India inks terms of reference with Philippines, Maldives for trade pact talksIndia has initiated negotiations for trade agreements with the Philippines and the Maldives, signing terms of reference for a preferential ...
16 Mar, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
Modi & Ibrahim focus on Asean-India FTA reviewOn the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Prime Minister Narendra Modi engaged with Malaysian PM Anwar bin Ibrahim, emphasizi...
08 Jul, 2025, 01.13 PM IST
Congress questions govt over Asean issue and US travel advisoryCongress criticizes Union Minister Piyush Goyal for his controversial remarks about ASEAN nations, highlighting the ASEAN co-chair's disapp...
24 Jun, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
India plans 'safeguard duty' to check steel influxIndia is considering measures like safeguard duty to manage the influx of low-cost steel from the ASEAN region. This comes as Chinese firms...
02 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Next round of India-Asean FTA review talks in NovThe next round of talks for reviewing the India-Asean free trade agreement in goods is scheduled for November, according to the commerce an...
03 Aug, 2024, 06.50 PM IST
India's bilateral FTA with Singapore and as part of Asean needs to be studied together: GTRIThe think-tank GTRI (Global Trade Research Institute) has recommended that the government undertake a thorough examination of the bilateral...
26 Nov, 2023, 11.55 AM IST
First round of talks for India, Asean FTA review may start from NovIndia and Asean are set to launch the review of their free trade agreement (FTA) in November, with negotiations expected to be concluded by...
07 Sep, 2023, 07.19 PM IST
Need to re-negotiate FTA with ASEAN to stop misuse by third parties: Piyush GoyalAddressing an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, he said: “It is unfortunate that in the recent past, India had to de...
08 Oct, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
India, ASEAN trade ministers call for starting discussions to determine FTA review scopeThe issue was discussed during the 17th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers Consultations meet held virtually on August 29, an official statemen...
30 Aug, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement review can double bilateral trade: Hardeep PuriThe Asean Agreed to India’s request for review of the FTA as the trade deficit with the 10-member grouping rose from around $5 billion in F...
04 Aug, 2020, 07.39 PM IST
Government initiates dialogue with ASEAN members for review of FTA: Piyush Goyal"We have already initiated dialogue with ASEAN countries and I am happy to share with the House that ASEAN has agreed for a review of the F...
29 Nov, 2019, 04.55 PM IST
Asean may soon conclude review of FTA with IndiaPM Narendra Modi, while addressing 10 Asean leaders, on Sunday welcomed the decision to have a relook at the free-trade agreement between I...
06 Nov, 2019, 08.33 AM IST
Government taking a relook at free trade agreements: Nirmala SitharamanIt is also negotiating similar pacts with several regions, including the European Union, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
07 Sep, 2016, 04.35 PM IST
- Antony raises objections against FTA with Asean
Defence minister A K Antony has expressed reservations against the free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean, which comes up for clearance at t...
23 Jul, 2009, 06.15 AM IST
- Ministers differ on India-Asean FTA
Rekindling differences with his senior colleague Kamal Nath, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has written to the Prime Minister...
04 May, 2007, 09.50 PM IST
- Asean FTA in a bind over rising demands
The Indo-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is not yet out of troubled waters. Despite India’s offer to increase the number of products on wh...
24 Aug, 2006, 02.44 AM IST
- Centre to review FTAs skewed against India
The series of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by India recently is turning into a headache for the government due to sensitivities of v...
11 Apr, 2006, 12.00 AM IST