BUSINESS
West Asia escalation deepens India’s trade woes, keeps exporters on the edge
The conflict could disrupt key trade routes, push up freight and insurance costs, and trigger renewed volatility in energy markets.
BUSINESS
India–EU FTA includes ‘lesser duty’ provision for anti-dumping duties
The FTA also includes public interest safeguards, preventing authorities from applying trade remedies if doing so clearly does not benefit the public, considering domestic industry, importers, users, and consumer groups.
BUSINESS
India, EU agree on 5-year most-favoured nation treatment in trade deal
This means that the listed sectors, services and service suppliers of each Party will be treated at least as well as those from any other country, with certain limits and conditions.
BUSINESS
India–EU FTA to review cross-border data sharing provision in five years
The chapter also states that privacy remains a priority, allowing each side to adopt safeguards it considers appropriate to protect personal data, including rules governing cross-border transfers.
BUSINESS
India–EU FTA makes uncommon reference to cooperation on CBDCs
India’s digital rupee, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, is currently in the pilot phase, with both retail and wholesale segments under testing.
BUSINESS
US Supreme Court ruling prompts India to reassess trade deal provisions
The government is looking at freshly negotiating some provisions of the trade deal – so that it can get an edge over other countries, a source said
BUSINESS
Trump tariff ruling could widen India’s negotiating space as trade deal may still be key
India and the United States have agreed on an interim arrangement expected to cap US tariffs on Indian goods at 18 percent and provide zero-duty access for certain exports
WORLD
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs: What it means for India
The ruling is expected to reinforce the Congress’s constitutional authority over taxation and trade.
BUSINESS
India looking to US to diversify oil, coal supplies, says Piyush Goyal
India has not granted concessions in any trade agreement without approvals from the relevant ministries and private-sector stakeholders, the minister has said
BUSINESS
Farmers won’t have cause for complaint once India–US deal text is out, says Piyush Goyal
Goyal added that India has “not opened dairy for any country whatsoever” in any of its free trade agreements (FTAs).
BUSINESS
Any DDGS imports from US may be subject to India’s biosecurity review
In the US, most dried distillers' grains with solubles, or DDGS, a high-protein animal feed made as a by-product of ethanol production, is largely produced from genetically modified maize.
BUSINESS
India likely to keep gold out of trade deal with Gulf bloc
Under the trade agreement with the UAE, tariff concessions on precious metals contributed to a sharp rise in Indian imports, raising concerns over domestic market disruption
BUSINESS
Gold imports jump in January, Swiss, UAE inflows lead spike
Overall, gems and jewellery imports, at $15.3 billion in January, drove merchandise imports up 19% from a year earlier
ECONOMY-2
Critical minerals chapter in India-Chile FTA may be extended to Peru
The government is making efforts to operationalise the FTA with the United Kingdom by April this year.
BUSINESS
Indian team to visit US next week to finalise legal pact; tariffs seen falling to 18% this week
India and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs on industrial goods, agricultural products, pharmaceuticals, gems and aircraft parts as part of the framework for an interim trade agreement.
BUSINESS
India's trade deficit widens to $34.7 billion in January
Goods imports rose due to gold and silver shipments
BUSINESS
FTA partners accounted for a third of India’s goods trade gap at $31 billion in Q2 FY26
India’s exports to its FTA partners amounted to $38 billion during the second quarter of the current fiscal, while imports rose 5 percent year-on-year to $69.8 billion, resulting in a sizeable trade gap.
BUSINESS
India must make more components to keep electronics exports growing, says NITI Aayog
Chips account for over a quarter of global electronics demand but India’s share in this segment is just 0.02 percent, the think-tank's Trade Watch Quarterly has said
BUSINESS
FTAs open up 70% of global GDP to India, largely at zero duty, says Piyush Goyal
The minister added that most developed markets now have trade arrangements with India.
BUSINESS
The tariff math behind Bangladesh’s zero-duty access for US cotton garments
To be sure, the arrangement could still give Bangladesh a limited edge given that the overall gap in reciprocal tariffs with India is just one percentage point.
BUSINESS
Refunds from US 25% tariff rollback likely be limited
There is no well‑established precedent in the US for automatic refunds after the rollback of reciprocal or retaliatory tariffs imposed through an executive action
BUSINESS
India, EU FTA to kick in within a year, says Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal
India and the European Union announced the conclusion of negotiations for the FTA on February 27.
BUSINESS
Bangladesh’s zero-duty US access poses fresh challenge to Indian textile exporters
The US–Bangladesh Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, signed on February 9, cuts the reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to 19% and provides duty‑free access to certain garments made with US‑produced cotton
BUSINESS
India set to tap $206 billion US agri market via zero duty, lower reciprocal tariffs
In 2024, India exported agricultural products worth $3.4 billion to the United States
