Speaking to business delegates in Mumbai, British PM Keir Starmer said he wants the India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) implemented “as soon as humanly possible."
CIM Goyal said the India-UK CETA is a gold standard of trade deals done by India, however, he added that no two trade deals can be the same, implying that the India-US deal is "fast progressing" but may take some more time.
This is the first time Bangladesh has done bilateral trade with a foreign country in addition to the US dollar. Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder described the start of trade settlement in rupees as the 'first step in a great journey.'
In total British Airways and Virgin Atlantic combined operate 28 weekly flights to Mumbai from London and 28 weekly flights to Delhi from London.
Sabry on Monday assumed duties as the Minister of Foreign Affairs amidst the worst crisis in the history of Sri Lanka in seven decades leading to a shortage of essential items such as fuel, food and medicines.
Trade negotiations are substantially about expanding the area of the possible, and gradualism is a given approach. Seen through this lens, the pace at which Goyal has piloted these, building personal rapport with his counterparts, are nothing short of big-bang
The Prime Minister's Office wants preliminary negotiations on a proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to be completed before the PM's first bilateral visit of 2022. The commerce department says work is still underway to identify trade opportunities with the UAE, India's third largest trading partner.
Since India and Pakistan were included in the grouping in 2017, the China-led eight-member bloc has gained strategic importance.
Preeti Saran, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, and Foreign Secretary of New Zealand Brook Barrington held extensive talks under the framework of Foreign Office Consultations, covering various key issues.
Prime Minister Modi is expected to meet the Singapore Prime Minister, Depuity Prime Minister and foreign affairs minister. PM will also meet up meet with key CEOs of companies on the second day.
Such a move would help reduce the expenses incurred by local airlines on Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) works, which are done by them mostly overseas as costs are high in India.
Indian and Mauritian officials will hold talks starting tomorrow on proposed amendments to their bilateral tax treaty.
In view of this, it would not be possible to set any target for FDI into the country". Modi is currently on a three-nation tour to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. In the recent past, he has visited the US, Myanmar, Australia, Fiji and Nepal.
The decision to approve India-UAE BIPA comes within weeks of the government approving the Jet-Etihad Airways deal.
Whoever coined the phrase Incredible India would have hardly expected it to extend to tax policy!
The Jet-Ethiad deal is on expected lines and is a bigger opportunity for Ethiad than Jet, says Kapil Kaul, CEO, South Asia, Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA).
Arms sales will be on the agenda when Russian President Vladimir Putin visits India on Monday to court a country that has traditionally been a top client.
India today said it attaches priority to its strategic partnership with Japan, even as bilateral trade and investment is set to get a boost after their comprehensive market-opening pact comes into force.