"For India, restoration of our status as a beneficiary of the US GSP programme and securing good terms for Indian professional service providers should be the priorities," said secretary general, CUTS
India is worried because of Bangladesh's greater dependence on China for imports as compared to India and fears it can become an issue if Bangladesh joins RCEP
According to the advisor, India's foreign trade has 'boomed' due to reforms that happened over the past few decades
India exported agricultural products worth $53 billion in the previous financial year
According to the European Commission, EU exports of such technology affected by India's violations is up to €600 million annually, which is significant
This comes even as overall exports from India contracted during the period
The RoDTEP scheme came into effect three years ago to refund the embedded non-creditable central, state, and local levies paid on inputs to exporters
The deficit had widened to a record $31.5 billion in October, as festival demand led to a sharp increase in the import of gold and silver
India's move came after both sides were not able to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution
After a high-level UK delegation visited India to iron out the differences, currently, an Indian delegation is in London to advance discussions
The World Bank has reviewed the methodology and acknowledged it has an appropriate baseline
It is learnt that the department of commerce has set an internal deadline of finalising the deal by month-end
Import of as many as 38 items from Asean members sees a sharp surge in H1FY24
The TPF is the premier bilateral forum for discussion and resolution of trade and investment issues between the US and India
DPIIT has created a dataset to let the States know how some of the areas may be affecting them in terms of their 'business-friendly reputation'
A notification amending the SEZ Rules, 2006, issued by the ministry, said a part of the SEZ could be declared "non-processing area" where free-zone rules would not apply
The plan is to offload 37.6 million equity shares, of face value of Rs 2 each-representing 4 per cent of the company for non-retail investors on Thursday
Last month, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), as part of its recommendation for the services sector, urged the government to introduce measures to empower small businesses
However, that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are veering towards the RCEP compounds an already complex situation for India
The GDP growth is expected to further slow to 6.1 per cent in the next financial year (FY25), before rebounding in FY26