India Welcomes Thailand Foreign Affairs Minister, Aims to Strengthen Strategic Partnership (Republic)
India has welcomed Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow for a four-day official visit that includes meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, with both sides viewing the trip as an opportunity to reinforce a long-standing partnership grounded in deep cultural and strategic ties. The visit builds on momentum from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Bangkok earlier this year, where India and Thailand elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership and signed several agreements covering digital cooperation, maritime heritage, and support for small and medium enterprises. With multiple new memorandums exchanged across areas such as technology, culture, and regional development, the two countries are working to expand a relationship that has been strong since diplomatic ties were first established in 1947.
Morocco to step up fertilisers supply to India (Financial Express)
Morocco’s state-owned OCP Nutricrops plans to supply India with nearly 3 million tonnes of phosphatic fertilisers by the end of the year, a move that will help stabilise availability after China abruptly halted exports of key nutrients and left India seeking alternative sources. India has been expanding long-term cooperation with OCP through multiple agreements, joint ventures and high-level meetings, as Morocco now provides a large share of India’s rock phosphate, phosphoric acid and finished fertiliser imports at a time when domestic production relies heavily on imported raw materials. With Morocco holding most of the world’s phosphate reserves and early field trials in India showing higher crop yields from products like TSP, the partnership is becoming increasingly important for India’s agricultural security and future fertiliser planning.
CII urges govt to set up finance institution, fund to promote green economy (Business Standard)
Industry body CII has urged the government to create a dedicated Green Finance Institution and a green tech expo fund because India’s push toward a green economy requires far more long term and low cost capital than what is currently available, with existing green finance flows meeting only a quarter of what is needed. It argues that such an institution, ideally housed in GIFT City, could attract global capital and offer concessional loans, guarantees, and other support to help India fund renewable energy, clean mobility, green buildings, and industrial decarbonisation while also helping Indian green tech firms showcase their innovations on global platforms. CII has additionally recommended stronger recycling and urban mining rules for batteries and electronics, along with incentives to expand domestic refining and strategic mineral stockpiles, saying these steps are essential for India to stay on track toward its long-term net-zero goals.
