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By Nandita Bose NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke for nearly an hour on Friday about joint plans on technology, infrastructure and the importance of a healthy democracy, shortly after Biden arrived in New Delhi for a G20 summit over the weekend. The two leaders pledged to …

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(Reuters) – Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies kick off an annual summit meeting on Saturday to coordinate policy on food security, debt problems of vulnerable countries and climate action. Here is a list of those attending and some key leaders who are skipping the meeting in the Indian capital, New Delhi. …

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By Krishn Kaushik and Joseph Campbell NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The central business and government district of New Delhi came to a standstill on Friday with markets shuttered, schools closed and traffic restricted as tens of thousands of security personnel fanned out for the weekend summit of G20 countries. The official closure came into effect …

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By Nikunj Ohri and David Lawder NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States was willing to work with India to help craft a communique at the end of the Group of 20 Summit in New Delhi over the weekend, but it would be a challenge. “So I understand …

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By Shivangi Acharya, Nikunj Ohri and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has proposed that a G20 statement condemning the war in Ukraine also accommodate the views of Russia and China to avoid an impasse for the divided bloc, Indian officials said on Thursday. Leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden gather in New …

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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has no plans to change its approach to reducing net migration in order to help secure a free trade deal with India, the spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday. There is growing optimism that a free trade deal between the countries could be concluded this year, as both sides …

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By Anushree Fadnavis and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hundreds of stray dogs that roam the streets of the Indian capital Delhi are being rounded up by authorities and moved to shelters in the run-up to the G20 summit this weekend, according to animal activists and Reuters witnesses. Authorities have already cleared many slums …

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By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s rupee will still be very close to its historic low in six months despite the Reserve Bank of India using its coffers to cut volatility, according to a Reuters poll in which over a third of analysts forecast it to reach a new low in a year. Having …

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(Reuters) -India’s fuel consumption in August inched up from a 10-month low, government data showed on Wednesday, as strong factory activity in the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer offset the usual monsoon lull. Total consumption in August, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 18.57 million metric tonnes, up 2.5% from 18.11 million tonnes in …

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