US keen to restore GSP benefits as trade talks beginUS Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said on Wednesday the US is in the process of restoring the benefits of low or zero duty to certa...
22 Jun, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
US, China trade chiefs to speak after Trump threat to end dealChinese Vice Premier Liu He will be on the call, according to people familiar with the matter. The US will be represented by Robert Lighthi...
08 May, 2020, 12.41 AM IST
Pact on energy cooperation likely: Robert Lighthizer not part of visiting US delegationTrade representative drops out but NSA, commerce and energy secys to visit India.
22 Feb, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
Government exploring visit by US President early next yearThe contours of the visit could be finalised during defence and foreign ministers’ visit to Washington for the second edition of the 2+2 Mi...
22 Nov, 2019, 08.39 AM IST
Indo-US trade meet: Medical devices, GSP among issues to figureBoth the sides would discuss the outstanding bilateral trade issues with a view to arrive at a common ground on a mutually beneficial basis...
13 Nov, 2019, 07.54 PM IST
USTR may visit India soon to seal limited scope dealIn the backdrop of unresolved bilateral trade issues, restoration of Generalized System of Preferences, price controls on medical devices a...
16 Oct, 2019, 11.32 AM IST
China facing hardest time; badly wants trade deal: Donald TrumpThe US and China will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as the two major trading powers are trying to end their brui...
10 Oct, 2019, 09.45 AM IST
- China names its trade-deal price
Vice-Premier Liu He said in order to reach an agreement, the US must remove all extra tariffs.
11 May, 2019, 11.16 PM IST
Donald Trump says China 'broke the deal' in trade talksThe report from the Commerce Department on Thursday came amid escalating trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
09 May, 2019, 11.23 PM IST
25 US lawmakers urge authorities not to terminate GSP benefits to IndiaThey argued that terminating GSP for India would hurt American companies seeking to expand their exports to India.
03 May, 2019, 11.09 AM IST
US lawmaker urges USTR to delay GSP decision till Indian electionsUnder the United States GSP programme, nearly 2,000 products including auto components and textile materials can enter the US duty-free.
30 Mar, 2019, 12.34 PM IST
Gold near 2-week lows as dollar rebounds on Sino-US trade concernsThe dollar held firm above a three-week low against major currencies.
28 Feb, 2019, 08.13 AM IST
India underreported its market price support for wheat, rice: US tells WTOBased on US calculations, the Trump administration said it appeared that India had "substantially underreported" its market price support f...
10 May, 2018, 03.42 PM IST
US drags China to WTO on discriminatory technology licensing requirementsUS Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, filed a request for consultations with China at the WTO to address discriminatory technology li...
23 Mar, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
US presses India on IP protection, market access and trade barriersThe American delegation also pressed India in a number of agricultural and industrial sectors, market access in services and protection and...
27 Oct, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
US Trade Representative nominee promises aggressive posture on India's IP regimeLighthizer said, "I think we need a policy that is as aggressive as we can have. There are a whole lot of areas where we are at risk in int...
15 Mar, 2017, 05.07 PM IST
Trump names China-critic Lighthizer as US trade representativeLighthizer, a prominent trade attorney who served as the Deputy Us Trade Representative under the Ronald Regan administration, would replac...
03 Jan, 2017, 11.40 PM IST