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New Delhi: A three-day International Seminar and exhibition to critically study and evaluate the contribution of Kumarajiva in enhancement of Indo-Chinese cultural relations and other related issues began here today under the aegis of Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (Union Ministry of Culture).

Buddhist savants who traveled from India to China and from China to India have contributed to the evolution of Sino–Indian cultural relations in the classical age. They contributed not only to the spread of Buddhism but also to an understanding of social and economic relations, as torchbearers of Indian civilization to Central Asia and China. Unfortunately ancient records of India are silent about them but there are a large number of documents preserved in Chinese and Central Asian languages.

With hardly a few weeks to go before Tamil Nadu goes to polls, the poll temperature is picking up with various stakeholders taking positions.

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have recognized that Tuvalu faces tremendous challenges because of its remote location, limited land area, lack of resources, serious capacity constraints and the potential impact of climate change. The uncertain global recovery is adding to the country’s vulnerabilities. In light of the difficult near and medium-term prospects of the economy, Directors emphasized the need for resolute fiscal adjustment and structural reforms. Noting the limited domestic job opportunities, they agreed that the authorities should promote overseas employment opportunities, which would generate income and help reduce poverty.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the fifth review of Sri Lanka's economic performance under a program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 137.8 million (about US$216.6 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to an amount equivalent to SDR 964.6 million (about US$1.516 billion).

New Delhi: The President of the Dominican Republic, Dr Leonel Fernandez, has envisioned three types of business linkages between his country and India - direct investments of Indian companies for manufacturing and export to third countries, export of Dominican products to India and partnerships, joint ventures and strategic alliances between Dominican and Indian companies.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Christopher Jarvis visited Belarus during January 25 to February 2, 2011 to continue Article IV consultations with the Belarusian authorities and other stakeholders. The team met with Prime Minister Myasnikovich, Deputy Prime Minister Rumas, the Minister of Finance Mr. Kharkovetz, the Minister of Economy Mr. Snopkov, the Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Mr. Prokopovich, other senior officials, representatives of banks, and the diplomatic community.

New York:More than a third of the world’s information and communications technology (ICT) exports now originate from mainland China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong, a United Nations agency reported today, citing data that also shows that Asia accounted for 66.3 per cent of global ICT exports in 2009.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today the United Nations must perform its duty to protect peoples from man-made or natural calamities more effectively, stressing that when sovereign States fail in the task the international community must step in, with force if needed.

New York: A new United Nations treaty on the equitable sharing of the planet’s wealth of genetic resources opened for signing today with Algeria, Brazil, Colombia and Yemen becoming the first countries to sign the protocol, which is also designed to conserve and protect the world’s diminishing resources.