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The Hindu
Ireland strengthens trade ties amid U.S. tariffs, promotes collaborations with India, discusses Free Trade Agreements through EU.
As the U.S.’s reciprocal tariffs, due to be implemented on April 2 loom ahead, Ireland is escalating trade ties with other countries, and discussing Free Trade Agreements through the European Union, says Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of Ireland James Lawless.
Speaking to The Hindu on the side-lines of the Raisina Dialogue conference, Mr. Lawless said Ireland was also welcoming more Indians to universities and for work, dismissing concerns that anti-immigrant feelings have grown in the country. During his visit to India, Mr. Lawless travelled to Chennai, and met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, inviting more collaborations between Tamil Nadu and Ireland during a roundtable with Vice-Chancellors, of a number of higher education institutes there. Excerpts:

‘P4’ an ambitious initiative to achieve zero poverty in Andhra Pradesh by 2047. To be launched on the Telugu new year ‘Ugadi’, which is celebrated on March 30 this year, the initiative aims at ushering in socio-economic development through partnerships between public and private entities, and the people, and uplift communities through inclusive economic growth.