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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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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FTA provisions to prevail in case of conflict over Rules of Origin on imported goods: CBIC

FTA provisions to prevail in case of conflict over Rules of Origin on imported goods: CBIC

Exemptions specified in a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with regard to country of origin will prevail in case of conflict between revenue department and importer, the Finance Ministry has said. In an instruction to chief commissioners, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said the customs field officers should be sensitive to applying […]

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India-UK trade talks on track: Commerce ministry official

India-UK trade talks on track: Commerce ministry official

Both sides sign agreements in the education and nursing fields that will boost short-term mobility and create employment opportunities Both sides sign agreements in the education and nursing fields that will boost short-term mobility and create employment opportunities Political uncertainties in the United Kingdom have not impacted the ongoing talks regarding the Free Trade Agreement […]

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