India-Turkey Trade

India and Turkey have planned to increase two-way trade to $1 billion, up from the existing $264 million, commerce minister B B Ramaiah is reported to have said over the phone yesterday. Ramaiah, who was in Ankara to attend a two-day India-Turkey joint economic committee meeting beginning yesterday, said the ground would be prepared for such a take off during talks between the core business groups from the two countries during the meeting. .