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Centre says trade team to visit US this week as bilateral talks progress

The negotiations resumed last month as both sides sought to ease tensions following President Donald Trump's decision to slap India with the highest tariffs in Asia

India's trade hurdle: Bureaucrats unchecked, entrepreneurs unheard

The entrepreneur filed her shipping bill for export of certain goods she had been exporting for years

LIVE news: India's capacity to absorb shocks strong amid global shifts, says FM Sitharaman

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DGTR recommends 5-year anti-dumping duty on select Chinese cranes imports

The commerce ministry's probe agency has advised imposing a five-year anti-dumping duty on specific Chinese crane imports to shield domestic firms from low-cost shipments

Apeda figures low in fiscal support even as India looks to sign FTAs

Comparatively modest expenses on salaries and establishment could be a reason

India is top choice for MNCs to expand trade, investment: StanChart report

A Standard Chartered report shows over 40 per cent of global firms plan to increase trade and investment in India, citing its fast-growing economy, large market, and favourable business reforms

Trade deficit narrows to 25.7% at $26.59 billion in August; imports dip 10%

August 2025 trade data: The trade deficit decreased 25.7 per cent to $26.59 billion in August against $35.64 billion last year

Citi sees $10-12 billion IPO pipeline in 3 quarters, says Amol Gupte

Citi's Amol Gupte says India's reform push and strong domestic demand will help navigate US tariff shocks; sees GST cuts boosting growth, FDI pipeline intact

13th round of FTA talks from Monday: India, EU hope to fast-track deal

The outcome of this round of negotiation will be crucial in determining the next steps, as both sides weigh the possibility of a political call to break the deadlock on the unresolved issues

India counting on Germany's support to expedite EU FTA: Jaishankar

Welcoming Wadephul on his first visit to India, Jaishankar said that India and Germany share a strong history of multilateral cooperation

Two great countries will get this solved: Bessent on India-US trade ties

US Treasury Secretary warns of fresh tariffs, calls SCO 'performative'; Trump says India's high duties block US firms while it buys oil and arms from Russia

Will come up with measures to expand India's presence in global mkts: Goyal

The Union minister exuded confidence that the measures will ensure that India's exports in the current financial year will exceed that of last year's

India holds informal talks with US, rules out retaliation for now

While talks on a bilateral trade deal have been postponed, the two countries continue to communicate on critical issues, including defense and foreign policy

US tariffs: Bracing for pain, exporters cling to trade deal hopes

Workers, small business owners fear loss of livelihood as factories reduce operational hours amidst cancelling of orders

Tariff trials: India needs to diversify markets, increase competitiveness

Since the US accounts for nearly one-fifth of India's exports, the consequences for exporters are severe

India-Africa trade surpassed $100 bn in 2024-25: MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh

Union minister Kirti Vardhan Singh on Wednesday said India-Africa trade has crossed USD 100 billion and New Delhi has emerged as one of the top-five investors in the continent. Addressing the inaugural session of the 20th CII India-Africa Business Conclave in the national capital, Singh said India has extended concessional loans worth over USD 12 billion and USD 700 million in grant assistance for projects across Africa, apart from offering 50,000 scholarships for African youth, of which more than 42,000 have already been utilised. "This year's theme is different as we have decided to move from project partnership and growth partnership to the spirit of 'Co-creating a Shared Future', which signifies the sentiment attached to this remarkable journey," the minister said. "India's bilateral trade with Africa has crossed the magical figure of USD 100 billion in 2024-25 compared to USD 56 billion in 2019-2020. With cumulative investments over USD 75 billion from 1996-2024, India is among

India, Kuwait discuss avenues to deepen ties in trade, defence, energy

India and Kuwait on Tuesday undertook a comprehensive review of the bilateral relations during a key meeting, as the two sides also discussed avenues to further deepen the strategic partnership in trade, defence, energy, culture, and people-to-people ties. The seventh round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Kuwait was held in Delhi. "Both sides discussed the various ongoing initiatives and avenues to further deepen our strategic partnership in various spheres, including political, trade, investment, defence, energy, culture, and people-to-people ties," the Ministry of External Affairs said. During the meeting, both sides undertook a comprehensive review of the bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest, it said. The consultations were co-chaired by Additional Secretary (Gulf) in the MEA, Aseem R Mahajan, and Assistant Foreign Minister for Asia Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuwait, Sameeh Essa Johar .

India, Russia seek to increase trade to $100 billion as US ties fray

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said Wednesday during a visit to Moscow that the two countries must remove trade bottlenecks and reduce non-tariff barriers

PM Modi's Independence Day speech: Deep tech, nuclear energy, and more

The PM's address focused on several areas, including artificial intelligence and deep tech, energy independence, nuclear power, and national security

India remains fully engaged with US on trade negotiations: Commerce Secy

Barthwal said that Washington is a very important trade partner for New Delhi. A US delegation is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi for the next round of negotiations on August 25