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

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

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 free […]

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

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

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 earlier […]

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

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

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 uncertain […]

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

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

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 also […]

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Israeli Ambassador defends Adani’s Haifa port deal

Israeli Ambassador defends Adani’s Haifa port deal

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 that […]

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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 

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

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 which […]

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

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

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 took […]

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Trade in goods, passenger vehicles under India-U.K. FTA talks: MoS  Commerce and Industry

Trade in goods, passenger vehicles under India-U.K. FTA talks: MoS Commerce and Industry

Anupriya Singh Patel. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Trade in goods, including passenger vehicles, is one of the areas under the negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement between India and the U.K., Parliament was informed on December 9. India and the U.K. have so far completed five rounds of negotiations for a proposed free […]

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U.K. delivering on new FTA with India, says Rishi Sunak

U.K. delivering on new FTA with India, says Rishi Sunak

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) listens with guests as Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab speaks during the annual Lord Mayor’s Banquet at the Guildhall in central London, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated the U.K.’s commitment to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India as part […]

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India, Gulf Cooperation Council to launch free trade pact negotiations on November 24

India, Gulf Cooperation Council to launch free trade pact negotiations on November 24

Representational image only. India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will announce the launch of negotiations for a free trade agreement on November 24, which aims at promoting two-way commerce and investments between the regions, an official said. GCC is a union of six countries in the Gulf region — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, […]

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