First round of India–New Zealand FTA negotiations concludes
NEW DELHI : In a major step towards expanding bilateral trade and investment engagement, the first round of negotiations for the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded successfully here. The negotiations were held
India and Chile sign Terms of Reference for CEPA Negotiations
NEW DELHI : India and Chile signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 08 May 2025, marking a significant advancement in their bilateral trade relations. The mutually
DPIIT notifies the expansion of the CGSS to increase capital mobilization for startups
NEW DELHI : The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the expansion of the CGSS which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower
Indian Govt. alerts world’s largest solar park, and RIL’s biggest global refinery as tensions with Pakistan escalate
JAMNAGAR : The Centre has put the country’s key energy assets along the Pakistan border in Gujarat—including the world’s largest solar power park at Khavda, and the world’s biggest oil refinery at Jamnagar—on high
US weighs plan to slash China tariffs to as low as 50% — down from 145% — as soon as next week
WASHINGTON D.C. : The Trump administration is weighing a plan to slash the 145% tariff on Chinese imports by more than half — effective as soon as next week — as top US and
Maersk warns global container volumes could drop due to trade war
COPENHAGEN : Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday container volumes plunged 30-40% between the U.S. in China in April as a trade war erupted between the world’s top economies, and warned a protracted dispute
FM Sitharaman indicates India-EU FTA possibly by December-end
NEW DELHI : On a day India and the UK clinched a free trade pact, Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi could achieve a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union by
Quad concludes simulation exercise to advance Indo-Pacific Logistics Network
WASHINTON D.C. : The US Department of State in a statement on Wednesday (local time) said that the Quad partners convened at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Honolulu, Hawaii for a Tabletop