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Monday, April 6, 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

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.