Trade
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
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
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