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EVENTS
ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA 2025
Fidel Castro at 99: A Legacy That Still Breathes in India
AFL 2025 unfolded at a moment when Asia is recalibrating its economic identity. China’s consumer behaviour is shifting, Southeast Asia is accelerating and India is emerging as a strategic priority for exporters across continents. The fair mirrored this transition with unusual clarity. David Axiotis, Managing Director of Global Produce Events, captured the sentiment with precision when he noted that the level of innovation and the volume of new business opportunities had exceeded expectations. Walking the aisles, it was evident he was not exaggerating. The fair felt like a living map of Asia’s economic transitions a place where macro trends turned into micro conversations at every booth.
Fidel Castro at 99: A Legacy That Still Breathes in India
Fidel Castro at 99: A Legacy That Still Breathes in India
H.E. Juan Carlos Marsán Aguilera, Ambassador of Cuba to India, opened the gathering with a portrait of Fidel that felt both intimate and historic. He spoke of a young law student from eastern Cuba who refused to accept injustice as destiny, of a man shaped by the Batista coup and of a revolutionary who believed that liberation was not an act but a lifelong discipline. His words traced Fidel’s journey from the Moncada Barracks to exile in Mexico, from the Sierra Maestra to Havana a path carved through impossible odds. But what resonated most was the reminder that the Cuban Revolution was not a moment it was a transformation.
Ink, Wine and the Alphabet of Bridges: A Literary Evening at the Chilean Embassy
Ink, Wine and the Alphabet of Bridges: A Literary Evening at the Chilean Embassy
Hosted by Ambassador Juan Angulo, the gathering was a curated celebration of The Alphabets of Latin America a lyrical atlas authored by diplomat-poet Abhay K, whose verses traverse the continent from Amazon to Zócalo, Andes to Zapotec.
The Ambassador, a gracious host and cultural steward, welcomed each reading with warmth and wit. “Literature,” he noted, “is a bridge between peoples more enduring than treaties, more intimate than trade.” And indeed, the room echoed with that sentiment: a shared reverence for language as a vessel of memory, meaning, and connection.
InternatioNAL TRADE
India and Chile Forge Historic Economic Partnership
High-Level Talks Aim to Diversify Trade Between Russia and India
India and Chile Forge Historic Economic Partnership
CEPA's key objectives include creating new opportunities for employment and stimulating economic growth in both countries by leveraging each other's strengths and resources. It aims to increase trade between India and Chile, promoting cooperation in areas like trade, investment and technology. The agreement also seeks to foster deeper e
CEPA's key objectives include creating new opportunities for employment and stimulating economic growth in both countries by leveraging each other's strengths and resources. It aims to increase trade between India and Chile, promoting cooperation in areas like trade, investment and technology. The agreement also seeks to foster deeper economic integration between the two nations, promoting cooperation in areas like critical minerals, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, digital public infrastructure, renewable energy and sustainability.
PERU – INDIA FTA
High-Level Talks Aim to Diversify Trade Between Russia and India
India and Chile Forge Historic Economic Partnership
The India-Peru Free Trade Agreement's finalization marks the culmination of over a decade of intermittent negotiations, driven by both countries' strategic shift towards diversifying global trade partnerships amid shifting geopolitical dynamics. This agreement could set a precedent for South America-Asia economic collaboration, providin
The India-Peru Free Trade Agreement's finalization marks the culmination of over a decade of intermittent negotiations, driven by both countries' strategic shift towards diversifying global trade partnerships amid shifting geopolitical dynamics. This agreement could set a precedent for South America-Asia economic collaboration, providing Peru with enhanced access to India's vast market of 1.4 billion consumers. Meanwhile, India would strengthen its foothold in Latin America's resource-rich markets
High-Level Talks Aim to Diversify Trade Between Russia and India
High-Level Talks Aim to Diversify Trade Between Russia and India
High-Level Talks Aim to Diversify Trade Between Russia and India
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov participated in the Russian-Indian Business Forum, which took place ahead of the 25th Session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation. Manturov and India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar engaged
Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov participated in the Russian-Indian Business Forum, which took place ahead of the 25th Session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation. Manturov and India's External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar engaged with representatives from Russian and Indian businesses, highlighting the strengthening of bilateral relations despite external economic pressures.