Trade
US visa policy shift could hurt bilateral trade: Nirmala Sitaraman
21 Apr 2017
Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitaraman has emphasised that the visa policy is a protectionist issue and that the “whole debate” could be expanded to include several American firms that are earning their profits in India as well
Trump orders changes to H-1B visa programme, not pushing legislative action
20 Apr 2017
President Donald Trump’s executive order calls for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme, to stop its "abuse" and ensure that the visas are given to the "most-skilled or highest paid" petitioners
IT sector under strain as major markets close for Indian techies
19 Apr 2017
Indian IT professionals are losing markets everywhere - from Australia to United States, the UK and Singapore - with the governments there either imposing outright curbs or hiking visa fees to discourage migration
India extends $4.5 bn line of credit to Bangladesh
08 Apr 2017
During talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, India committed $500 mn credit to Bangladesh military, and the two countries signed about 25 agreements in various fields, including nuclear power and defence
Trump signs 2 orders targeting `trade cheats’
01 Apr 2017
Engineering sales help India's exports rise for a sixth month in Feb
16 Mar 2017
Although merchandise exports from the country grew 17.48 per cent year-on-year to $24.49 billion last month, its imports rose at a higher rate of 21.76 per cent to $33.39 billion
Donald Trump says ‘buy American’; Ivanka buys Chinese
15 Mar 2017
Even as President Donald Trump promised to create jobs by following “two simple rules: Buy American and hire American”, huge shipments of his daughter’s line were reportedly on their way to the US from China?