G20 pledges to improve business environment, check tax evasion

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 16:24

Committing to resist protectionism, the G20 nations have pledged to improve business environment to promote growth and strengthen transparency to prevent cross border tax evasion.

Chidambaram speaks against protectionism, says it will be misguided

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 18:22

Any move by developed nations to engage in financial protectionism and keep savings at home will be "terribly misguided", Finance Minister P Chidambaram said Wednesday.

Anand Sharma bats for open markets

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 17:12

Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma Wednesday urged developed countries to remain committed to open markets as protectionism delays recovery and deepens recession.

Govt may impose anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemical

Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2013, 15:45

India may impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD O.78 per kg on a Chinese chemical that is used for photography and medical applications so as to protect domestic players.

China’s Huawei slams US security risk complaints

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 15:31

Chinese tech giant Huawei has criticized US for claiming that the company might be a security risk as trade protectionism that harms consumers.

Tokyo Ink charged $45mn for hiding CVP import from India, China

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 12:17

Tokyo Ink has agreed to pay USD 45 million in penalties for concealing the import of a high performance pigment from India and China to the US with the purpose of avoiding antidumping and countervailing duties, federal authorities here have said.

Doha round of talks gathers fresh momentum

Last Updated: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 17:45

India has always raised concerns on the successful conclusion of the stalled Doha round to settle trade and protectionism issues, although there has been no headway into this.

India raises with US concern over 'protectionist' sentiment

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 20:45

India on Tuesday raised with the US its concerns over the "protectionist" environment in that country and also the "continuing" difficulties faced by its IT professionals there.

India will not pursue protectionism policy: Sibal

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 14:25

Allaying fears of foreign electronics manufacturers, India has said it will not pursue protectionism policy and will give level-playing field to all participants.

Protectionism to hurt both -- US and India, warns Pranab

Last Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012, 13:35

Worried over the adverse fallout of protectionism, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said if the US stops outsourcing jobs to India, profitability of both the economies will be hurt.