India-Israel FTA to boost trade volume

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 21:22

The two-way trade between the countries stood at USD 6 billion in 2012-13.

Any preference to some under Indo-EU FTA will be unfair: Honda

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 21:22

Stressing on 'equal competition', Japanese auto major Honda Wednesday said it would be 'unfair' if some specific car makers were given preference under the Indo-EU Free Trade Treaty.

US to launch talks on free trade in environmental goods and services

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 21:15

The US president said his administration will redouble efforts to "engage our international partners" in reaching a new global agreement to reduce carbon pollution through concrete action.

Singapore, India working on Asian FTA

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:05

Today, India is ASEAN's number sixth trading partner.

Small gap posing difficulty in finalising India-EU FTA : Rao

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 15:50

At the moment, inter-sectional meetings are taking place, he told reporters on the sidelines of an Assocham function here.

India and Thailand agree to provide fast track business visa service

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 23:56

In order to further create a supportive atmosphere for trade and investment promotion as well as to facilitate travel of business persons of both countries, India and Thailand have agreed to provide fast track business visa service to the qualified entrepreneurs of each others' countries.

India asks EU to address concerns on data security status

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 20:02

India Thursday asked European Union to address its concerns on providing data secure status for the IT industry under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA), to which the 27-member bloc has expressed willingness to set up a Joint Working Group (JWG).

India, Thailand want FTA 'at the earliest'

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 19:24

Emphasizing that both countries stand to benefit from increased trade, the prime ministers of India and Thailand Thursday directed their respective ministers to work out the India-Thailand Free Trade Agreement "at the earliest".

India-EU FTA talks fail to bridge gaps; ministerial meet unlikely

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 21:00

In a set back to talks for the long-pending India-EU FTA, the chief negotiators' meet on Friday failed to bridge "substantial gaps" on crucial issues, including insurance and data security status for IT sector, creating a bleak possibility of a ministerial meet next month.

India-EU FTA: Top officials hold second round of talks

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 21:23

Chief negotiators of India and the EU Thursday held the second round of talks on the stalled free trade agreement on which the discussions had started in June 2007.

Keep automobile sector out of India-Eu FTA: Maruti

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 17:32

India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) are negotiating Broad based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since June 2007, but a breakthrough has not yet been achieved due to strong differences on several of the issues.

India-EU FTA talks stuck; insurance could be game spoiler

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 21:52

Talks between India-EU chief negotiators on FTA Wednesday got stuck with the European bloc making clear that the pact cannot proceed unless the insurance sector was further opened up by New Delhi.