India


Now, FTA with Gulf runs into trouble
If it's edible oil which is delaying India's free trade agreement (FTA) with Asean, petrochemical products and plastics are proving to be a stumbling block for a bilateral trade pact with the six oil-rich members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
All local Vanaspati factories shut down after India tightens imports
All Sri Lankan factories producing Vanaspati oil have shut down, after controversial Indian regulations to restrict duty free exports of the vegetable oil to India.
Fiji seeks bilateral deals with Asian countries
Fiji is set to negotiate new bilateral economic partnership agreements with India, Malaysia and Indonesia.
India-Sri Lanka FTA (1998)
Indo-Asean FTA set for Jan takeoff
Here is the final word on the Indo-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) - bigger than any other trade pact that India has entered into so far.
India loses out in Thai FTA
As the country debates the merits and de-merits of free trade agreements (FTAs), an analysis of trade data shows India has been at the receiving end in both the Thai and the Sri Lanka FTAs.
Proposed FTA with Thailand in choppy waters
The proposed India-Thailand free trade agreement (FTA), which was to follow the early harvest programme (EHP) implemented in September 2004, seems to be in trouble. The Thai side is refusing to budge from its new demand of making the rules of origin (ROO) norms for the agreement less stringent than the norms being followed under the EHP.
Vulnerable stakeholders have to be protected
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's letter to the PM on the possible downside of the India-Asean FTA has sparked off a debate. How far should India accommodate Asean's interests?
Lanka FTA misused to dump spices
The customs authority is probing the misuse of the Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (FTA), whereby cloves and arecanuts of different origins have come into India recently from Sri Lanka.
Taiwan seeks better bilateral trade with India
Taiwan is keen on a free trade agreement (FTA) with India and is also seeking the cooperation of Indian business houses to improve economic relations and increase connectivity between the two countries.