India and the UK began negotiations on the FTA in January 2022, and set a Diwali deadline last year for the trade pact
Goyal was on a two-day visit to the UK, which began on July 10
UK wants exhaustion of local remedies clause tweaked; India stand non-negotiable
To enable easy exit of members from a pact
India and the UK began negotiations on the FTA in January 2022, and set a Diwali deadline last year for the trade pact
The government will sit and look at various dimensions, especially with respect to information that is sensitive
DPIIT asked to nudge ministries to hold talks with beneficiaries
European Union's law is still at the initial draft stage
Progress has been slow in the case of the remaining six sectors - steel, textiles, battery, white goods, solar PV and automobiles
Deal to focus on wider market access for goods and services
Both sides have already had three rounds of negotiations, during February-June. The fourth round is scheduled in July 2023
Both sides will notify WTO's dispute settlement panel within a month that disputes are being bilaterally resolved and urge it to withdraw three cases each, slapped against each other
Talks could include 'out-of-court settlement' in some cases
The two-day meeting, starting 23 October will be attended by commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal
UK levies a tariff per tonne of around £56 on brown rice, and £125 on white rice
Centre mulls strategy to ensure powers given to the agencies are not misused
The CBAM's transition phase will kick in from October, followed by levying carbon tax from January 2026
The CBAM's transition-phase will kick in from October, followed by levying of carbon tax from January 2026
Imports decline 6.6% in May
Of the $101 billion electronics production in FY23, smartphones constituted $44 billion