Trade
India’s imports climb 10.7% in January
15 Feb 2017
India’s merchandise imports grew at a faster pace of 10.70 per cent in January 2017 while its exports grew at a slower pace of 4.32 per cent during the month
Irate Iran to deploy missiles after fresh US sanctions
04 Feb 2017
Relations between Washington and Tehran have deteriorated sharply since Donald Trump took office promising a tough line on what he sees as Iranian belligerency towards US interests and allies
India-Abu Dhabi upstream oil ties set to get major fillip
27 Jan 2017
So far, India's fruitful upstream investments have primarily been in high-risk regions such as Sudan or in Russia through bilateral agreements
New Zealand, Sri Lanka eye free trade pact
20 Jan 2017
India’s trade deficit narrows to $76.55 bn in April-December FY17
14 Jan 2017
While both exports and imports continued to grow, inward shipments, which traditionally accounted for a larger part of the country’s international trade, grew at a slower pace while its exports grew faster during the past three months
RBI to provide Nepal Rs100 cr in Rs100 notes
07 Jan 2017
India protests China-Pak economic corridor construction over its territory
24 Dec 2016
India has expressed serious concern over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which is being built in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in violation of India's sovereignty over it
India top originator of migrants: Pew Research
17 Dec 2016
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