India, New Zealand announce conclusion of FTA negotiations

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in New Delhi, on March 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP India and New Zealand successfully concluded negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement, Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Christopher Luxon announced on Monday (December 22, 2025) following a phone call between the […]

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Free Trade Agreement talks with Oman, New Zealand at last leg: Piyush Goyal

[ad_1] Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday (December 10, 2025) said negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with Oman and New Zealand are in their last phase, and both are expected to be concluded soon. He also indicated that negotiations for a […]

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India, New Zealand begin fourth round of FTA talks, focus on goods, services and rules of origin

[ad_1] Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI India and New Zealand began the fourth round of negotiations towards a free trade agreement, with the Indian team visiting Auckland until November 7, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on Monday (November 3, 2025). “Negotiations in this round are […]

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First round of negotiations for FTA with EAEU, including Russia, likely in ‘early November’

[ad_1] File picture of Union Minister Piyush Goyal and EU’s trade commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen over a discussion on the Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union. in New Delhi on September 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The first round of negotiations for a […]

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U.K. flags new Indian market for Scottish salmon trade after FTA

[ad_1] Downing Street noted that the FTA had “unlocked a new salmon market through our deal with India, with tariffs dropping from 33% to 0%”. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.K. Government has flagged the unlocking of the Indian market for Scottish salmon following the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, finalised […]

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India, EU to hold next round of FTA talks from May 12

[ad_1] Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal during a discussion with EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on the India-EU FTA and the progress of the Trade and Technology Council, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI The two sides have agreed to conclude the agreement in two phases on account of the […]

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What is the significance of the India-U.K. free trade agreement?

[ad_1] The story so far: Bringing to a conclusive end negotiations that lasted for nearly three-and-half years, India and the United Kingdom agreed to move ahead with the free trade agreement (FTA). Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the trade agreement would set a new benchmark for “equitable and ambitious trade between two large economies”. He […]

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Israeli Ambassador defends Adani’s Haifa port deal

[ad_1] Israel’s new Ambassador Naor Gilon addresses the media in New Delhi on Thursday, October 28, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI Israel on February 22 defended its ties with the crisis-hit Adani Group as its Ambassador declared that the conglomerate has “paid in full” for the Haifa port that it took over last month and […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

[ad_1] A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor […]

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U.K. Trade Minister in India to ‘kickstart’ new round of FTA talks

[ad_1] U.K. Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch arrives in New Delhi on December 12 to “kickstart” the sixth round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and hold bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal. The new round marks the first formal meeting between the India-U.K. negotiating teams since July and the first since Rishi Sunak […]

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