Foreign Trade Policy brings India’s ‘strategic interests’ into trade transit ties

Foreign Trade Policy brings India’s ‘strategic interests’ into trade transit ties

Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal with Ministers of State Anupriya Patel and Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal releasing ‘Foreign Trade Policy 2023’, in New Delhi on March 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG Marking a significant shift in the country’s stance on allowing transit of goods in and out of neighbouring countries, the new […]

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Foreign Trade Policy brings India’s ‘strategic interests’ into trade transit ties

Foreign Trade Policy brings India’s ‘strategic and economic interests’ into trade transit ties

Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal with Ministers of State Anupriya Patel and Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal releasing ‘Foreign Trade Policy 2023’, in New Delhi on March 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG Marking a significant shift in the country’s stance on allowing transit of goods in and out of neighbouring countries, the new […]

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India, Australia agree for early conclusion of talks to expand trade pact; eye 0-billion trade

India, Australia agree for early conclusion of talks to expand trade pact; eye $100-billion trade

Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese, Senator and Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell, Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal pose after signing a partnership agreement at a meeting in Mumbai on March 9 | Photo Credit: AFP India and Australia on Saturday expressed their commitment for concluding the negotiations for expanding the scope of existing […]

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ONDC will help small retail survive onslaught of large tech-based e-com firms: Piyush Goyal

ONDC will help small retail survive onslaught of large tech-based e-com firms: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K. The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), a unified payments interface-type protocol, will help small retailers survive the onslaught of large tech-based e-commerce companies, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on March 6. ONDC is an initiative of the Ministry to help […]

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Success rate of startups in India relatively higher than rest of world: Piyush Goyal

Success rate of startups in India relatively higher than rest of world: Piyush Goyal

Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The success rate of startups in India is relatively higher than the rest of the world and there were 84,012 recognised startups in the country at the end of November, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on December 14. To boost the startup ecosystem, […]

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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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India, China trade deficit at .5 billion during April-October this fiscal

India, China trade deficit at $51.5 billion during April-October this fiscal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal speaks in the Rajya Sabha. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The trade deficit difference between imports and exports, between India and China touched $51.5 billion during April-October this fiscal, the Parliament was informed on Friday, December 9, 2022. The deficit during 2021-22 had jumped to $73.31 […]

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U.S.-India CEO Forum officially launched to bolster bilateral business ties

U.S.-India CEO Forum officially launched to bolster bilateral business ties

The U.S. has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22. The U.S. has surpassed China to become India’s top trading partner in 2021-22. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have officially launched the US-India CEO Forum to bring together top-level business executives and discuss ways […]

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Be proud of your legacy and heritage, FinMin Nirmala Sitharaman tells students

Be proud of your legacy and heritage, FinMin Nirmala Sitharaman tells students

Nirmala Sitharaman invokes ‘Panch Pran’ put forth by PM to strengthen country; asks students to ‘learn about sustainable designs and improve them for the ease of living in the present age’ Nirmala Sitharaman invokes ‘Panch Pran’ put forth by PM to strengthen country; asks students to ‘learn about sustainable designs and improve them for the […]

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