India


Trade talks with India on hold
The start of free trade talks between New Zealand and India has been delayed following a change in India's commerce minister since elections in May.
India-EU FTA suffers the ennui of vested interests
Even the most optimistic amongst those involved in the process admit the talks to be in a deadlock that neither side has the political will to break.
FICCI pushes for FTA with US sans agriculture
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is pushing for a Free Trade Agreement with the United States without agriculture to bypass differences over farm subsidies.
India may approve India-South Korea FTA next week
The Indian Government is likely to approve next week a free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea aimed at opening markets of both the countries to each other
EU demands in EU-India FTA could adversely affect access to drugs
The European Union's demands on India to take on higher intellectual property (IP) standards, if adopted, could spell disaster for the supply of low-cost generic medicines, undermine India's development and set a significant precedent for the future of IPR protection globally, cautioned Dr Carlos M. Correa, an expert on IP and the WTO TRIPS Agreement.
Korea, India to expedite free trade deal
Foreign ministers from Korea and India agreed on Tuesday to expedite a bilateral free trade agreement between the two countries.
“India and Eu’s combined strategy for the free-trade pact worsen its position at WTO”
The most affected from the EU-India FTA will be India's dairy farming sector, where regularly five million women and 15 million men work to meet their daily needs.
Vicious sting in the tail of FTAs
What is slowly emerging is the beginning of a composite oppositition to FTAs in India.
Say cheese to Brussels
A free-trade pact with EU will weaken India’s stance at WTO
Canada and India explore a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Earlier this year, Canada's Minister of International Trade, Stockwell Day, and Mr. Kamal Nath, India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, jointly announced the agreement of both countries to initiate exploratory discussions aimed at creating a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA).