According to a parliamentary report released last year, the EU is concerned about China’s dominance in critical technologies, as China holds a leading global manufacturing position in several areas
India had earlier put restrictions on investments from China through Press Note 3 in April 2020 to curb potential opportunistic takeovers of Indian companies during the Covid-19 pandemic
Deal favours patent holders, say experts
Says sensitive sectors, including dairy, rice and sugar, protected in agreement
There is significant resistance to genetically modified (GM) crops in India. Only one GM crop — Bt cotton — is approved for cultivation.
The exemption granted by both countries to the other’s temporary workers is expected to benefit around 75,000 Indian workers
‘Not merely an economic partnership but a blueprint for shared prosperity’
As many as 26 British companies have secured new business in India, the statement added.
India’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed in June 2025, due to contraction in both oil and non-oil trade deficit.
The regional development bank’s revision comes as India remains engaged in high-stakes trade deal negotiations.
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 gave constitutional status to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to strengthen local self-governance.
All the three sub-indices of the FI-Index — access, usage and quality — witnessed growth in FY25.
On privacy, the Ministry said it is clear that the right to privacy is limited, and shall be restricted on the basis of legitimate State aim, necessity and proportionality
Farmers also warned that if India signs a trade deal with the US, the latter could import raw sugar from Brazil, process it in the US, and then export it to India—hurting the domestic sugar industry
Government officials have maintained that India is aiming to sign a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) by the end of the year, which would provide market access in labour-intensive sectors
Regulations on cross-border data flows are among the most contentious topics in trade agreements with the Western countries, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
In the pact, India is offering 82.7 per cent of its tariff lines or product categories, which cover 95.3 per cent of EFTA exports, of which more than 80 per cent of imports are gold.
India has seen a simultaneous rise in Chinese imports and exports to US
The statement from the governor comes a day after consumer price index (CPI) inflation slowed to a 77-month low of 2.1 per cent in June compared to 2.82 per cent in May.
These initiatives are expected to significantly enhance travel efficiency between cities and also boost the economic development in the region.
As expected, the oil and gas industry – long a key backer of Trump’s presidential campaigns – welcomed the OBBBA’s push to expand fossil fuel production.
According to US-based non-profit Center for Global Development, India stands to lose slightly less than $500 million in formal remittances due to the imposition of the tax.
This comes as India is expected to partially open its agricultural sectors owing to US demands to allow genetically modified (GM) products such as soya and to remove regulations preventing US dairy products from entering India.
The strong demand supported continued job creation although employment growth eased from the record-high touched in May.
According to the Finance Minister, agriculture and dairy have been among the “very big red lines,” where a high degree of caution has been exercised, during the BTA talks with the US.









