The week that was in international affairs

Welcome back to another edition of My Take 5, your weekly round-up of top international news. This week we are covering developments in Syria between Damascus and the Kurds, the signing of the India-EU FTA, Russia-Ukraine war negotiations, China’s purging of its top general, and EU’s recognition of Morocco’s position on the Moroccan Sahara. So,…

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‘Taking India-Venezuela relations to new heights’: PM Modi speaks to acting president Delcy Rodríguez, agree to expand bilateral partnership | India News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a conversation with Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez, during which the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Spoke with Acting President of Venezuela, Ms. Delcy Rodríguez. We agreed to further deepen and expand our bilateral…

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Need to spend more to grow retail health: Niva Bupa CEO

MUMBAI: The CEO of Niva Bupa Health Insurance said it is the cross-subsidisation of loss-making corporate group policies by retail health insurance, rather than high acquisition costs, that is weighing on retail insurance penetration.Krishnan Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Niva Bupa said insurers need to step up investments to expand retail health insurance and increase its…

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