Trade
Government relents on Apple, food security issues
27 Nov 2017
Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu now says the government is awaiting a formal proposal from Apple, even as he said India made a 'mistake’ by insisting on food security measures when a temporary relief was extended to it by WTO majors
Global Entrepreneurship Summit an ode to India-US ties: Ivanka Trump
22 Nov 2017
The latest Global Entrepreneurship summit is aptly themed 'Women First and Prosperity for All,' Ivanka said, adding that when women are economically empowered their communities and countries thrive
India's October trade deficit hits a 3-year high of $14.02 billion
14 Nov 2017
India’s trade deficit widened from $8.98 billion in September 2017 to $14.02 billion in October, taking overall trade deficit for the April-October period to $86.32 billion
Trump seen batting for India's inclusion in APEC
11 Nov 2017
The US President’s praise for India and the Narendra Modi government comes ahead of next week’s summit of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Manila where both Modi and Trump are expected to meet
India ships emergency fuel to Sri Lanka
09 Nov 2017
US makes renewal of H-1B visa more difficult
26 Oct 2017
India’s exports rise faster than imports in September
14 Oct 2017
The country’s exports rose 25.67 per cent in September to $28.61 billion while imports grew 18.09 per cent to $37.59 billion, still leaving a deficit of $72.13 billion for April-September period
India, Japan plan LNG trading platform to make import deals flexible
12 Oct 2017
The MoC will promote India-Japan cooperation in the energy sector while also contributing to the diversification of gas supplies, leading to competitive prices for consumers and strengthening India’s energy security
WTO: India to push food security issue
09 Oct 2017
India, particularly, will insist that a permanent solution on public stock holding be one of the deliverables in Buenos Aires as was promised at the Ministerial meets in Nairobi and Bali
First US oil shipment arrives at Paradip; comes cheaper than Dubai oil
03 Oct 2017
The first US crude oil cargo of 1.6 million barrels bought by Indian Oil Corporation from the US Gulf Coast refiners has arrived at Paradip Port in Odisha priced $2 per barrel cheaper than the Dubai crude that India often buys
Exporters demand sops, steps to end GST woes
29 Sep 2017
Mattis wants Indian troops in Afghanistan, but India won’t budge
26 Sep 2017
The two countries, however, vowed to jointly take action against militant groups operating from Pakistan that target India and neighbouring Afghanistan
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