December 6, 2014
December 6, 2014
The G-20 summit in Australia failed to make substantial progress on financial transparency and illicit flows, an eminent international think-tank famous for its pioneering work on black money has claimed."The G20 passed up a golden opportunity to begin tackling this global scourge by curbing the abuse of anonymous...
PROTESTERS at the G20 burned Australian flags today in a demonstration over indigenous rights.Images of the national flag going up in flames cranked up the heat on an already scorching day.Protesters at Roma Street parklands in Brisbane city centre raised their fists in the air and chanted “resist, revive, decolo...
Brisbane: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was charmed by a special Australian welcome - a cuddly koala bear.The grey cuddly bundle was brought up to the Indian prime minister by an Australian official backstage at the G20 when the leaders were taking a break.Modi with a big smile patted the koala bear as Aust...
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to skip a working session at the Group of 20 leaders summit on Sunday and bring forward his departure, said a Russian official travelling with Mr. Putin, after he came under pressure from Western leaders over the crisis in Ukraine.Mr. Putin has been confronted over Russia's positi...
The Indian Prime Minister "is one of the most popular figures at this G20. A leader others want to see, and be seen with," the Guardian wrote in an article.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was much sought after at the G20 with world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, spending time chatting and laughing...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today made a strong pitch for politics-free economic reforms ahead of the G20 summit in Brisbane and made it clear that reform has to be driven by the people and that it cannot be undertaken by "stealth"."Reform is bound to face resistance...must be insulated from political p...
As India attempts to unearth black money stashed abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will push for stepping up global cooperation against the key issue of cross border tax avoidance and evasion at the G20 summit starting here tomorrow.Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Australia in 28 years since Ra...
ST. PETERSBURG (Reuters) : Following are key quotes from leaders at the close of a G20 summit in St. Petersburg.RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN"We achieved a consensus on the need to pursue policies that support economic growth while confirming medium-term national fiscal consolidation strategies.""The situation in th...
President Barack Obama claimed a growing recognition among foreign leaders Friday that "the world cannot stand idly by" in the face of chemical weapons use in Syria, and said he plans to make his case to the American people in an address Tuesday night.With Congress showing signs of reluctance to back a resolution autho...
MOSCOW: Less than three months after Vladimir Putin was cast as a pariah over Syria at the last big meeting of world leaders, the Russian president has glimpsed a chance to turn the tables on Barack Obama.The US president's dilemma over a military response to an alleged poison gas attack in Syria means Obama is the one...
