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Asean leaders begin arriving in Delhi for summit
24 Jan 2018
Commerce ministry wants price curbs on most farm exports lifted
22 Jan 2018
The draft agricultural export policy is likely to limit minimum export price restrictions to most essential items like rice or wheat and leave commodities like potatoes and onions out of export price controls
India’s April-December trade deficit at $114.86 billion
16 Jan 2018
Trade deficit for April-December 2017-18 show a more than 50 per cent increase from the $76.55 billion shortfall in April-December 2016-17.
Netanyahu, Modi hail ties as India, Israel sign 9 agreements
15 Jan 2018
Besides seeking greater recognition of Israel's status as a strategic partner of India and an increase in trade and investments by India in Israel, Israel is working to salvage the recently terminated $500 million anti-tank Spike missile deal
US looks at long term military ties with India: Kenneth Juster
12 Jan 2018
US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster, has suggested that India can be an alternative market for US investors that have difficulties conducting business in China, and become a hub for US business in the Indo-Pacific region
Like NRIs, India too integrating well with the world: PM
09 Jan 2018
The government believes that NRIs are partners for India's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, adding that NRIs have an important place in the Action Agenda till 2020, drafted by the NITI Aayog
US now says no change in H-1B extension rules
09 Jan 2018
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services has clarified that the Trump administration is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa holders to leave the country, giving a big relief to Indian technology employees under US work visa
Afghanistan can bank on India most: Pentagon
16 Dec 2017
India’s trade deficit hits $100 bn despite a surge in Nov exports
16 Dec 2017
While merchandise exports from the country rose 30.5 per cent to $26.20 billion in November, imports at $40.02 billion during the month far outstripped its exports
World trade talks fail as US refuses to budge
14 Dec 2017
Ministers decided to advance work on the three pillars of agriculture (domestic support, market access and export competition) as well as non-agricultural market access, services, development, TRIPS, rules, and trade and environment
US intransigence on farm issues could jeopardise WTO talks
13 Dec 2017
The eleventh round of ministerial conference (MC 11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at Buenos Aires could collapse over US attempts to stonewall Doha Round commitments on agriculture and development and instead introduce new issues
Russia wants India to join China’s Belt and Road initiative
12 Dec 2017
In a meeting with foreign ministers of Russia and China, President Ramnath Kovind, however, reiterated the need for early operationalisation of the 'International North South Transport Corridor’
Focus on leveraging GST benefits as govt reviews foreign trade policy
05 Dec 2017
The FTP will focus on exports from labour intensive and MSME sectors by way of increased incentives in order to increase employment opportunities, says commerce minister Suresh Prabhu
Chabahar port opens an India-Iran-Afghanistan economic corridor
04 Dec 2017
Last month India shipped the first consignment of a planned 1300,000 tonne wheat supply to Afghanistan through the Chabahar port
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