India’s 'China-plus-one' push needs tax ease and fast-track FTAs with developed nations: Arvind VirmaniIndia must reform its tax system and streamline clearances to attract global investments moving away from China. Economist Arvind Virmani e...
West Asia crisis a wake-up call for self-reliance: Commerce and industry minister Piyush GoyalThe West Asia crisis serves as a crucial reminder for Indian industries to boost self-reliance and efficiency. Commerce Minister Piyush Goy...
India's gold import: How it impacts our economy | An explainerIndia's gold imports are at an all-time high, reaching $71.98 billion in 2025-26. This surge is driven by increased prices and trade agreem...
Need to utilise, leverage FTAs: Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal to industryIndian industry must actively use new free trade agreements. These pacts offer significant trade and investment prospects. Commerce Secreta...
Govt imposes import curbs on all articles of gold, silver, platinumThese restrictions will apply irrespective of any prior contract, irrevocable letter of credit, advance payment, shipment status, or any ot...
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...
India Inc unable to reap benefits of Goods FTA with ASEAN: FICCIIndian companies have been unable to capitalise on the benefits arising out of the free trade agreement (FTA) on "Goods" between India and ...
- Final push to India-Asean FTA in services on anvil
PM will make yet another attempt to convince the ten-member Asean group to conclude the long-pending free trade agreement on services.
- Thailand keen on full trade pact now
Thailand's deputy minister of commerce, Alongkorn Ponlaboot, makes out a case for greater Indo-Thai economic cooperation.
- China-Asean FTA may hit trade balance: Scindia
China's free trade agreement with the Asean bloc could adversely affect India's trade balance with the country.
- No big-bang debut for India-Asean FTA as members go slow
Sparks may be missing when the India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) gets implemented on New Year’s day. Malaysia is the lone country in t...
- India-Asean FTA next casualty of slowdown?
The economic slowdown seems to be prompting the government to go slow on FTA negotiations. This could affect the signing of the India-Asean...
- Duty cuts likely to end Asean FTA deadlock
India may decide to give some more concessions to Asean to move the stalled bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
- Ficci supportsgovt on Asean FTA negative list
The domestic industry has supported the government for refusing to reduce its negative list for the proposed India-Asean free trade area (F...
- 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...
- Indo-Thai FTA unlikely to take off this year
It seems unlikely that India and Thailand would graduate to a full-fledged free trade agreement (FTA) this year despite the successful impl...
- Guidelines for India-Asean FTA cleared
The Trade and Economic Relation Committee of the Prime Minister on Monday cleared the negotiating guidelines for India-Asean Free Trade Agr...