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India and Canada took a step towards strengthening their economic ties on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark J Carney agreed to pursue a trade-led partnership to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030 and speed up negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The two leaders held bilateral…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump Commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Monday announced that a delegation of Indian officials will travel to the United States next week to finalise the legal terms of an interim India-US trade agreement that is expected to be signed and implemented in March.Joint Secretary in the commerce…
In recent FTAs, including with the EU, India has given up its reluctance to lower tariffs for automobiles, wine and, even for some fruits such as apples and pears. Since you are negotiating several deals, and will come across what have traditionally been no-go areas, what will be your strategy for calibrated opening up?This is…
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement that will cover goods, services and other aspects of engagement with the deal set to be announced by leaders from the two sides on Tuesday, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said. “It will be a balanced, forward-looking deal for better economic…
Mumbai: After a week of hard negotiations, BJP-Shiv Sena finalised a 137-90 seat-sharing formula. Till late Monday, Sena functionaries said there was a dispute over 14 seats and said they had put the onus on BJP as the big party in the alliance to take ‘everyone’ along.Political observers said after a week of parlays, deputy…
The United States is hoping to finalise its rare earths agreement with China by Thanksgiving, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday, signalling momentum in the negotiations launched after Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in South Korea last month, AFP reported.The tentative deal reached in late October includes a one-year suspension of…
Piyush Goyal holds talks with EU Commissioner Maros Sefcovic on India-EU FTA negotiations The negotiating teams of India and the European Union are making significant progress on tariff-related issues, with an EU delegation set to visit New Delhi next week to further narrow gaps for an early conclusion of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA).Commerce…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court brushed aside on Monday pleas for making public names of candidates shortlisted by the selection panel for the posts of chief information commissioner and information commissioners after the Centre said the process would be completed in three weeks. “The selection panel comprising the PM, leader of the opposition and a Union…
Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement among…
PATNA: As suspense deepened over INDIA bloc’s seat-sharing formula in Bihar, Congress’s central election committee met in Delhi Tuesday evening to finalise candidates for the Nov state polls. The meeting came amid signs that talks with key ally RJD have resumed after days of uncertainty.Congress election committee is learnt to have discussed 26 seats. Sources…
