Trade
India, China call for end to trade-distorting farm support by West
01 Sep 2017
Developed countries which provide 50 to 100 per cent in subsidies on certain farm products and have more than 90 per cent of the global farm subsidy entitlements of nearly $160 billion, wants developing countries to stop providing 10 per cent in subsidies to poor farmers
India, US plan new dialogue mechanism to boost India-Pacific security
16 Aug 2017
For India, the new initiative is important because of the prevailing hostile atmosphere in the continent, while the looming threat of a trade war with China and the growing chasm with its NAFTA allies combine to force America to look elsewhere to boost trade
India's April-July trade deficit zooms to $51.50 bn
14 Aug 2017
India’s imports in July spurted 15.42 per cent to $34 billion while its exports grew at a slow pace of 3.94 per cent to 22.54 billion and if the trend continues, the country could end the fiscal with a record trade gap of over $150 bn
India’s defence imports from US set for big leap: report
14 Aug 2017
India’s imports of defence gear from the United States has already touched $15 billion and this could leap further with US offering to help India modernise is military in the face of duel threat from China and Pakistan
US slaps import duties of up to 81% on Chinese aluminum foil
09 Aug 2017
The US Commerce Department is also investigating into whether aluminum shipped in from foreign countries hurts US national security
India’s trade deficit at $40 bn as June imports add $12.96 bn
15 Jul 2017
India’s merchandise exports in June 2017 rose 4.39 per cent to $23.56 billion while the county’s imports expanded 19.01 per cent to reach $36.52 billion, official figures released on Friday showed
US defence bill provides for greater cooperation with India
15 Jul 2017
The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a $621.5 billion defence policy bill that also provides for advancing defence cooperation with India
Modi, Xi discuss BRICS issues, overlook border standoff
08 Jul 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted on a range of issues at the BRICS meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, but were cautious to avoid any mention of their border standoff
India, Israel give a $5bn boost to commercial ties
07 Jul 2017
The India-Israel CEOs Forum, which met for the first time during Prime Minister Modi's visit to that country, set a target to increase bilateral trade from the current $4.13 billion to $20 billion within five years