Trade

Merkel, Modi push trade ties and climate action

30 May 2017

At the end of the fourth round of inter-governmental consultations, the two countries signed 12 agreements, including on cyber cooperation, development cooperation, education and railway safety

US may use tariffs to protect domestic solar cell makers

30 May 2017

India extends $500 mn credit to Mauritius, sign maritime security pact

27 May 2017

AfDB meetings end with call to unlock Africa’s economic potential

26 May 2017

China’s OBOR is no `Silk Road’, says German ambassador

24 May 2017

India pledges $2bn for solar projects in Africa as 3 more nations join ISA

23 May 2017

India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR

16 May 2017

The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region

India starts fiscal with $13.25 bn trade deficit in April

15 May 2017

India slaps anti-dumping duty on 47 steel products for 5 years

12 May 2017

PM Modi announces direct flight from Varanasi to Colombo

12 May 2017

Protectionist Trump brings Japan, China and S Korea on one platform

06 May 2017

Japan and China also today kicked off their first bilateral financial dialogue in two years to cement economic and financial cooperation to offset any fallout of US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies

Cabinet clears MoU on $4.5 bn line of credit to Bangladesh

04 May 2017

India may cut oil imports from Iran as Tehran dithers on promises

04 May 2017

Local sourcing norms to boost Indian steel industry

03 May 2017

The government is expected to come out with a new policy that makes local sourcing of steel mandatory for all state infrastructure projects

Modi, Erdogan walk the tight rope to boost India-Turkey ties

02 May 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit comes a week after India hosted the President of Cyprus and vice president Hamid Ansari visited Armenia - the two countries with which Turkey has territorial and diplomatic disputes

Cyprus, India pitch for decisive global action against terrorism

29 Apr 2017

India’s mango exports get a boost as Australia revises norms

25 Apr 2017

Modi govt’s clean fuel drive makes India second-largest LPG importer

24 Apr 2017

Tit for tat: with visa curbs, India may restrict royalty payouts

22 Apr 2017

The commerce ministry is preparing a note on possible actions if trading partners took steps to reduce Indian services exports through visa curbs, including limiting royalty and technical fees

US visa policy shift could hurt bilateral trade: Nirmala Sitaraman

21 Apr 2017

Commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitaraman has emphasised that the visa policy is a protectionist issue and that the “whole debate” could be expanded to include several American firms that are earning their profits in India as well

Trump orders changes to H-1B visa programme, not pushing legislative action

20 Apr 2017

President Donald Trump’s executive order calls for tightening the rules of the H-1B visa programme, to stop its "abuse" and ensure that the visas are given to the "most-skilled or highest paid" petitioners

IT sector under strain as major markets close for Indian techies

19 Apr 2017

Indian IT professionals are losing markets everywhere - from Australia to United States, the UK and Singapore - with the governments there either imposing outright curbs or hiking visa fees to discourage migration

India’s annual trade deficit seen lower at $105.72 billion

15 Apr 2017

Govt to implement SC order; offer Rs2,700-cr compensation under TPS exports

13 Apr 2017

India offers $10-bn investment, $5-bn loan to Bangladesh

12 Apr 2017