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India and Qatar are expected to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) this week to initiate talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Sunday. The move comes ahead of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Doha, beginning October 6.Goyal will attend the Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade…
Piyush Goyal meets Airbus board led by chairman René Obermann to India NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal conducted meetings with Airbus Board members, headed by Chairman Rene Obermann, discussing investment prospects and related matters in India.“Welcomed the @Airbus Board, led by their Chairman, Mr. René Obermann to India. We had an engaging…
India is strengthening its focus on self-reliance and building resilient supply chains to safeguard the country against global disruptions and the weaponisation of trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.Speaking at the curtain-raiser of the CII Partnership Summit to be held in November at Visakhapatnam, Goyal stressed that India’s approach rests on…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has indicated that India could buy more oil from the US amid repeated calls from American President Donald Trump for India and China to lower purchase of Russian crude.“We are big importers of energy from across the world, including from the US. We expect to increase our…
At a time when the United States is facing widespread debate over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, two major US corporations have appointed Indian-origin executives to their top leadership positions. T-Mobile has named Srinivas “Srini” Gopalan as its next CEO, effective November 1, 2025, while Molson…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday pointed out India’s contribution to US workforce and said “talent and innovation” of “Indian engineers and graduates” helps support America’s “growth plans.” The comments came amid ongoing H-1B visa chaos caused by the Donald Trump administration, categorically targeted at “low-cost foreign labour.”Speaking at the US-India Strategic Partnership…
NEW DELHI: A day after US President Donald Trump imposed a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal reacted to the development by claiming that the world is “a little afraid of Indian talent”.Goyal shared a video clip from a speech on social media, asserting that “different countries across the world also…
DUBAI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal is headed to the US Monday to take forward talks for a bilateral trade deal, signaling the proposed agreement is moving ahead after a hiatus of several weeks.“The delegation plans to take forward the discussions with a view to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement,”…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday unveiled a set of integrated logistics plans aimed at reducing transaction cost of industry.The pilot programme has started in eight cities across eight states and is designed to review existing logistics infrastructure, spot gaps, and provide a roadmap for improving efficiency and reducing costs, the ministry said.Goyal…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will travel to the United States on September 22 along with his official team to engage in high-level trade discussions, the ministry of commerce and industry announced on Saturday.Details awaited. Source link
