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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 31 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government is reviewing the recent increase in entry tax and will consider rationalisation to avoid any law and order situation, while defending the rollout of robotic surgery in public hospitals. Speaking to the media in Shimla, Sukhu said protests over the entry tax hike were based on "misconceptions" and asserted that the levy is not new. "Entry tax has existed ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with a European Parliamentary delegation led by Angelika Niebler on the early implementation of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), highlighting its significance for strengthening bilateral ties. In a social media post, the minister said he was "delighted" to meet the delegation and noted that India-EU relations are witnessing growing dynamism across multiple sectors. "India-EU ties continue to str ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal held discussions with a European Parliamentary delegation led by Angelika Niebler on the early implementation of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA), highlighting its significance for strengthening bilateral ties. In a social media post, the minister said he was "delighted" to meet the delegation and noted that India-EU relations are witnessing growing dynamism across multiple sectors. Also Read | 28 Ships Bound for ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, discussing the security situation in West Asia and underlined the need for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. During the conversation, they also discussed ways to further deepen ties between New Delhi and Amsterdam. Significantly, PM Jetten said that he is looking forward to welcoming PM Modi to the Netherlands soon ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten focusing on boosting India-Netherlands strategic partnership including in areas of semiconductors, green hydrogen, trade and defence. The two leaders also exchanged views on the situation in West Asia with PM Modi emphasising the need for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. In a social media post, Modi said he and Jetten discussed ways to further strengthen the India-Net ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten, discussing the security situation in West Asia and underlined the need for early restoration of peace and stability in the region. During the conversation, they also discussed ways to further deepen ties between New Delhi and Amsterdam. Significantly, PM Jetten said that he is looking forward to welcoming PM Modi to the Netherlands soon ...Read More >
PRNewswire New Delhi [India], March 11: Following the signature of the landmark UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the food and drink sector is emerging as a key driver of bilateral trade. The agreement is expected to create new opportunities for exporters and importers in both countries by improving market access and strengthening commercial ties. The deal will lead to an increase in bilateral trade by £25.5 billion every year in the long term, supporting new jobs and growth across both econ ...Read More >
India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed a joint statement on Tuesday, formally launching negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement. The agreement was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi. India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday signed the joint statement on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) formally launching negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial agreement. The joint statement was signed by In ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday signed the joint statement on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) formally launching negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial agreement. The joint statement was signed by India's Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi. Also Read | Maharashtra NMMS Result 2026 Out at mscenmms.in and mscepune.in: MSCE Pune ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): India and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Tuesday signed the joint statement on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) formally launching negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial agreement. The joint statement was signed by India's Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jasem Mohamed Al Budaiwi. Taking it to social media platform X, Goyal said, "Delighted to welcome H.E. Jasem Moh ...Read More >
MUMBAI, Feb 17: India is engaging with international partners more intensively and from a "position of strength", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday, citing a string of recent trade agreements as evidence of the country's growing economic clout. In an address at the Global Economic Cooperation conference, Jaishankar highlighted the successful negotiation of several high-profile deals, including a significant trade pact with the United States. The Global Economic Cooperation ...Read More >
The European Union and India are set to announce a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks, as both sides aim to deepen ties amid tensions with the US. India's Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Monday that negotiations had been wrapped up and the deal finalised. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Luís Santos da Costa are in Delhi, where the announcement is expected. Both India and the EU are seeking to streng ...Read More >
New Delhi: The India-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) opens significant opportunities across sectors including textiles, food processing, automobiles, gems and jewellery, agrochemicals, renewable energy and auto components, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday while addressing the India-Oman Business Forum in Muscat. The pact will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday in Oman. "The sky is the limit in terms of potential, particularly with ...Read More >
PM Modi is in Oman for a 2-day visit marking 70 years of India-Oman ties. The trip's central focus is the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a trade pact expected to double bilateral trade and boost energy and food security. In the third and final leg of his three-nation visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Oman on December 17-18. This trip, which marks 70 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Oman, focuses on strengthening business and s ...Read More >
Muscat - Indian business leaders and representatives of industry chambers have underlined the growing depth of India-Oman economic relations and pointed to significant growth opportunities across multiple sectors as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Oman on December 17-18. In a report published by ANI, Naveen Jindal, Chairman of Jindal Steel, said the Prime Minister Modi's visit has generated widespread enthusiasm in the sultanate. "This is a very big moment that India's Prime Minister, Nare ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India and Oman will sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat, opening greater opportunities for sectors such as textiles, food processing, automobiles, auto components, and gems and jewellery. It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit. He arrived in Ethiopia on Tuesday from Jordan and will depart from Addis Ababa for Oman. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has reached Muscat for the FTA ...Read More >
