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Offers from India best-ever: USTR on proposed bilateral trade agreement

The United States has received its “best-ever” offers from India on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), US trade representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said, even…

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India slams China-led investment plan at WTO

New Delhi: India on Tuesday raised legal and systemic issues at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the China-led proposal for an ‘investment facilitation for…

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RBI may maintain repo rate at 5.25% through FY27: Fitch

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India is expected to keep its policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25% through the next fiscal year after a 25-basis-point…

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EU, US trade pacts progressing, says Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Negotiations for trade pacts with the EU and the US are progressing, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday. A rough outline…

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ADB Lifts India’s FY26 Growth Forecast to 7.2%
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ADB lifts India’s FY26 growth forecast to 7.2%

New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday raised India’s growth forecast for this financial year to 7.2%, from 6.5% in September, citing stronger-than-expected…

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India should remain extremely cautious on giving concessions on agri products to US: GTRI

India should remain extremely cautious about giving duty concessions to the US on agricultural crops or genetically modified products, and should insist on a drastic…

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UK firms boost India presence, turnover hits Rs 5,693 bn as FTA growth unlocked: Report

UK companies have expanded their footprint in India with a collective turnover of Rs 5,693 billion and a workforce of 552,902 employees over the past…

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What provoked Trump’s Indian rice outburst?

US President Donald Trump’s sharp remarks accusing India of “dumping” rice in the U.S. market appeared disproportionate to the scale of the trade involved. India’s…

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US receives best ever offers from India, says USTR; two-day talks begin

New Delhi: US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer has said the US has received “best” ever offers from India on the proposed trade agreement amid…

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Draft ToR for Qatar trade pact, in process to secure internal nod for Oman FTA: Govt

New Delhi: India has shared draft terms of reference (ToR) for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Qatar, incorporating comments on Qatar’s earlier version, the…

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