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India
Free trade agreements offer the Indian textile industry a significant opportunity to expand its share in the EU, UK, and other markets, as they boost competitiveness.
India and South Korea have begun the 12th round of negotiations to upgrade their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, amid concerns over India's widening trade deficit with the country.
India expects to sign a free trade agreement with Canada covering sectors such as energy and critical minerals, while creating opportunities for Indian textile and leather companies, India's Trade Minister said.
The US is angling for an early interim trade deal with India, aiming to push negotiations towards a final conclusion during the visit of a high-powered American trade delegation to New Delhi in the coming weeks.
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India will not attempt signing free trade agreements (FTA) with the African continent ‘as of now’, and will instead prioritise commercial ties with the trading blocs and customs unions in the continent, said officials here on Saturday (May 9, 2026).
Maldives Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam has described bilateral relations with India as “long-standing” and “very close”, signalling a push to accelerate cooperation during her first official visit as minister to Delhi.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, on Sunday hinted at an investment agreement with India at a joint press meet at the European Round Table for Industry in Sweden's Gothenburg
India's free trade deal with Britain, initially expected to be implemented by May, has hit an expected hurdle over the UK’s new steel import curbs, India's trade secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.
The India–Oman free trade agreement is set to take effect on June 1, 2026, granting duty-free access to nearly 98% of Indian exports while lowering tariffs on Omani petrochemicals and minerals. Simultaneously, India is negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with Chile to expand trade into digital services and investment.
The Philippine government is poised to sign at least four trade agreements before the end of the year, Trade Secretary Christina Roque said.
