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The UN Climate Action Summit this year was missing one key ingredient — climate action
•Almost 80 countries pledged to reach 'net zero' – that is, to balance carbon emissions with carbon removal – by 2050.
After UK, Germany, more European nations want fast track system with India to facilitate, promote investments
•The fast-track system is already in place separately with the UK and Germany to resolve issues of companies having investments in India.
GST rates finalised: Here's the bad news - despite the big reform we are the most-taxed people globally
Nr Mohanty •We have happily created a GST regime with a taxation structure that is highest in the democratic world. Here's a brief comparison
"Nazism is alive in the West" says Turkish President Erdogan while reprimanding the Netherlands
•Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intensified his dispute with European nations on Sunday, claiming that "Nazism is alive in the West" after two of his ministers were prevented from campaigning in the Netherlands.
France, Belgium push intelligence sharing after Paris attacks: source
Fp Archives •France and Belgium want to improve intelligence sharing between the nine European nations most concerned with jihadist threats in the wake of the Paris attacks.
G-20 tells European nations to reassess funding needs
Fp Archives •Without making any firm commitment to bailout debt ridden European countries, the G-20 Ministers have asked eurozone nations to reassess the funding needs by March.
Denmark joins coalition against Islamic State; to send fighter jets to Iraq
Fp Archives •Britain and Belgium are also debating their involvement in the coalition Friday, while the Netherlands has already announced it will take part. The European countries do not plan to deploy in Syria.