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The Economic Survey calls a Swadeshi push inevitable amid export controls and tech denials, but warns against high tariffs and indiscriminate import substitution that hurt competitiveness

For India, this could mean tougher competition for investment, slower growth in global trade volumes, and greater sensitivity of external flows to policy and geopolitical developments

India and the EU will set up rapid response and escalation mechanisms under the FTA to address regulatory measures like CBAM that could disrupt bilateral trade

Move to block non-Europe firms from using lower duty to dump cars in India

CBAM relaxations offered by EU to other partners will apply to India: commerce secretary

Historic agreement phases out tariffs on over 90% of bilateral trade while shielding India's sensitive agricultural and burgeoning EV sectors

Deal likely to be announced on Tuesday; legal scrubbing, pact signing may take 5-6 months

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India and the European Union are close to a fruitful conclusion of free trade agreement talks, with the outcome expected to be announced

The EU's revised GSP rules will affect just 2.66% of India's exports to the bloc, with most major industrial sectors already graduated due to higher competitiveness

FDI inflows to India jumped 73% to $47 billion in 2025, driven by strong investments in services, IT, R&D and manufacturing, according to UNCTAD

India and the European Union are in the final and most difficult phase of free trade agreement talks, with both sides aiming to announce the conclusion at the India-EU Summit in New Delhi on January 2

ACEA urges full tariff removal on auto parts, cautions against licences and residual duties as India and EU eye announcing deal at January 27 summit

Ahead of Budget FY27, exporters seek correction of inverted duties, lower taxes for MSME manufacturers and targeted support for shipping and R&D

US Senator Steve Daines urged faster India-US trade talks, pressing for greater market access for American pulses, a long-standing and sensitive issue for New Delhi

An overhaul of the existing two-decade-old law governing SEZs has been under discussion for almost four years

Piyush Goyal meets new US Ambassador Sergio Gor as India and the US resume talks and move closer to finalising a long-pending bilateral trade agreement

'Sensitive' agri issues may be off the table

Total exports for the month hit $38.51 billion despite geopolitical challenges, says government

The government is urging corporates to work more closely with startups to support entrepreneurship, cut manufacturing costs and strengthen domestic supply chains, DPIIT secretary said

India and the US have resumed virtual talks on a bilateral trade deal after the holiday break, with both sides signalling commitment but no timeline yet for in-person negotiations