DKS and Siddaramaiah will meet the party high command on Monday BENGALURU/KALABURAGI: Ahead of DK Shivakumar‘s swearing-in as Karnataka CM on Wednesday, Congress has shifted gears to put together a team of ministers, appoint a new chief for the party’s state unit and pick members for boards and corporations.The CM-elect and outgoing CM Siddaramaiah are…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the elections to 24 Rajya Sabha seats and MLC polls in some states, BJP’s central election committee (CEC) met at PM Narendra Modi’s residence on Sunday to finalise the names of candidates.The CEC includes Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president Nitin Nabin, and its meeting came a…
Trade negotiations between India and the United States are set to gain momentum, with senior officials from both countries beginning a four-day meeting in New Delhi on Monday to work out the final details of an interim trade agreement.The US delegation will be led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, while India will be represented by…
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…