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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said bilateral deals are now necessitated by rising geopolitical uncertainties, supply-chain fragmentation and the way US reciprocal tariffs have panned out. (PIB)

Free trade pact with EU possible by year-end amid shared urgency: Sitharaman

3 min read . 06 May 2025

India, as part of its FTA talks, has thus far been pushing for its skilled labour, especially in IT services, to be allowed to live and work temporarily in countries such as the UK. (AFP)

New template for trade deals: Govt to focus on tariffs, non-tariff barriers

4 min read . 05 May 2025

India-New Zealand trade in 2023-24 stood at just $873.4 million. India’s exports to New Zealand stood at $538.33 million, while imports were valued at $335.07 million. (AFP)

India-NZ trade talks start on Monday

3 min read . 01 May 2025

FTA negotiations with Oman and the UK are also in the final stages. Image: (Pixabay)

India, EU accelerate FTA talks, eye tariff cuts on textiles and alcohol

5 min read . 17 Apr 2025

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo: PTI

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit the UK and US in April

2 min read . 02 Apr 2025

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: ANI

India, NZ aim to conclude free-trade deal in 60 days as Trump tariff war looms

2 min read . 18 Mar 2025

Discussions have taken place on signing a preliminary agreement before a full-fledged BTA is arrived at. (Bloomberg)

India, US eye ‘mini’ trade deal before full pact, set aside sensitive issues

4 min read . 10 Mar 2025

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4 min read . 01 Mar 2025

Talks with the UK had kicked off in 2022, but were suspended in May 2024, before the UK went to polls in July. (Bloomberg)

Delhi, London talk trade again, as tariff wars flare

5 min read . 24 Feb 2025

Union minister Piyush Goyal, reaffirming the Modi government’s commitment to making India a developed nation by 2047, proposed a six-point agenda to guide the India-EU partnership. (ANI)

India, EU lay roadmap to strengthen trade and investment

2 min read . 19 Jan 2025

Union Minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal. (ANI)

India, EU aiming for a mutually beneficial FTA: Piyush Goyal

2 min read . 12 Dec 2024

The agreement has hit a deadlock as Oman has requested revisions to India’s market access offer for specific products.

India flags trade lines, Chinese dumping in Oman FTA talks

2 min read . 09 Dec 2024

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Bloomberg)

Trade may not take a hit from Canada row

3 min read . 14 Oct 2024

Every country of reasonable economic size now wants a domestic fabrication plant to protect against global shortages, and to sustain military production in case of war.

Watch out, industrial strategy could leave us with a herd of white elephants

5 min read . 15 Sep 2024

By reducing trade barriers, FTAs can enhance India's global competitiveness, drive domestic reforms, diversify export markets, create jobs, and strengthen strategic alliances.

India to ramp up trade negotiations with key partners starting next week

5 min read . 16 Aug 2024

Britain’s foreign secretary David Lammy. (Reuters Photo) (HT_PRINT)

UK’s new foreign secretary Lammy seeks to reset FTA talks on maiden India visit

2 min read . 24 Jul 2024

Imports from Peru consist of gold, iron steel, cocoa products, silver, aluminium products and residual chemical products, while exports include motor vehicles, cotton, drugs and pharmaceutical products, two-wheelers, copper, etc.

India-Peru to meet in Sept for FTA negotiations; Aim to ink deal by early 2025

2 min read . 19 Jul 2024

India is the world's fifth-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP and the third largest by purchasing power parity.

India exploring renewed talks with New Zealand, South Africa for new trade deals

3 min read . 26 Jun 2024

Negotiations on the FTA, called the broad-based trade and investment agreement, began in 2007, but the two sides have missed at least four deadlines to clinch a deal even after 15 rounds of talks. Photo: HT

India, UK reach FTA breakthrough on mobility of persons, electric vehicles

5 min read . 21 May 2024

The agreement with EFTA is the third major trade deal finalised by the union government since early 2022. Photo: AFP

India can withdraw tariff concessions if $100 bn investment falls through: EFTA

1 min read . 11 Mar 2024