India-New Zealand FTA can be a ‘beacon’ for global trade, says minister Todd McClayThe India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement is expected to begin next month, boosting business growth. Indian exporters will gain zero-tarif...
Canada advances trade talks on agreements with India, ASEAN, and the PhilippinesCanadian Minister Maninder Sidhu will visit Mumbai to boost trade ties with India. He will meet with Piyush Goyal to advance economic partn...
India’s August exports rise 26.1%, trade deficit narrows to $26.9 billionIndia’s merchandise exports jumped 26.1% year-on-year to $43.8 billion in August, accelerating from 19.6% growth in July, while slower impo...
India’s billion-dollar trade juggernaut has an unwanted case of missing balanceIndia’s early FTAs promised a two-way trade highway, but 15 years later the traffic looks decidedly one-sided. Deficits with ASEAN, Japan a...
Trump-Xi summit: Tariffs, trade imbalance and rare earths loom over US-China talksUS President Donald Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at the White House. Tariffs, trade imbalances, and technology co...
DGFT to set up central unit for trade applicationsThe government is establishing a Central Processing Department within the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. This new unit will centrali...
$3 trillion gain or a 10% GDP loss? WTO sounds a trade alarmThe WTO’s World Trade Report 2026 says strengthening the global trading system could lift global GDP by 2.9%, or about $3 trillion, by 2050...
India’s strategic autonomy faces a trade test as WTO warns non-aligned economies could pay a price for fragmentationIndia's foreign economic policy aims for broad trade ties. The WTO warns of rising costs in a fragmented global trade system. India's numer...
Trade fragmentation could hit poor economies much harder than rich ones, WTO warnsGlobal trade fragmentation will severely impact the world's poorest economies. Least-developed countries could see GDP fall significantly b...
European Union will use all tools to cut China trade deficit, von der Leyen saysThe European Union will employ all available tools to address its trade imbalance with China. Ursula von der Leyen stated the deficit has r...
India-China trade reset: New talks begin on trade concerns, supply chains; more meetings expectedIndia-China trade reset: India and China have begun discussions to address key bilateral trade concerns, with a focus on structural trade i...
More talks likely between India, China to address trade concerns, imbalance, supply chain: Trade SecyIndia and China are exploring measures to narrow the trade gap. Both nations seek to address supply-chain challenges and bilateral trade co...
India's trade deficit narrows to $26.86 bn in August as gold imports plungeIndia’s merchandise trade deficit narrowed marginally to $26.86 billion in August from $27.2 billion a year earlier, as exports rose 26.1% ...
A 'Prisoner’s Dilemma' is driving the trade war & the costs could be hugeThe WTO’s World Trade Report 2026 says global trade is caught in a “Prisoner’s Dilemma”: countries have an incentive to protect their own m...
Piyush Goyal meets Chinese commerce minister; discusses trade tiesIndia's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held talks with Wang Wentao, his Chinese counterpart, to explore avenues for enhancing trade and eco...
India to set up central processing department for faceless trade facilitationA central processing department will be established within the Directorate General of Foreign Trade. This new unit aims to implement a face...
ETMarkets Smart Talk| From floor trading to AI algos: Why India’s retail traders are entering the automation era, says Shruti JainAI-powered algorithmic trading is becoming increasingly accessible to Indian retail investors, driven by Sebi’s regulatory framework, tradi...