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Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that negotiations for the India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement are advancing in a positive direction, with a rough outline of the pact already prepared. He emphasised that both sides are committed to an early conclusion of the deal. “Ek free trade agreement ki motee-motee roop…
File photo: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal New Delhi: The visiting EU team will hold discussions with Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday on the progress of negotiations on the proposed FTA, an official said. The meeting is important as both sides are eager to conclude the negotiations as early…
A visiting European Union delegation will meet commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Monday to review progress in negotiations on the proposed India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), as both sides push to conclude talks within a year-end deadline, an official told PTI.The meeting comes amid efforts to narrow differences in critical areas covering both…
India is currently negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with a wide range of partners, including the United States and the European Union, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. He said New Delhi is working closely with “trusted partners” to strengthen economic ties at a time when global trade faces rising geopolitical and…
File photo: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal (Picture credit: ANI) India will begin official negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union on Wednesday, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal announced in New Delhi. He said the talks with the five-nation grouping — Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan…
Feeling the heat from an unpredictable Trump administration, EU and India have lined up ambitious outcomes for the summit in late January that the 27-nation bloc believes will help set not just bilateral but also global agenda. These include not just the free trade agreement (FTA) under discussion but also a defence and security partnership…
With both sides looking to steady an increasingly unstable world order, India and the European Union are preparing to close a free trade agreement, a defence framework pact and a new strategic agenda when their summit convenes in New Delhi on January 27. Senior diplomatic sources told news agency PTI that the trade pact is…
India’s stalled effort to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with Israel has returned to focus after both governments finalised fresh Terms of Reference to restart talks, marking the first concrete movement since discussions drifted in 2014. The trade and economic policy think tank, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said the renewed push reflects a strategic…
Piyush Goyal with Isaac Herzog, President of Israel (Photo-ANI) India and Israel moved a step closer towards expanding strategic and economic cooperation as Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday and highlighted the launch of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. The discussions focused on strengthening collaboration across trade, investment,…
NEW DELHI: Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal’s recent three-day visit to Israel highlighted India’s growing role as a trusted and reliable partner on the global stage. Invited by Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Nir Barkat, Goyal visited the country from November 20–22.“Today, India is emerging as a trusted friend and a reliable…
