India


India’s model bilateral investment treaty: Are we too risk averse?
India's Model BIT is "pro-state with limited rights to foreign investors" according to the US thinktank Brookings
Indian farm product tariffs curbing Australian exports, says Minister
Australia exported A$1.3 billion ($964 million) of agricultural goods to China in 2015/16, according to the latest figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
India-ASEAN FTA should be reviewed, upgraded: Vietnam
Vietnam's Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh said bilateral ties were on an upswing with several visits of dignitaries exchanged between the two countries recently and an expected "high-level" visit from India slated for later this year.
EU FTA almost dead, India now eyes post-Brexit UK
The India-EU free trade agreement is on the verge of death. The two sides are expected to formally state, in diplomatic language, that FTA talks may no longer be resumed.
With eye on African market, India readies offers for free trade pact with Mauritius
India is hopeful that a bilateral trade agreement with the country could open the doors wider to the entire continent.
Kerala pushes for consensus with other States on FTAs
The Kerala government is reaching out to other south Indian States in a bid to create lobbying power to influence the Central government policy on international trade treaties and to cushion the impact of Free Trade Agreements on various domestic sectors.
UK-India trade review calls for flexibility on food standards and chemical rules
Confidential document details complaints over EU rules on imports such as rice and paneer ahead of prospective post-Brexit trade talks.
RCEP: India must uphold peoples’ rights and welfare
Joining the RCEP would definitely have economic, social and environmental costs for India. Threats to the livelihoods of millions of farmers and workers due to cheaper imports are real and present danger.
India, South Korea agree on early reduction of tariffs on 11 items
India and South Korea have agreed to reduce tariffs on 11 items as part of the on-going negotiations for upgrading the existing Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Mauritius-India: Fifth meeting pursues negotiations on CECPA
The three-day discussions comprise sessions on trade in goods and services; sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures; technical barriers to trade; requests lists; rules of origin and finalisation of economic cooperation chapter.