Shreya Nandi

US President Donald Trump hits India with 25% tariff, plus penalty

Move comes after two nations fail to seal interim trade deal; govt says will take steps necessary to secure national interest

4 years on, long-pending national retail policy still just a draft

DPIIT cites ONDC, welfare board efforts as alternatives to formal policy

Electronics to chemicals: Govt identifies critical sectors to boost FDI

Invest India, the investment promotion and facilitating agency under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), has been actively identifying key value chains to focus on

India unlikely to allow US imports of GM agri products under trade deal

Under the trade deal negotiations, market access for agricultural products has been one of the key demands from the US

FTA with UK 'gold standard' for balanced agreements: Piyush Goyal

The pact will help boost exports of labour-intensive products like footwear, textiles and gems and jewellery, Piyush Goyal added

Freedom to 'rebalance': India on the UK's proposed carbon border tax

If CBAM adversely impacts Indian exports covered by the deal, the government will act to ensure that the agreed market access terms are not diluted

India, UK dismantle trade walls with landmark deal amid global tensions

Comprehensive trade deal signed, allowing duty-free entry to 99% of Indian exports

India, UK likely to sign FTA today; business heavyweights converge

The signing is scheduled to take place at Chequers, the British prime minister's countryside retreat in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire

India-US trade deal: Exporters in a fix over possible tariff cost split

Begin talks with buyers, particularly for goods arriving at US ports on or after Aug 1

India-US trade deal negotiations pushed beyond Donald Trump's deadline

A team of officials from Washington DC will visit India for a sixth round of negotiation, around a month after negotiators from both sides wrapped up the fifth round of talks in Washington last week

India's core sector growth in June tepid at 1.7%, shows govt data

Aditi Nayar, chief economist at Icra, said that while an elevated base weighed upon coal output, excess rains in the latter half of June impacted electricity generation

Latin America trade negotiations: India wary of China's growing influence

China's growing influence in the Latin American region raises concerns

A glimmer of hope as Beijing processes rare-earth magnet requests

The export restrictions, which took effect on April 4, apply to rare earth magnets, which are critical components in industries ranging from automobiles and electronics to health care and defence

Donald Trump signals over 10% tariffs in India-US trade deal framework

On Tuesday, Trump said the bilateral trade pact with Indonesia would result in tariff- and non-tariff-barrier-free access for US goods to the Indonesian market

Mixed trajectory: India's June exports shrink but shipments to US zoom

Indian exporters currently bear a 10 per cent baseline tariff, after the US administration temporarily paused the 26 per cent reciprocal tariff on India

India, Asean expect 'some conclusion' in FTA review by October-end

Both sides are also discussing matters pertaining to technical cooperation, sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures and technical barriers to trade collaborations

US tariff tide likely to lift India's exports, reckons NITI Aayog

In 2024, India's bilateral trade (merchandise) with the US stood at $123.8 billion, with a trade surplus of $37.7 billion for India

India-US trade talks moving fast as fresh deadline nears: Piyush Goyal

India and US negotiators are in Washington for intense discussions, with the interim trade pact facing a critical deadline and pressure from the US on tariff concessions

SEZ amendment Bill may be taken up in monsoon session of Parliament

The Bill will allow 'reverse job work'. This means that SEZ units will be able to do a part of the manufacturing process on its behalf for DTA units

Trade agreement between India, four-nation EFTA to kick in from Oct

Deal with European bloc was signed in March 2024; it's projected to get India $100 bn foreign direct investment