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India, US ‘Very Near’ to Trade Pact
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India, US ‘very close’ to sealing trade pact: Both sides converge on core issues, legal language being finalised amid tariff uncertainties

India and the US are “very near” to concluding their proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), as both sides are converging on most issues and working…

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High-level EU trade delegation to visit India next week with focus on FTA

A seven-member high-powered trade delegation of the European Union (EU) will visit India next week to push for finalising the long-awaited bilateral free trade agreement…

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India Refutes Trump Claim on Halting Russian Oil Purchase
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India refutes Trump’s claim on halting Russian oil purchase

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured him that India will end Russian oil purchases, though not immediately…

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Russia confident of continuing energy trade with India: DPM Novak

Russia is confident that its energy cooperation with India will “continue”, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, a day after US President Donald…

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Indian Oil-led India refiners to pare down Russian oil imports after Trump comments| Business News

India’s Russian oil imports could drop as refiners led by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. wait for official guidance from New Delhi after US President Donald…

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasília in July 2025. Both India and Brazil are founding members and de facto leaders of the BRICS, the bloc of emerging world powers that Donald Trump loathes. (Reuters)
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Trump tariffs unite India and Brazil to triple their $12-billion bilateral trade| Business News

India and Brazil, two of the largest emerging market hit hardest by Donald Trump’s trade wars, are deepening their ties, betting that a united front…

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and US President Donald Trump. (AFP)
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India speeds up US trade talks in bid to clinch deal by November this year| Business News

India is fast-tracking trade talks with the US with the goal of concluding deal negotiations by next month, according to people familiar with the matter,…

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PM’s Rs 35,440 crore farm push to seed self-reliance, nutrition: 100 districts to get focused agri boost under new schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched two welfare schemes worth ₹35,440 crore for the agriculture sector, aimed at empowering farmers in 100 identified districts for the…

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India, Canada trade ministers discuss ways to strengthen economic ties

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday held discussions with his Canadian counterpart Maninder Sidhu on ways to strengthen economic ties between the two…

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India could withstand external shocks due to strong domestic demand and economic policies: Shaktikanta Das

Pune: India is poised to contribute about one-fifth of the world’s GDP growth on the back of robust domestic demand and prudent macroeconomic and financial…

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