Economic Relations

India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties via energy, power and port projects

The two countries also will soon restart negotiations on a more expansive trade deal known as the Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement

India, Sri Lanka adopt vision document to expand economic partnership

India and Sri Lanka on Friday adopted an ambitious vision document to significantly expand economic partnership after wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. In his media statement, Modi, referring to the economic difficulties in Sri Lanka last year, said India stood "shoulder-to-shoulder" with the people of the island nation during the crisis as a close friend. The prime minister said firming up of an agreement for launch of the UPI payment system in Sri Lanka will result in fintech connectivity between the two sides. The past one year has been full of challenges for the people of Sri Lanka, he said, adding that being a close friend, as always, India stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Sri Lanka. In his comments, Modi said the security interests and development of India and Sri Lanka are intertwined and it is necessary to work together keeping in mind each other's security interests and sensitivities. Modi

India-Canada trade and economic relationship set to soar

Many Indian companies and service providers have been catering to the USA market from Canada

Govt asks exporters to utilise and reap benefits of India-Australia FTA

There is a need to go beyond the usual buyer-seller meets and get more aggressive towards their ways to sell products in the Australian market, people aware of the matter told Business Standard

Australian Parliament clears path for free trade agreement with India

Both nations prepare for New Year roll-out; DTAA with New Delhi amended, too

India-UK FTA first step in evolving trade, economic ties: UK official

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a very ambitious desire to get the India-UK Free Trade Agreement signed by Diwali and his new British counterpart Liz Truss wants her administration to "match the pace and ambition" of the Indian leader, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said. Cleverly also said that the bilateral relationship between India and UK is longstanding and wide-ranging, which is both a "huge plus" but it also means that "quite understandably there is a desire to have a very, very wide-ranging, meaningful free trade agreement." "Obviously, Prime Minister Modi has set a very ambitious desire to get a free trade agreement signed by Diwali. Now that means that both us and Indian negotiators are going to have to work very, very hard but we are very willing to do so," Cleverly told PTI in an interview here Wednesday on the margins of the high-level UN General Assembly session. "We want to make sure that the deal that we do, ideally by Diwali, is the first step in a ...

Israel, Turkey agree to reinstate diplomatic relations in a historic step

Israel and Turkey want to fully resume diplomatic relations, leaders from both countries said on in a historic step that followed a visit by the Israeli Prime Minister to Turkey

'Green finance could be bright, robust strand of growing India-US ties'

Green finance could become a bright and robust strand of the growing India-US economic relations in the next 25 years, India's envoy said

Momentous year for India-US trade, economic relations: Ambassador Sandhu

This has been a "momentous year" for India-US trade and economic relations, New Delhi's top diplomat here said Thursday

India, Bangladesh to sign economic pact over next five years: EIU

India and Bangladesh are expected to sign an economic partnership agreement over the next five years which will preserve trade rights for Bangladesh

Modi pitches for strong economic relations in India-Luxembourg summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pitched for strengthening of cooperation in a range of areas like financial and digital technologies.

India-Arab economic ties needs boost to match strategic ties: MEA official

"It is multi-faceted and extensive but the potential is bigger," Bhattacharya said in his keynote address to FICCI on India''s engagement with the Arab world

The elephant and the dragon

India has lagged far behind China in developing economic relations with the ten-nation trading bloc