Piyush Goyal suggests a rethink on BIMSTEC FTACommerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged the seven BIMSTEC nations to reconsider the slow-moving free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, sugge...
Piyush Goyal suggests BIMSTEC group members to relook proposed FTACommerce Minister Piyush Goyal called on BIMSTEC nations to reassess their sluggish FTA negotiations, proposing a preferential trade agreem...
Regional FTA, easier FDI, customs integration key for BIMSTEC, says CII studyThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) proposed several measures to bolster BIMSTEC Economic Cooperation. Recommendations included fina...
BIMSTEC nears completion of Free Trade Agreement, says secretary generalFree Trade Agreement (FTA) among the BIMSTEC countries is at the final stage of formulation with trade being the core agenda when BIMSTEC w...
View: Time has come to realise the BIMSTEC dreamThough the progress in regional integration in the BIMSTEC, even after the 25 years of BIMSTEC, has remained slow, the successful implement...
War in Ukraine has hit global order's stability: PM Modi"Our region faces challenges of health and economic security, the need of the hour is unity and cooperation," he said. India would provide ...
PM Modi calls for greater cooperation among BIMSTEC nations, says it's 'need of the hour'He said India will provide USD 1 million (one million is equal to ten lakhs) in aid to augment operational budget of the BIMSTEC secretaria...
Implementation of Free Trade Agreement can help grow intra-BIMSTEC trade: OfficialThe group formed in 1997 consists of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
Customs cooperation pact may conclude by 2019: BIMSTEC Secretary GeneralThe grouping accounts for 22 per cent of the global population, and has a combined gross domestic product of USD 2.8 trillion.
BIMSTEC summit in Nepal: 10 things to knowThe Summit's theme, Modi said,will enable the member-countries to shape a collective response to their common aspirations and challenges.
Prime Minister leaves for Myanmar for BIMSTEC summitManmohan Singh left for Myanmar today to attend the BIMSTEC Summit, making a strong push for intensifying collective efforts to combat secu...
PM leaves for Myanmar on Monday to attend BIMSTEC SummitManmohan Singh leaves for Myanmar on Monday to attend the BIMSTEC Summit with an eye on giving a boost to India's Look East policy.
- Indo-Pak trade linked to political reality
Maintaining that trade relations with India are linked to "political reality" and cannot be viewed in "isolation," Pakistan has refuted a r...
- India restarts free trade talks with Bimstec
After months of inaction, negotiations on the free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Bimstec countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, ...
- Indian exporters to list out Bimstec non-tariff barriers
The commerce and industry ministry has sought inputs from the industry for identifying non-tariff barriers (NTBs) that exporters face in Ba...
- BIMSTEC pact hits a roadblock
Disagreements on issues like rules of origin, sensitive list & tariff liberalisation schedule.
- India readies negative list for regional FTA
India will finalise by next week the 'negative list' of 1,250 items that will not qualify for tariff reductions or elimination under the FT...