India


EU free-trade car 'quota' buzz has makers in a tizzy
India's passenger vehicle industry is in a tizzy over the import quota proposed in the free trade agreement between India and the European Union.
India-EU FTA: A lose-lose for India
Newsclick discusses with Biswajit Dhar, Director General of Research and Information System for Developing Countries, the India-EU Free Trade Agreement and its fall-outs.
No changing intellectual property laws: Sharma
India wíll not tighten laws on intellectual property or go beyond the global intellectual property agreement, TRIPS, in the free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated with the European Union.
Bilateral investment pacts can’t be subject to foreign jurisdictions: FM
India's Finance Minister P Chidambaram has made it clear that any bilateral investment protection agreement has to be subject to jurisdiction of domestic legal institutions and India will not allow it to be subjected to foreign courts or tribunals.
India, EU fail to sort out differences on free trade agreement
Both sides reiterated their positions and scheduled another ministerial meeting in June to review progress in talks
India, European Union open new round of talks on FTA
India and the European Union (EU) on Monday opened a new round of trade talks in an attempt to overcome their remaining differences, which have been holding back the signing of a long-awaited free trade agreement ( FTA).
India-EU FTA: Dairy sector seeks insulation
India's dairy industry, led by the country’s largest milk cooperative that owns the Amul brand, has opposed the proposed India-EU free trade agreement on the ground that it would led to subsidised dairy products from Europe flooding India.
Crucial meeting of India, EU on FTA tomorrow to iron out issues
India and EU will hold a crucial meeting on the proposed free trade agreement tomorrow in Brussels to iron out the impediments in concluding of the bilateral pact.
India-EU FTA won't hit generic drugs industry: EU envoy
The much-hyped bilateral trade and investment agreement (BTIA) between India and the European Union (EU) would not impact the Indian generic drugs industry or lead to a change in the country's patent law, João Cravinho, EU ambassador to India, said on Friday.
Manmohan Singh, Angela Merkel agree on concluding India-EU FTA
India and Germany today set a target of concluding the long-awaited India-EU FTA (Free Trade Agreement) this year notwithstanding a number of unresolved issued and BJP's demand for Parliamentary scrutiny this "highly controversial" move.