India


Saarc to negotiate on liberalisation of services market
Services market within the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) region could be liberalized. Trade ministers from Saarc countries have agreed to negotiate on liberalising the services market within the region.
Making the Asean FTA work
The formalisation of Asean-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA) covering the goods sector marks an important step towards India’s deepening trade links with its partners in the Asian region. Viewed as the cornerstone of India’s ‘look east’ policy, this free trade agreement (FTA) would help the two partners unlock the tremendous growth potential that their closer economic integration could bring.
BUSINESSEUROPE and the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise statement on the EU-India relationship
Statement from the 9th EU-India Business Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, The Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and BUSINESSEUROPE on 6 November 2009
Kerala fishermen protest India-Asean free trade pact
The Kerala Fisheries Coordination Committee (KFCC) comprising several fishermen unions from the state on Tuesday said India-Asean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would adversely impact the livelihood of a million fishermen in the state as cheap imports will cut down demand for local produce.
Canadian PM's visit next week to herald FTA work
India and Canada are expected to formally start work on a free trade agreement (FTA) when Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits New Delhi next week.
EU tramples on India's poor
The EU is pushing an unsavoury free trade deal that would force India to give up control of its banking sector and drugs industry
Korea-India CEPA Ratified by Nat'l Assembly
The National Assembly on Friday ratified a trade deal with India, called the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), that will eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,000 Korean goods.
Labour pangs likely to hold up India-EU free-trade agreement
The fate of the India-EU trade and investment agreement—which seeks to further open up bilateral markets for goods, investments and services—may hang in balance as India and the EU lock horns over including labour standards in the pact.
National Assembly to Ratify FTA With India
The governing and opposition parties have agreed to ratify a trade agreement with India at a plenary National Assembly session today, a parliamentary leader said Thursday.
Japan, EU jockey for position in effort to ink India trade pact
Whichever FTA is signed first -- Japan's or the EU's -- will put pressure on the other pair of negotiators to reach pragmatic compromises. The race for India is on.