The minister is in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to further deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries and explore new avenues of trade, investment and economic cooperation
Issues like labour, climate change need to be discussed on int'l forums, he says
He added that the two sides have to understand, listen and appreciate the sensitivities of each other
A trade deal could be concluded swiftly if sensitivities were respected on both sides, Goyal told the Asia-Pacific conference of German business in the Indian capital
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also said that manufacturing high quality goods helps boost economic activities, generating jobs and increasing exports
Goyal said that the district master plan will be expanded to cover more than 750 districts across the country in the next 18 months
Major agriculture-exporting countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia and the US, have raised objections to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Investment pact to increase investor confidence: Goyal
Goyal, who was addressing the media after the 12th meeting of India-UAE High-Level Task Force on Investment held here, also announced that the first overseas campus of the IIFT
This matter has been under discussion for quite some time with the UAE Government coming, and with different states in India," Goyal said
According to the minister, the social security coverage details that have been shared with the US cover about 930 million people in India
The proposed agreement seeks to do away with the requirement for an expatriate in either country to pay for social security schemes of the host country
Goyal and Raimondo pledged to continue working under the MoU to facilitate collaboration between US and Indian companies towards mutually-beneficial business opportunities
Slamming the previous Congress-led government, Piyush Goyal said it is a matter of shame that India allowed substandard and opaquely-priced Chinese goods to flood the Indian markets
Goyal discussed how historic reforms, diversification, and localised supply chains are transforming India into a global manufacturing powerhouse
Goyal, speaking at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington after signing, described the MOU as a multi-dimensional partnership that would include open supply chains for materials
Goyal said the United States can afford it because its population is much smaller compared to India and there are alternative avenues for people to do jobs in
Goyal and Raimondo also discussed opportunities to increase US investments in India, particularly in some of the new industrial cities being planned
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Goyal commenced his four-day visit to the United States on September 30. He began the tour with discussions with existing and potential US investors highlighting to them the avenues for cooperation