India


Manmohan Singh, Harper to meet to hammer out economic partnership
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet his Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper soon to launch formal negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic-Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has said.
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on MDGs as it pushes FTAs
People living with HIV call out EU hypocrisy on Millennium Development Goals as it forces its trade agreements on developing countries, seizes generic drugs and negotiates ACTA
India, Canada trying to resolve issues of FIPPA: Sharma
India and Canada are trying to resolve differences over the proposed investment protection agreement while negotiations on a trade opening pact are underway, visiting Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Canada, India back the start of talks on trade deal
TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Canada and India said on Friday they have endorsed the findings of a joint study calling for negotiations to begin on reaching a "substantive and ambitious" bilateral free trade agreement.
India, EU take another step towards FTA
Negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union, the world’s largest economy, and India, one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, took one more step towards completion today, with chief negotiators concluding 2-day talks in Brussels.
With the door to Doha closed, India opens up windows to the world
Nine years after New Delhi started implementing its Plan B -- bilateral trade agreements -- to beat the impasse at the World Trade Organisation's Doha Round of liberalisation talks, India seems to be finally rolling.
Japan-India accord should lead to more EPAs
Japan has fallen behind other nations in its EPA strategy, laments the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Indian trade agreements could choke AIDS drug lifeline
In some countries, up to 90% of children with AIDS are dependent on India's cheap, generic drugs.
Appeal to sign on letter to Indian PMO on India-EU FTA
We request organizations and individuals across the world to join Delhi Network of Positive People in a sign on letter to issue a appeal to the Indian government to 'not sign on' to any IP provisions in the FTA negotiations.