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US, India to seal $1.9 bn Integrated Air Defence System deal
11 Feb 2020
The proposed sale comes ahead of a planned visit by President Donald Trump to India later this month when the two countries are also expected to sign a trade deal
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India, Brazil eye $15 billion bilateral trade by 2022
27 Jan 2020
The two countries signed 15 agreements to bolster cooperation in sectors like energy, defence, environment, health and animal husbandry
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India’s April-December trade deficit hits $118.10 billion
15 Jan 2020
India exported goods worth $27.36 billion in December 2019 while its imports stood at $38.61 billion during the month, showing a deficit of $11.5 billion
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India, Russia discuss long-term energy cooperation
15 Jan 2020
India imports over 80 per cent of the crude it processes and almost half of its oil imports are from the Gulf region, which is prone to disruptions because of geopolitical reasons and this often threatens its energy security, both in terms of price and supply volatilities
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India’s April-November trade deficit hits $106.85 billion
13 Dec 2019
India exported goods valued at $25.98 billion in November 2019 while it imported goods valued at $38.11 billion during the month
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Guwahati protests force cancellation of Modi-Abe summit
13 Dec 2019
The summit meeting of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, planned to take place in Guwahati on 15-17 December, was to follow the recently-concluded maiden India-Japan ‘2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Meeting’ in New Delhi
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India, US in talks to finalise mini trade agreement
22 Nov 2019
A resolution of India-US trade dispute has been hanging fire over, what Indian officials said, disproportionate demands made by Washington compared to what it was willing to offer
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