Trade
India eases gold curbs, allows import by private banks
19 Mar 2014
The easing of import curbs follow large-scale smuggling and loss of revenue to the government, as jewellers and the gold trade looked for ways to circumvent import curbs
Anand Sharma accuses US of trade protectionism
04 Mar 2014
Commerce minister Anand Sharma has accused the US of trade protectionism and visa restrictions on Indian nationals
Ukraine-Russia stand-off to hit India’s trade with CIS
04 Mar 2014
India’s rising trade with Ukraine and other CIS countries could be hit hard if the current stand-off between Ukraine and Russia escalates
China pips US to become world's top trader
03 Mar 2014
China is now the largest trade partner of more than 120 countries and the world's second-largest importer
India to pay $1.5 billion of oil dues to Iran in next two months
26 Feb 2014
India's payments will now be made in eight installments on a schedule that started with a $550 million payment by Japan on 1 February
India’s IPR laws WTO-compliant, can’t be challenged by US: official
26 Feb 2014
India has said its patent laws cannot be successfully challenged by the US either bilaterally or in a multilateral forum, as they strictly comply with the intellectual property agreement of the World Trade Organization
China overtakes India as top gold consumer
19 Feb 2014
China imported 1,066 tonnes of the yellow metal in 2013 against the 975 tonnes India bought during the year, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report
US pharma cos want clinical trial regulations in India lifted
15 Feb 2014
US drug firms argue that the new guidelines on clinical research in India that provide for financial compensation to human subjects and their families in cases of death or injury are difficult to implement