US–India $500 billion interim trade framework: Read the full formal text
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US–India $500 billion interim trade framework: Read the full formal text

The United States and India have announced that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement on reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade, marking a…

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India-US trade pact to expand market access for American farmers, producers: USTR

US President Donald Trump is expanding American farmers and producers’ access to one of the largest economies in the world under a trade deal with…

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US lifts 25% tariff on Indian goods linked to Russia oil purchases

US President Donald Trump moved Friday to lift an additional 25 percent tariff he imposed on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil,…

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India-US trade deal to open $30 trillion market for Indian exporters: Piyush Goyal

The India-US trade pact will open a USD 30 trillion market for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs, farmers and fishermen, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal…

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Startup India sops to boost deeptech firms’ revenue, research

The government’s move to allow deeptech startups to access fiscal benefits with relatively more lenient regulations under the Startup India scheme could materially improve their…

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Taxman seeks to invoke GAAR against Jane Street

Mumbai: The taxman is closing in on the US investor group Jane Street which is in regulatory crosshairs in India for allegedly manipulating security prices…

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India negotiating new FTAs - The Economic Times
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India negotiating new FTAs – The Economic Times

India is negotiating trade agreements with Australia, Chile, Peru, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and Sri Lanka, and is reviewing existing agreements with ASEAN and…

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Dairy, sugar kept out of New Zealand FTA
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Dairy, sugar kept out of New Zealand FTA

Under the free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, India has offered tariff concessions on 70.03% of its tariff lines, while the remaining 29.97% have…

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Build-own-transfer to be priority for highway projects in FY27: Nitin Gadkari

Nagpur: The government will enhance highway construction through public-private partnerships in 2026-27, prioritising the build-own-transfer model for projects and asset monetisation, according to road transport…

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Imports from China fall across sectors in FY25; mobile phone exports surge
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Imports from China fall across sectors in FY25; mobile phone exports surge

India’s imports from China declined across multiple sectors, including fertilisers, chemicals, iron and steel, and man-made yarn, in 2024-25, the commerce and industry ministry told…

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