INTRODUCTION : A regional trading bloc is a group of countries within a geographical region that protect themselves from imports from non-members. Trading blocs are a form of economic integration‚ and increasingly shape the pattern of world trade. In general terms‚ regional trade blocks are associations of nations at a governmental level to promote trade within the block and defend its members against global competition. Defense against global competition is obtained through established
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THE TAJ GROUP OF HOTELS The Company was incorporated in 1902 and it opened its first hotel‚ The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower‚ Mumbai‚ in 1903. The Company then undertook major expansion of The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower‚ Mumbai by constructing an adjacent tower block and increasing the number of rooms from 225 to 565 rooms. With the completion of its initial public offering in the early 1970s‚ the Company began a long term program of geographic expansion and development of new tourist destinations
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Asia includes the two worst-rated countries in the world‚ Burma and North Korea‚ as well as China‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam‚ all of which feature extensive state or party control of the press. Conditions in the world’s largest poor performer‚ China‚ remained highly repressive in 2009. Authorities increased censorship and Communist Party propaganda in traditional and online media in the periods surrounding high-profile events‚ such as politically sensitive anniversaries and a visit by U.S. President Barack
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Is the Maldives disappearing from the earth? It is definitely not a sensation but such disappearances are happening to many island nations around the world. The main cause of these disappearances is “global warming” which is defined as “an increase in the earth’s average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate”1. Controversial debates on causes of global warming are on-going. According to the research conducted by Derek Markham‚ a famous analyst on climate change‚ the
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This article is about the Republic of India. For other uses‚ see India (disambiguation). Republic of India Bharat Ganrajya Horizontal tricolour flag bearing‚ from top to bottom‚ deep saffron‚ white‚ and green horizontal bands. In the centre of the white band is a navy-blue wheel with 24 spokes. Three lions facing left‚ right‚ and toward viewer‚ atop a frieze containing a galloping horse‚ a 24-spoke wheel‚ and an elephant. Underneath is a motto: "सत्यमेव जयते". Flag Emblem Motto: "Satyameva Jayate"
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Five Reasons Why Winter is the Perfect Time for Tennis Holidays in Tenerife Tennis holidays are a great way to spend vacations. It’s a new concept to a number of people and understandably so. Basically‚ they are trips wherein you spend time vacationing in a certain location and at the same time‚ play tennis. Our idea of vacations is spending time sitting on white sand and enjoying the hot sun‚ not hitting felt-covered balls in grass or clay courts. However‚ have an open mind: tennis holidays are
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a revolving door between the clergy‚ the administrative nobility and the mercantile classes. The travels of explorer Muhammad Ibn-Abdullah Ibn-Batuta were eased because of this system. He served as an Imam in Delhi‚ as a judicial official in the Maldives‚ and as an envoy and trader in the Malabar. There was never a contradiction in any of his positions because each of these roles complemented the other. Islam created a compact under which political power‚ law and religion became fused in a manner
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The Prince of Egypt is a ground-breaking animated movie created by the picture company Dreamworks in 1998. The movie is based on the biblical story of Moses and his journey to free his people from slavery from the Egyptians. It was inspirational in some parts of the world and in others the movie was very controversial. From Academy and Grammy nominations to being banned in two countries because of religious beliefs this movie has a positive depiction on the Christian story while being rather offensive
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Oil & Gas Sector Analysis Submitted to Dr. Atmanand In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course Managerial Economics Submitted By GROUP 2 Ankita Chokraborty (13PGHR06) Arjun Parekh (13PGHR07) Ashim Gupta (13PGHR08) Atul Kohli (13PGHR10) B Vishnu Vardhan (13PGHR11) Tanya Mehta (13PGHR58) Acknowledgement Of the many people who have been enormously helpful in the preparation of this project‚ we are especially thankful to Dr. Atmanand‚ Professor‚ Economics
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