India


India-UK FTA: The devil is in the details
India’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom marks a historic milestone as India’s first major FTA with a Western country, expected to potentially double bilateral trade to $120 billion by 2030.
Peru pitches critical minerals to Indian firms, FTA likely by early 2026
India and Peru are set to finalize a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by late 2025 or early 2026, strengthening economic ties between the two nations. Peru has invited Indian companies to invest and collaborate in critical sectors, especially rare earth minerals essential for clean energy, advanced technologies, and electric vehicles.
India-Oman FTA almost finalised: Minister
India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, announced that the FTA with Oman is nearing completion, with negotiations at an advanced stage. The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) talks between India and Oman have been making rapid progress .
New Zealand, India to hold third round of FTA talks in September
India and New Zealand conclude second round of FTA talks in New Delhi, making strong progress on trade, investment, and cooperation. Next round scheduled in September in NZ. Dairy market access remains a key hurdle as both nations target 10x trade growth over 10 years.
UK-India FTA text (July 2025)
Investment agreements with India and the UAE could redraw Israel’s geoeconomic map
New generation of agreements designed not only to encourage capital flow, but also to signal Israel’s readiness to anchor itself within emerging spheres of global influence, most notably in the Global South
The India/UAE Bilateral Investment Treaty: Novel features in the next generation of BITs
We consider the key changes for investors and how the treaty reflects India’s developing approach to the balancing of its regulatory rights against those of private investors.
Australia, India likely to finalise expanded FTA soon: Farrell
Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell announced the near-finalization of an expanded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, delayed previously due to Australia's federal election timeline.
US trade deals: peasant unions in Indonesia and India sound alarm, warn of erosion of food sovereignty
Small-scale farmers and peasant unions in India and Indonesia against current and recent trade deals with the US because threaten their food sovereignty, livelihoods, and rural economies by opening local markets to heavily subsidized American agricultural imports.
India under pressure to seal trade deal with US as deadline looms
The recent US-India trade negotiations are under heightened pressure as the August 1 tariff increase deadline approaches, with India aiming to protect sensitive agricultural sectors similar to its recent trade deal with the UK.