Narendra Modi promises US CEOs a return to market reforms
Reutrs, 30 September, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told nearly a dozen U.S. company chiefs on Monday that he is committed to liberalizing his country’s economy, which has underperformed other emerging markets recently after years of breakneck growth. More…
Opening more trade routes can help boost bilateral ties: Indian HC
The News International, 29 September, 2014
Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr TCA Raghavan said on Monday that opening more trade routes between Pakistan and India would help boost trade ties between the two countries. More…
Alarming rise in global trade of rare turtles
The Dawn, 29 September, 2014
Illegal international trade of the black spotted turtle has escalated rapidly over the past two years, says a recently published report. More…
US, India eyeing trade breakthrough
The Hill, 28 September, 2014
Expectations are running high ahead of the first meeting between President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leaders look to resolve issues that have chilled relations in recent years. More…
Mississauga businesses part of Canadian trade mission to India
The Mississauga News, 26 September, 2014
Mississauga businesses are taking the lead in expanding trade relations in the growing global market. More…
Small hardships apart, sanctions may boost Indo-Russian trade
Russia & India Report, 25 September, 2014
The West, which imposed sanctions on Russia’s largest banks, oil and defence sector companies, will not be able to blackmail New Delhi to curtail its cooperation with Moscow, analysts believe. More…
Obama Should Push Modi on Trade Facilitation
The Heritage Foundation, 25 September, 2014
This week President Barack Obama will welcome new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for their first bilateral summit. More…
Will Modi bow to US pressure to modify India’s pro-people patent law?
Times of India, 23 September, 2014
A large number of civil society groups and public intellectuals have issued a public statement expressing concern over the government’s decision to review India’s positions on. More…
India-Pakistan trade resumes at Attari border
DNA India, 24 September, 2014
Trade between India and Pakistan resumed on Wednesday after traders on both sides called off their strikes against the interference of the custom departments of the two nations. More…
HOW TO BE REGIONAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
The telegraph, 23 September, 2014
India must be part of the trans-Pacific partnership, the largest global supply chain, in order to become a major global power, writes Jayanta Roy. More…
EEPC India signs MoU with Deutsche Messe for ‘partner country’ status at Hannover Fair
The Times of India, 22 September, 2014
Indian high-tech products and services will receive instant visibility at Hannover Fair which has granted the coveted ‘Partner Country’ status to. More…
Negative list impacts
Dawn, 22 September, 2014
PAKISTAN’S trade with India has special restrictive features. As WTO members, both are required to give each other the ‘most favoured nation status’. India has given MFN status to Pakistan. More…
Trade mission targets India
The Morning Star, 21 September, 2014
Premier Christy Clark, Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk and a group of registered delegates will lead a trade mission to New Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh Oct. 9 to 18. They will meet with business and government officials. More…
Business groups hope new envoy will reset US-India ties
The Hill, 21 September, 2014
Business groups want the next U.S. ambassador to India to take the lead in repairing the economic relationship between the two nations, fractured in recent years by a slew of trade disputes. More….
