Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that eight rounds of negotiations have been held with South Korea for upgrading the existing comprehensive FTA
Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day
Regional FTAs are out, but bilateral ones are as tough
Major FTAs account for 11% of total trade and 23% of trade deficit
The impact though, is expected to be cushioned by the transitory increase in export incentives till December 2019
Our experience with the existing free trade agreements has been lukewarm. The industry must change for this to change
India has continued a sustained rise in the share of imported inputs even among its overall exports
The seven FTAs are not seen as necessary for India's expectations to double the size of her economy by 2025
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said review of FTAs is a continuous process and this one was also on those lines