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday (December 17, 2025) said global trade is increasingly "getting weaponised" through tariffs and other measures, and India will have to negotiate its way carefully. She said that the overall strength of the economy will give the country an added advantage. Tariff strike and souring ties "Trade is getting weaponised through tariff, through many other measures and India will have to negotiate its way carefully in this, and not just take care of tari ...Read More >
Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 17 (Maxim News): Global trade is increasingly getting weaponised through tariffs and other measures, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. She warned that India must negotiate carefully in the changing global trade environment. She also stressed that the strength of India's economy will provide the country with an added advantage in dealing with such challenges. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at the Times Network's India Economic Conclave 2025, Sitha ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday confirmed that India and Oman would sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat with an aim to boost economic ties between the two countries. "It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has already reached Muscat for the FTA signing and he is actively participating at the business summit there as well," a commerce ministry official said. Talk ...Read More >
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Thursday said India could emerge as a global destination for learning, research and ideas in an uncertain world if the momentum under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is backed by a strong reform push from state governments. Why is global higher education at a turning point? His remarks come as the global higher education landscape is being reshaped, with traditional academic hubs facing demographic decline, fiscal pressures and tigh ...Read More >
Summary India seeks WTO talks after EU proposed tariffs and quotas on ferro-alloy imports. While the impact may be limited, move increases uncertainty amid global trade turmoil. India has approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) for consultations with the European Union (EU) as the bloc's proposed tariffs and quotas on ferro-alloy imports deepen worries about global trade uncertainty when the two parties are negotiating a free-trade pact. India has a substantial trade interest in the pro ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set an ambitious target of doubling India-Jordan bilateral trade to USD 5 billion over the next five years, as India and Jordan agreed to significantly broaden their economic, strategic and cultural engagement during his visit to Amman. Addressing the India-Jordan Business Forum alongside King Abdullah II, Modi urged Jordanian companies to tap into India's rapid economic expansion, underlining India's position as the world's fastest-growing maj ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has proposed a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mexico to help domestic exporters deal with the steep tariffs announced by the South American country, a top government official said on Monday. Mexico has decided to impose steep import tariffs - ranging from about 5 per cent to as high as 50 per cent on a wide range of goods (about 1,463 tariff lines) from countries that do not have free trade agreements with Mexico, including India, China, South Korea, Thailand and Indone ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar met the top leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday ahead of a visit to Israel, his first since the end of the conflict in Gaza. Jaishankar travelled to the UAE last week to participate in the Sir Bani Yas Forum, an annual event held on December 12-14 to discuss regional and international issues, with the focus on peace, security and economic cooperation. The external affairs ministry said that following his participation in the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman on Monday, bolstering economic and trade ties is among the key agenda items of his visit. PM Modi's visit is expected to open far-reaching opportunities to enhance the country's economic footprint across West Asia and Africa. Last week, the Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, approved the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Oman, aimed at ...Read More >
New Delhi (PTI): India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to bolster economic and trade partnership in the face of Washington's punitive tariff and sanctions regime even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to President Vladimir Putin that the war in Ukraine must be brought to an end through dialogue. Following their summit talks, Modi and Putin unitedly demonstrated their keenness to impart a fresh momentum to the trajectory of the over eight-decades-old partnership between th ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 5: India and Russia have agreed on an economic cooperation programme aimed at expanding trade till 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a press conference along with Russian President Putin. "We are trying for an early conclusion of the FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union. India and Russia have agreed on an economic cooperation program to expand trade till 2030," PM Modi said after talks with President Putin. Both countries are working towards ambitious targ ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia. The 23rd Russia-India Summit comes at a pivotal moment as the U.S. pushes for a Ukraine peace deal while seeking global cooperation. It will test New Delhi's efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the nearly four-y ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia. The 23rd Russia-India Summit comes at a pivotal moment as the U.S. pushes for a Ukraine peace deal while seeking global cooperation. It will test New Delhi's efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the nearly four-y ...Read More >
The government has launched the Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) portal, a consolidated data platform designed to give exporters, importers, startups and MSMEs real-time insights into global and domestic trade patterns. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday that the tool would equip businesses to make more informed decisions and strengthen their use of India's free trade agreements. Developed by the Department of Commerce, the TIA portal brings together multiple nat ...Read More >
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