Trade
Modi to ease dairy, chicken rules to seal trade deal with US
14 Feb 2020
India has offered to lower import duty on US chicken legs, turkey, dairy products and produce such as blueberries and cherries from 100 per cent to 25 per cent and to further lower duty on Harley-Davidson motorcycles to below 50 per cent
US, India to seal $1.9 bn Integrated Air Defence System deal
11 Feb 2020
The proposed sale comes ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump to India later this month when the two countries are also expected to sign a trade deal
India, Brazil eye $15 billion bilateral trade by 2022
27 Jan 2020
The two countries signed 15 agreements to bolster cooperation in sectors like energy, defence, environment, health and animal husbandry
India’s April-December trade deficit hits $118.10 billion
15 Jan 2020
India exported goods worth $27.36 billion in December 2019 while its imports stood at $38.61 billion during the month, showing a deficit of $11.5 billion
India, Russia discuss long-term energy cooperation
15 Jan 2020
India imports over 80 per cent of the crude it processes and almost half of its oil imports are from the Gulf region, which is prone to disruptions because of geopolitical reasons and this often threatens its energy security, both in terms of price and supply volatilities
India’s April-November trade deficit hits $106.85 billion
13 Dec 2019
India exported goods valued at $25.98 billion in November 2019 while it imported goods valued at $38.11 billion during the month
Guwahati protests force cancellation of Modi-Abe summit
13 Dec 2019
The summit meeting of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, planned to take place in Guwahati on 15-17 December, was to follow the recently-concluded maiden India-Japan ‘2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting’ in New Delhi