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India should restore soybean exports to US in bilateral trade talks: SEA

The two countries are currently negotiating a bilateral trade agreement that includes discussions on key agricultural commodities

First phase of India-US trade deal likely by fall this year: Sitharaman

Addressing the Indian diaspora in San Francisco, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the issue of reciprocal tariff is part of a broader trade negotiation strategy

Trump's global trade war looms over Vance's high-stakes India visit

Trump administration officials have named India as one of several countries the US is prioritising negotiations with during the 90-day pause on higher duties

PMKVY 4.0: Parl panel asks skill ministry to make placement figures public

The move will also ensure that there is a database of the employment generated under the central government's flagship skill development scheme

India draws up blueprint to reduce over $40 billion trade surplus with US

Govt nudges industry stakeholders to raise imports from Washington

IIFT to start course on trade negotiations soon: Commerce Secy

Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal also said that Abhijit Das-authored "Strategies in GATT and WTO Negotiations" book can be a starting textbook in the Center for WTO Studies and IIFT

India-UK trade deal: Indian team may visit London to fix pending issues

India and the UK are trying to speed up discussions on the trade agreement amid fast-changing geopolitical landscape and America's protectionist trade policies

BTA push: Indian team to visit US next week to discuss modalities

This will be the first in-person meeting between the officials from India and the US since the finalisation and signing of the terms of reference of the proposed trade deal in March

India-US trade pact's terms of reference includes about 19 chapters: Report

India's chief negotiator, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal, will lead the team for the first in-person talks between the two countries

India-US proposed trade pact's terms of reference include 19 chapters

To give further impetus to the talks, an Indian official team is visiting Washington next week to iron out differences on certain issues

Caught in Trump's tariff net: Andhra's shrimp farmers face global blowback

Trump's tariff shock hits Andhra's ₹35,000-crore shrimp industry, leaving farmers battling price crashes, export uncertainty, and long-term market disruption

Trade war 2.0: Why India must seize its global value chain opportunity now

As US-China tensions reshape global trade, India must reform tariffs, boost ease of doing business, and strike strategic FTAs to attract investment

Arvind Shrivastava named revenue secretary in major FinMin rejig

With the appointment of four new secretaries, the Finance Ministry has, in recent months, witnessed an unusually high frequency of changes at the top bureaucratic level

In transit: ₹2,250 cr mission to boost exports amid global uncertainties

Govt raises duty drawback rates for gold and silver jewellery

India's forex reserves climb for sixth straight week, now at $677.83 bn

This is the sixth consecutive week of a rise in the kitty. The overall reserves jumped by $10.872 billion to $676.268 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 4

Sitharaman to assess RRB consolidation as 'One state-one RRB' takes effect

According to sources, the Finance Minister is scheduled to hold a meeting with RRBs and review various issues including consolidation

China's fiscal revenue falls 1.1% in Jan-Mar 2025 amid ongoing tariff war

China's tax revenue fell 3.5% in the first quarter from the previous year, while non-tax revenue surged 8.8%, the ministry said

Oilmeals export dip 21% to Rs 12,171 cr in FY25; volume falls 11%

Bangladesh in spite of political turbulences become a largest importer of Indian oilmeals. India exported 7.42 lakh tonnes to Bangladesh in 2024-25

DGTR issues final findings in 13 anti-dumping cases mostly against China

The ministry also said that in addition to this, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has started 11 investigations in March

India plans to set new nuclear regulator amid the entry of private sector

Amendments to the Atomic Energy Act are in progress to enable private sector involvement in nuclear energy sector, with strict oversight on the import, use, and disposal of nuclear fuel