Nepal Clears Indian Firm to Build Hydropower Plant
ABC News, 19 September, 2014
Nepal’s government signed an agreement Friday with Indian company GMR to build the Himalayan nation’s largest hydroelectric plant in a small step toward easing chronic power shortages and attracting new investment. More…
Sino-Indian talks aimed at rebalancing bilateral trade in a positive direction
ANI News, 18 September, 2014
The main points of discussion between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping as listed in the Prime Minister’s statement released on Thursday, is as follows. More…
CII’s Thailand Trade Show starts off to good response
Hindustan Times, 18 September, 2014
The Thailand Trade Show 2014 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and department of international trade promotion (DITP), ministry of commerce, Royal Thai government, started off at Himachal Bhawan in Sector 28 on Wednesday. More…
US To Press India On Trade Row During Modi’s Washington Visit
International Business Times, 18 September, 2014
The United States said on Wednesday it will press India’s new prime minister to end his blockage of a global trade pact when he visits Washington this month, something that could dampen the mood of a trip aimed at revitalizing strategic ties. More…
China, India ponder immense international trade corridor
GoKunming, 17 September, 2014
Chinese president Xi Jinping arrived in Gujarat, India on September 17, kicking off a three-day trip to the Subcontinent. More…
China is addressing Sino-India trade imbalance: Le Yucheng
The Economic Times, 16 September, 2014
Ahead of its President’s visit here, China today assured that it was making efforts to address India’s concerns over the ballooning trade deficit and. More…
Vietnam, India to deepen ties, boosting two-way trade to $15 bln
Touitre News, 16 September, 2014
The two leaders of the governments of Vietnam and India have pledged to expand bilateral cooperation including increasing trade to US$15 billion in 2020. More…
FAO to Help India Develop Agriculture, Food Security
The Crop Site, 16 September, 2014
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, have agreed on how to strengthen efforts to promote India’s food security and sustainable agricultural development during talks held in New Delhi. More…
Emerging Industries’ Logistics Offer Immense Growth Opportunities for Indian LSPs, finds Frost & Sullivan at its Logistics Workshop
Business Wire India, 15 September, 2014
Frost & Sullivan successfully hosted the fifth edition of its annual strategy workshop for the logistics sector, titled ‘Supply Chain Transformations 2014’. In this edition, Frost & Sullivan sought answers. More…
A trillion dollar opportunity cost
Live Mint, 15 September, 2014
The failure of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to adopt the necessary protocol for agreement on trade facilitation (TFA) by 31 July is extremely disappointing. More…
Competitiveness: Economic turnaround: where India took the lead
The Express Tribune, 14 September, 2014
Almost all economic turnarounds in the recent past have primarily been exports-led. From China to India, a rising share of exports as a fraction of the gross domestic product (GDP) has been a key feature of every economic success story in recent decades. More…
Waiting for a flicker of development
The Morung Express, 14 September, 2014
Villagers of Avankhung in Meluri sub-division bordering Myanmar taking the International Trade Route on their way back home from the fields. More…
Peru to sign free trade pact with India
The Hindu Business Line, 12 September, 2014
Having tasted success by exporting gold to India, Latin American nation Peru now has plans to sign a free trade agreement with New Delhi to ship more of minerals and metals it produces. More…
Cut non-tariff barriers, Tofail asks India
The Daily Star, 12 September, 2014
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday called upon India to reduce non-tariff barriers and enhance connectivity with Bangladesh to boost bilateral trade between the two neighbours. More…
India insists on food subsidy deal before trade pact
Business & Tech, 10 September, 2014
India insisted Wednesday it would not endorse a landmark global trade pact unless it is allowed to subsidise food for its vast poor population. More…
India willing to go ahead with free trade pact with EU’
The Free Press, 11 September, 2014
Negotiations with Oz and New Zealand are not moving at a fast pace because they want huge concessions of dairy sector, which is a sensitive area for India. More…
Govt to collect services trade data on its own
Live Mint, 09 September, 2014
To better negotiate India’s services trade agreements and design export-linked incentives for the services sector. More…
Arun Kumar Keynotes U.S.-India Business Summit in Atlanta
India West, 09 September, 2014
Arun Kumar, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for global markets in the International Trade Administration and director general of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. More…
India signs free trade agreement in services, investments with ASEAN
The Economic Times, 09 September, 2014
India signed a free trade pact in services and investment with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Monday in New Delhi. More…
How the India-China trade summit could rock iron ore
Mining.com, 08 September, 2014
A decade ago the emerging Karnataka-Goa trade with China laid the foundation for today’s market in iron ore. More…
Trade value between India and GCC states reached $160m in 2013
AMEINFO, 08 September, 2014
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced that it will launch its first office in the Middle East at a ceremony in Bahrain. More…
After WTO, India hardens stand in RCEP negotiations
Live Mint, 04 September, 2014
After taking a strong stance at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on the issue of food security and stalling the trade facilitation agreement. More…
Australia to Sign Uranium Trade Deal With India
ABC News, 03 September, 2014
Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice. More…
India-Japan Cepa review stuck over drug exports
Business Standard, 03 September, 2014
The much-awaited review of the India-Japan comprehensive economic partnership agreement (Cepa) remains stuck over the issue of giving Indian drug companies more access to the Japanese pharmaceutical market. More…
Indian infrastructure needs to be ‘of international class’ to compete on world stage
Supply Management, 02 September, 2014
India must transform its logistics infrastructure if it wants to compete on the world stage, according to an industry body. More…