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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicTrade deals

Topic: Trade deals

Modi must lead India to reforms. Start with national address on TV

Uncompetitive firms in other sectors impacted by zero or low import tariffs will also be wailing for bailouts once the big trade deals kick in.

Jaishankar hints at amending nuclear liability law as India seeks deeper ties with US

External affairs minister, at Global Technology Summit 2025, also spoke of India’s urgency to complete trade deals with US, UK and EU amid ongoing tariff wars.

How India-Australia FTA is set to boost trade that’s already at a record high

While the bulk of the trade between India and Australia is so far in the energy sector, the FTA is expected to broaden this to include other goods and services.

As purchases continue, Modi govt proposes settling trade with Russia in rupees

India has previously used a rupee-ruble mechanism, which has fallen out of favor this time around due to extreme volatility in the Russian currency.

How a Delhi-Dhaka economic partnership could flourish — improve connectivity, say analysts

In late November, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal had said India was looking to advance a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh.

Pakistan is looking for diversity, seeks more trade with Afghanistan, Central Asian nations

Pakistan plans to grow trade with 5 landlocked nations — Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan & Kazakhstan — to about $1.5 bn a year, said the commerce adviser to the PM.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.