"The UK FTA, for example, has 9-12% import duties on different items. If that goes away, it will certainly give a big boost to our textile ...

India has not participated in the OBOR summit. The European countries have participated but have not signed the trade declaration of OBOR.

In the coming months, we can expect the US to stop many imports on some pretext such as labour law violation and pressurise countries to re...

We really want to work with Indian government to have free trade agreement together even though we had some obstacles in the past, said Tha...

It is also negotiating similar pacts with several regions, including the European Union, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

For Australia, New Zealand and China, Delhi has proposed to eliminate duties on only 42.5% of products as India does not have any kind of F...

There are several complex issues, including the proposed three-tier system of tariff relaxation and services sector matters, which need int...

The next round of negotiations for the proposed mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would begin from June 12...

The RCEP talks started in Phnom Penh in November 2012. The 16 countries account for over a quarter of the world's economy, estimated to be ...

Liberalisation of the services sector was the main issue of discussion in the recently concluded 11th round of talks in Brunei.

Deepak’s stepping into the DoT hot seat is significant as he is credited with successfully conducting the first e-auction of spectrum.

The free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments came into force from July in countries which have ratified it.

Trade Ministers of 16 countries, including India, may meet in July in Kuala Lumpur to iron out issues related to the mega trade deal.

India signed the FTA in services and investment in September last year. Malaysia is the Chair of ASEAN for 2015.

Emphasising on the need to increase focus on regional integration, Kher said that RCEP would help India in boosting commerce and manufactur...

Hoping to cash in on its good rapport with Modi & large economic presence in Gujarat, Taiwan expects to expedite FTA with India if he comes...

Even as the government faces the heat over the impact on free trade agreements (FTAs) on farmers, a detailed plan for the country’s first t...