Trade Deals

Signing free-trade deals is not enough to secure real economic gains

FTAs can open doors, but real gains will depend on domestic factors

Determined to cross finish line on trade deal: US envoy Sergio Gor

Says both nations remain 'actively' engaged, next call scheduled on Jan 13

Thank you, Mr Trump: Why India has changed its mind on trade deals

With the UK, EFTA deals already in the bag, EU on the way, almost every member of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade

MEA calls Howard Lutnick's remarks on India-US trade deal delay inaccurate

Modi, Trump spoke over phone on eight occasions, says MEA

Why the India–US trade deal stalled, and why tensions are rising again | Trump tariffs | Trade war

The India–US trade deal was expected to be an early win for Washington—but it suddenly collapsed.

India likely to face 500% US tariff over purchase of Russian oil

Senator Lindsey Graham said Trump has greenlit a bipartisan bill that would let the US impose steep duties on countries buying Russian oil, complicating India-US trade talks

Cloudy skies over US-EU trade deals: India prepares for headwinds

Amid political turmoil in the US and EU, India's hopes of quick trade deals face growing uncertainty, calling for realism and preparation for worst-case scenarios

India–New Zealand seal FTA: What the trade deal means for both nations

India and New Zealand have concluded a free trade agreement after nine months of negotiations. The deal offers zero-duty access for all Indian exports,opens new visa pathways for skilled professionals

0% duty on 100% exports: India secures trade deal with New Zealand

Wellington commits to $20 bn FDI in 15 years; dairy items excluded

'Low-quality deal': NZ foreign minister slams India-New Zealand FTA

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters has called the India-New Zealand FTA a "low-quality deal", criticising its impact on dairy, labour mobility and migration

India-US trade deal likely by March 2026, FY27 outlook strong: CEA

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran's comments come amid a series of exchanges between the two sides to reduce trade barriers

Putin's visit: India and Russia firm up 5-year economic road map

In his address during the joint press statement after the Summit, Putin said the comprehensive roadmap provides clear guidelines

Rupee hits intraday low, recovers to 89.98 as foreign banks sell dollars

The rupee hit 90.41 per dollar intraday on Thursday before recovering to close at 89.98, as foreign banks sold dollars and RBI intervention stayed limited amid outflows and trade-deal uncertainty

LPG deal with US likely to shield India from geopolitical shocks

India's decision to import LPG from the US helps it to diversify sources as it reduces almost full reliance on West Asian countries for supply of the country's primary cooking fuel

First tranche of US-India bilateral trade agreement 'near closure'

India says the first tranche of the Indo-US trade deal is close to finalisation, with talks focused on easing reciprocal tariffs and boosting bilateral trade amid shifting export trends

BTA talks: India proposes UK-style totalisation agreement with US

India has proposed a US totalisation pact on the lines of its UK agreement, aiming to prevent double social-security contributions and boost savings for thousands of Indians working in America

US 'pretty close' to seal trade deal with India, says Donald Trump

The US is "pretty close" to reaching a "fair trade deal" with India, President Donald Trump has said, adding that he will lower the tariffs imposed on Indian goods at "some point". This is the second time in less than two weeks that the US president held out hope to seal the proposed bilateral trade deal with India. It is not immediately clear whether it was Trump's usual hyperbole or there was some progress in the negotiations for the much-awaited deal between the two sides. "We're making a deal with India, a much different deal than we had in the past. So right now, they don't love me, but they'll love us again," Trump said on Monday without elaborating. He made the remarks during a ceremony in the Oval Office where Sergio Gor was sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Vice President J D Vance. "We're getting a fair deal, just a fair trade deal. We had pretty unfair trade deals. They're very good negotiators, Sergio, so you have to take a look at that, if you would please," T

China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

President Donald Trump's meeting on Thursday with China's top leader, Xi Jinping, produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. China will work with the US to properly resolve issues related to TikTok, China's Commerce Ministry said after the meeting. It gave no details on any progress toward ending uncertainty about the fate of the popular video-sharing platform in the US. The Trump administration had been signalling that it may have finally reached a deal with Beijing to keep TikTok running in the US. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday that the two leaders will consummate that transaction on Thursday in Korea. Wide bipartisan majorities in Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed a law that would ban TikTok in the US if it did not find a new owner to replace China's ByteDance. The platform went dark briefly on a January deadline, but on his first day in office, Trump signed

South Korea's Lee urges trump to revise nuclear pact for submarine fuel

The pact was last updated in 2015 and is effective until 2035. South Korea's neighbor, Japan, already has the right to reprocess spent fuel

Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip

Trump and Lee agreed that Seoul can split its promised $350 billion investment fund into $200 billion in cash to be paid in instalments and capped at $20 billion per year, Lee's aides said