Modi plans post-election reforms to rival Chinese manufacturingIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning business-friendly measures if he secures a third term, aiming to boost domestic manufacturi...
03 Jun, 2024, 08.57 AM IST
'Reglobalisation' to the rescue?For much of the time since, globalisation enthusiasts believed that economic interdependence would deepen as technology evolved and improve...
08 Apr, 2024, 10.09 AM IST
US trade chief seeks new thinking on global challenges as APEC ministers meetTrade experts said subsequent talks on the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework initiative (IPEF) - featuring many of the same APEC min...
26 May, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Climate change could worsen supply chain turmoilThe supply chains that have stretched around the world in recent decades are studies in modern efficiency, whizzing products like electroni...
09 Sep, 2022, 10.15 AM IST
Biden administration will have more deliberate, thoughtful engagement with India: ExpertSohini Chatterjee, a faculty member at Columbia University who previously served as senior policy advisor in the Obama administration, said...
22 Nov, 2020, 10.53 AM IST
Wanted: New head of WTO. Must thrive under global pressure and conflictBrazilian Director-General Roberto Azevedo surprised the WTO's 164 members last week by announcing he would quit at the end of August, a ye...
21 May, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
E-commerce moratorium proposal worries IndiaNew Delhi has maintained that the globally agreed ecommerce moratorium has led to loss of revenue besides restricting use of tariffs as a t...
08 Apr, 2020, 08.17 AM IST
US wants to prohibit data localisation, top trade official says amid looming RBI directiveMobile messaging platform WhatsApp has said it has built a system that stores payments-related data in India, in line with RBI's data local...
13 Oct, 2018, 12.25 PM IST
WTO not equipped to deal with China and its industrial policies: USThe Trump administration is also seeking to redefine the term 'developing nations' as countries like China, despite being the world's secon...
13 Oct, 2018, 11.55 AM IST
Donald Trump takes his trade war to the next level with tariff threat to EU auto firmsTrump’s tweet came hours after the EU imposed tariffs on about $3.3 billion of American products in response to his barriers to imported al...
23 Jun, 2018, 12.49 PM IST
In free trade U-Turn, Modi raises India's wall of import dutiesIndian imports from China have soared in the past few years, out pacing exports and leaving the local industry, especially the medium and s...
15 Feb, 2018, 08.54 AM IST
After losing to India in FDI, China opens up more sectorsChina is worried about US President-elect Donald Trump using China's partially closed market as a reason to launch negative trade actions.
31 Dec, 2016, 11.15 AM IST
Rich bloc wants poor nations to cur farm doleFor India, the support extended to farmers is linked to another important area of concern — food security.
20 Dec, 2015, 11.10 AM IST
Arvind Subramanian well positioned to guide India as it moves into world leadership positionsThe new CEA can be counted on to "stick to his guns" in pursuit of important and especially fresh ideas even in the face of entrenched and ...
26 Oct, 2014, 03.21 AM IST
Detrimental for US to look to punish India: American think tankIt would be detrimental for the US to look to punish India for policymaking decisions at a time when it is electing a new government, a top...
16 Apr, 2014, 02.02 PM IST
'Reconsider decision to drag India to WTO on solar energy'A dozen odd eminent American and international organisations have asked the US to reconsider its decision to drag India to WTO over solar e...
20 Mar, 2013, 10.54 PM IST
Canada likely to side with India against USIndia may get an ally in Canada in its fight against the US on imposition of penal import duties on certain steel products.
25 May, 2012, 09.02 AM IST