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FTA with EU strengthens India domestically, regionally and globally
February 05, 2026 4:42 pm
It is likely to cause dismay in Islamabad, which until recently had been basking in the attention that it had enjoyed from President Trump in the wake of Operation Sindoor. With an economy a tenth of India’s size, dependent, yet again, on an IMF bailout, it may soon discover that kowtowing to Trump has yielded few dividends
Govt negotiates for FTAs only after safeguarding interests of Indian agriculture: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
February 03, 2026 5:14 pm
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is yet to make an official statement about the India-US trade deal.
India-US agree on a big deal, it marks a welcome shift to freer trade, a domestic reform agenda awaits
February 03, 2026 4:45 pm
The Indian economy is now more closely integrated with the western world, pointing towards the convergence of interests in a world marked by geopolitical uncertainty
The deal is done. History will remember this moment in India-US ties
February 03, 2026 12:08 pm
The India-US trade deal represents both an opportunity and a test. It is an opportunity to rewire the relationship and rebuild trust. What remains concerning, however, is the enduring impact of domestic churn in both countries
The India–EU deal’s big swap: Automobiles & wine for labour-intensive goods
January 28, 2026 7:28 am
Government officials said that the exports from the labour-intensive products were $35 billion in 2024 and that the duty on $33.5 billion worth of products will go down to 0 when the trade deal enters into force. Their duty on the remaining goods will go down to zero in 3, 5 or 7 years.
Top Trump aide Scott Bessent says Europe financing 'war' against itself by buying oil products from India
January 26, 2026 10:18 pm
"And just to be clear again, the Russian oil goes into India, the refined products come out, and the Europeans buy the refined products. They are financing the war against themselves."
Between India and EU, a carbon gap and an FTA bridge
January 02, 2026 7:09 am
The new tax could wipe out 16–22 per cent of the actual prices received, force contract renegotiations, and weaken the presence of Indian products in the EU — a market that absorbs about 22 per cent of India’s steel and aluminium exports
Can the US and India finally seal a trade deal? New push targets tariffs, tech rules, and market access
December 11, 2025 4:29 pm
A $200-billion relationship hangs in the balance as both nations test political limits to revive a stalled bilateral agreement
Why is India signing so many FTAs? It's not economics, stupid
December 11, 2025 11:08 pm
As geopolitics shifts, the purpose of Regional Trade Agreements is shifting with it: From economic instruments to political safety nets. About time — after a lull of four years, an India–Russia FTA looks increasingly logical
The world this week | Delhi to reopen embassy in Kabul; PM Modi hails India-UK ties as crucial for global stability; Gazans return to ruined homes
October 12, 2025 11:28 am
From India’s strategic outreach to the Taliban government in Afghanistan, to British PM Starmer’s push to double down on the potential of the trade deal with Delhi, and lingering uncertainty over whether Trump’s peace plan can truly end the war in Gaza, a lot has happened in the world this week.
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