Trade
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
India, US in talks to finalise mini trade agreement
22 Nov 2019
A resolution of India-US trade dispute has been hanging fire over, what Indian officials said, disproportionate demands made by Washington compared to what it was willing to offer
Europe beckons Indian industry
21 Nov 2019
India’s April-October trade deficit hits $94.72 billion
18 Nov 2019
India’s exports declined 1.11 per cent to $26.38 billion in October while exports from the country stood 16.31 per cent lower at $37.39 billion
No-pact better than a bad agreement: Jaishankar
15 Nov 2019
Jaishanker’s comments came after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Brazilian capital, Brasilia to discuss trade and other bilateral issues
India gained $755 million from US-China trade war: Unctad
06 Nov 2019
Of the $35 billion Chinese export losses in the US market, about $21 billion (or 62 per cent) was diverted to other countries, while the remainder of $14 billion was either lost or captured by the US producers, says the study
RCEP fails India; Modi returns home without a deal
05 Nov 2019
Modi sought to dispel the notion that India is reluctant to join the RCEP trade deal, saying in an interview to Bangkok Post that India remained committed to a comprehensive and balanced outcome from the ongoing RCEP negotiations, but would like a win-win outcome
RECP deadlocked as India seeks common ground in trade talks
04 Nov 2019
While some countries raised the possibility of a no deal summit, hosts Thailand said on Monday that the talks were conclusive and that there would be an announcement of success at the summit in Bangkok despite doubts raised by India
Modi pitches for India-ASEAN FTA amidst RECP talks
04 Nov 2019
Prime Minister Modi said that ASEAN is at the core of India’s Act East Policy, even as he said that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership should be beneficial to all parties and that India has put forward “reasonable proposals" in a clear manner as it continues to engage in the talks with “sincerity"
India, Germany to intensify cooperation in combating terror: Modi
01 Nov 2019
India and Germany signed five joint declarations of intent and inked 11 agreements in the fields of space, civil aviation, maritime technology, medicine and education to further build on their existing ties
India to enter FTAs on own terms; in no hurry: Piyush Goyal
31 Oct 2019
The commerce minister said India will take all measures to protect the interests of the country and the industries and ensure job creation, even as he stressed that India cannot adopt an isolationist position and remain cut off from the rest of the world
India, Saudi Arabia to sign strategic partnership agreement
29 Oct 2019
Saudi Crown Prince has committed to invest over $100 billion in India, Modi said ahead of his visit to Riyadh
Brazil extends visa free visits to Indians
25 Oct 2019
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