations, minister Abraham Weintraub insinuated China was behind the global health crisis. “Geopolitically, who will come out stronger from this global crisis?” he wrote on Twitter Saturday. “Who in Brazil is allied with this infallible plan for world domination?” In the original Portuguese, his tweet substituted the letter “r” with capital “L” – “Blazil” instead of “Brazil,” for example – in a style commonly used to mock a Chinese accent. China’s embassy in Brazil condemned Weintraub’s “absurd and despicable” tweet, calling it “highly racist”. “The Chinese government expects an official explanation from Brazil,” tweeted ambassador Yang Wanming. The row comes as Brazil, like many countries, is hoping to source more medical equipment from China to deal with Covid-19. Weintraub said in an interview he stood by his tweet and called on China to do more to help fight the pandemic. “If they [China] sell us 1,000 ventilators, I’ll get down on my knees in front of the embassy, apologise and say I was an idiot,” he told Radio Bandeirantes.health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said last week Brazil was struggling to source ventilators and other vital health supplies from China, saying some of its...