India


Support early conclusion of FTA with GCC: India to Kuwait
India today urged Kuwait to support its efforts for early conclusion of talks for the proposed free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Commerce min says all's well with FTAs
The ministry of commerce is under pressure to review its policy of signing foreign trade agreements (FTAs) with other nations as they have been seen to be having a negative impact on trade dynamics.
Govt discusses possibility of having more FTAs
With the economy facing bad times, government today explored the possibility of having more free trade agreements with various countries at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.
India Inc unable to reap benefits of Goods FTA with ASEAN: FICCI
Indian companies have been unable to capitalise on potential benefits arising out of the free trade agreement on "goods" between India and ASEAN, industry lobby Ficci has found.
FTA between India and EFTA by early next year: Linus Von Castelmur
Swiss envoy says both sides are trying to seal the deal before the general election in India next year
EU should allow easier entry for Indian professionals to support free trade pact: Icrier
The European Union should allow easier entry and movement of Indian professionals in order to generate support for the free trade pact between the two that's been under negotiation for the last six years, Indian think tank Icrier said in a study commissioned by the 27-country grouping.
EU Parliament panel may raise FTA issue with Anand Sharma
India-EU free trade agreement is expected to be a major issue that will come up in the meeting between a high-level delegation of European Parliament's panel on international trade and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma.
PM calls for economic accord with Indonesia, wider trade
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday called for a comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Indonesia, saying that such an accord would open up the potential on both sides and provide impetus to growth.
India-ASEAN trade pact on services by year-end
India and the 10-nation ASEAN are set to formally sign a free trade agreement on services and investments by the end of 2013 and implement the ambitious agreement by July 2014, a top official said Monday.
Indian civil society urges the Prime Minister to review and rescind the damaging US-India bilateral investment treaty
On the occasion of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh’s visit to the USA, where he is supposed to discuss a Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and the US, the Forum against FTAs, a coalition of over 75 organisations, farmers groups, trade unions and development activists, calls upon the Prime Minister to review and rescind its decision to engage in this damaging treaty.