India and 4 member countries of European Free Trade Association have held 13 rounds of negotiations between 2008 & 2013. Negotiations were placed on hold before resuming in October 2016.
India & EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) are negotiating Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) that is likely to be finalized within next few weeks.
India-UK FTA talks started in 2022 and its 13th round of negotiations ended in Dec, with both sides resolving that they would aim for a comprehensive and ambitious trade pact.
Sultan and PM of Oman Haitham bin Tarik's India visit is 1st by an Omani ruler in 26 years. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation, including 7 cabinet ministers & 3 vice ministers.
Minister of Economy & Industry Nir Barkat was speaking at India-Israel Business Forum in Delhi Tuesday. He also said the I2U2 group between India, Israel, UAE & US 'has a lot to offer'.
A consultant who is part of India-UK FTA talks says neither side has received any guidelines that trade talks have been halted on account of Khalistan issue.
Cleverly will arrive in New Delhi Wednesday ahead of the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting & is set to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to conclude a free trade agreement with India.
The agreement has been in the works for 15 years & Switzerland's state secretary, Helene Budliger Artieda, will be in India Tuesday, for the 2nd time this year, for the negotiations.
New Delhi and Stockholm can capitalise on their substantial bilateral relationship as the foundation for greater collaboration, focusing first and foremost on trade.
The Kaveri experience is a story of a glass more than half full. We have developed a functional engine and accrued data points and experience at a relatively low cost. Now is the time to build better.
Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.
Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh said IAF was mostly outward looking when it came to procurements but a 'rap on the knuckles' made it look inwards, adding that 'atmanirbharta' is key.
India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.
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