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PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target to double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030 during their recent White House meeting. Modi was the fourth world leader to visit Trump after his second term began on Jan. 20. The countries agreed to cooperate on defense, trade, investment, energy security, technology, multilateral ties and people-to-people exchange, according to a U.S.-India joint statement. The Indian delegation to the U.S. included External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and Ambassador to the U.S. Vinay Mohan Kwatra. Trump, a critic of India's high tariffs, and Modi agreed Thursday to pursue a "framework" for greater cooperation.

THE PASSING OF former President Jimmy Carter on Dec. 29 left the nation in morning. For Sharad Patel, it marked the loss of a longtime friend and inspiration. Patel is the former owner and operator of The Windsor Hotel in Americus, Georgia, where Carter sometimes stayed. The ex-president was more than just a guest, however. "So many good memories spending time with him, whether it's building houses for Habitat for Humanity or coming to the Windsor for dinner, or whether it's an Indian night or involving his project in Plains where he restored the Plains Inn." Carter, who was the 39th president of the U.S. and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, was 100 when he died at his home in Plains, Georgia, according to his obituary. He the longest-lived president in U.S. history and is survived by his children, Jack, Chip, Jeff, and Amy, as well as 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

G6 HOSPITALITY INTERNATIONAL Inc. and HotelKey plan to update technology across its U.S. and Canada properties, with HotelKey remaining the core property management system for all Motel 6 and Studio 6 properties. G6, now part of OYO's global portfolio, is led by Ritesh Agarwal as chairman, while HotelKey is led by Aditya Thyagarajan as president. The announcement was made at the Radisson Blu, Nagpur, Maharashtra, in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, India's union minister of road transport and highways, the companies said in a joint statement. "HotelKey's feature set and user-friendly interface have consistently delivered strong results for property owners," said Agarwal, also the founder and CEO of OYO. "Their PMS platform's high adoption rates and positive feedback from hoteliers show why they're the ideal technology partner for our franchisees. HotelKey's success story exemplifies Indian technology excellence, with core development and engineering operations based in Nagpur."

All Citizens Of South East Asians Countries Requires A Dubai Tourist Visa To Enjoy Their Holidays.

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Financial Institutions in India are divided in two categories. The first type refers to the regulatory institutions and the second type refers to the intermediaries.

AT THE 2024 AAHOA Convention & Trade Show held last week in Orlando, Florida, history was being made at the same time it was being recalled. Miraj Patel assumed his role as the youngest chairman the association has had, while his predecessor Bharat Patel and AAHOA President and CEO Laura Lee Blake spoke on the legacy that led to the association's current success. AAHOACON24, the 35th national conference for the association, saw more than 7,000 registered attendees and 524 exhibitors at the Orange County Convention Center, blocks away from Disneyworld and Universal Studios. It included more than 44 education sessions and had two times the number of sponsors than in 2023 with 26. Event revenue was 6 percent higher than 2023 and 31 percent higher than in 2022. The tradeshow sprawled over more than 84,500 square feet of exhibit space. In a speech during the first general session, Bharat presented his theory on what led to AAHOA's current status: compound success.