India


Mexico keen to sign Free Trade Agreement with India: Envoy
Mexico is exploring possibilities of signing a Free Trade Agreement with India to boost trade ties between the two countries, a Mexican Envoy said.
Kerala concerned over impact of trade pact
Expressing concern over India’s move to widen trade ties with other countries in the Asian region, including China, the State Cabinet has urged the Centre to ensure that Kerala’s interests are not compromised by trade pacts.
BIT deal with US can help India gain APEC membership
American industry is keen that India and the US conclude their much-awaited Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which it believes will strengthen India’s chances of membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation bloc.
International arbitration structure skewed in favour of developed nations
Developing countries, including India, should build capacity instead of playing the victim as the structure of international arbitration was heavily biased towards the developed countries, a top Finance Ministry official said.
India, US to try narrow differences in BIT
India and United States will try to narrow differences on a proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) next week, although an early breakthrough seems unlikely.
Bilateral investment pacts haven’t worked
Reform of the international investment agreement regime has swept many countries, including Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, India and the EU, writes the Secretary-General of CUTS. What are the reasons for the growing scepticism? What lies ahead?
Turkey keen to initiate talks with India on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Turkey has proposed to India commencement of talks for a “Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement” (CEPA)
India may offer China different terms in new RCEP structure
India is working on a single tariff concession for 15 countries in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement but is thinking of differential treatment for China especially to the phase out period in view of the big trade deficit between the two Asian giants.
Bilateral investment treaty negotiations between India and US: Problems and prospects
Outline of the differences between two countries' model BITs as they seek to negotiate an agreement.
Where does India stand on intellectual property rights in the digital economy?
A scrutiny of TPP, TISA and RCEP provisions that deal with IP and the digital economy vis-a-vis the current Indian legal standard.