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India
Japan and India are expected to reach a bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
The Government has no intention to hide the facts in the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Sri Lanka and all the details will be made public before agreement is signed, a senior official said.
Asia's re-emergence as a global economic powerhouse is creating a greater degree of economic interdependence while at the same time helping to increase regional security among the Asean member nations.
Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks may be high on the agenda when Mexican foreign minister Patricia Espinosa arrives in India on Monday on a three-day visit.
On India's Independence Day on 15th August 2010, recalling the fight against colonial powers that came in through the trade route, a people's call for 'Freedom from FTAs' has been given out through the Forum Against FTAs in India
The Ministry of Commerce has expressed grievances with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the European Union (EU), US and Japanese-led Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Today, on 9th August, taking a leaf from the ‘Quit India’ movement for independence of India, retailers and hawkers observed ‘Day of Retail Democracy’ by organizing sit-in protest across India against move to allow foreign direct investment in multibrand retail and negotiations for free trade agreements (FTA).
The Trade & Economic Relations Committee (TERC), headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has directed the commerce ministry and its negotiators to guard against possible trade diversion and creation of inverted duty structures by India’s FTA partners.
There are already reports that India and the European Union will have a free-trade agreement ready by the end of August, causing more nervous chatter here in India
Shiv Shena protestors angry over their government’s dairy deal with NZ giant Fonterra drained valuable milk from a tanker and are threatening to torch a Fonterra shipment next month.
