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10 meetings, 5 months: What to look out for in run-up to India-EU trade deal, summit
September 08, 2025 7:53 am
The dates for the India-EU leaders’ summit are yet to be decided, and can take place in January or February, 2026, depending on the negotiations for the trade deal.
India-UK FTA offers clear benefits, but long-term impact depends on execution and political will
August 27, 2025 4:34 pm
The agreement leaves several concerns unaddressed. Delhi had lobbied strongly for a more expansive 'Mode 4' mobility framework to facilitate the movement of its IT professionals, seeking concessions on par with those granted to Australia
How US, EU FTAs can help integrate auto component sector into global value chains: Niti Aayog report explains
April 12, 2025 1:17 am
By pursuing a combination of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives outlined in the report, NITI Aayog expects India’s auto component exports to triple to $60 billion by 2030, with the country’s share in global value chains rising from 3 to 8 per cent.
FTAs that unduly favour imports in petrochemical and chemical sectors to be reviewed, says MoS
August 21, 2024 1:14 am
She was in Ahmedabad as part of her first leg of the promotional tour for the 13th Biennial International Exhibition and Conference on Chemicals and Petrochemicals to be held in October.
No longer looking at import duties as revenue source in FTA negotiations: Official
January 02, 2024 12:57 am
This comes amid internal consultations between the finance ministry and the commerce ministry to assess the impact of the major duty reductions that could be announced as part of the FTAs.
Regulatory mismatch in services sector challenge for India-UK FTA: Official
December 25, 2023 8:21 am
On the issue of movement of professionals, the official said that immigration debate and the ongoing FTA discussions in services are completely different things.
'High inverted duty structure, raw material cost curbing competitiveness': Engineering goods exporters to parliamentary standing committee on commerce
November 09, 2023 4:58 am
An inverted duty structure refers to a situation where taxes on input items are higher compared to the final product resulting in a drag in export competitiveness.
Arvind Panagariya at Idea Exchange: 'Asia is where the economic centre of gravity is shifting to; India has to be part of it'
May 22, 2023 6:39 am
Dr Arvind Panagariya is professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University.
India’s exports to UAE may reach $50 bn by FY27
May 02, 2023 1:41 am
The meeting of the joint working group will be held in June to discuss review of the trade data under the CEPA between India and the UAE, officials said
Opinion: India needs parliamentary supervision of trade pacts
May 24, 2022 8:50 am
Prabhash Ranjan writes: Effective parliamentary supervision will increase the domestic acceptance and legitimacy of international treaties, especially economic agreements, which are often critiqued for imposing undue restraints on India’s economic sovereignty.
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