Page 4 - Trade Ties
US, Taiwan plan to start trade talks, eye growth with shared values
The US and Taiwan have announced trade talks after both sides agreed on improving trade and investment relationships and, advance mutual trade priorities based on shared values.
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India, Uzbekistan agree pilot trade shipment through Chabahar Port
The shipment is expected to be executed in the next 15-20 days, an official in the know of the matter said
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India and South Korea to discuss bilateral trade-related issues
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and South Korea's Trade Minister Han-koo Yeo will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss bilateral trade-related issues.
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More countries keen on starting FTA talks with India: Piyush Goyal
Does not disclose names of countries; his statement comes at a time when India is gearing up to sign trade pacts with key trading partners
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Antony Blinken, senior CCP leader Jiechi discuss China-US ties over phone
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo Member and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi on phone
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Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes history as head of WTO
As director-general, a position that wields limited formal power, Okonjo-Iweala, 66, will need to broker international trade talks in the face of persistent U.S.-China conflict
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Tariff policies under Trump hit India-US trade ties: US Congress report
Under the Trump administration, US-India tensions have increased over each side's tariff policies, a Congressional report has said
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Asean Summit: India, Thailand decide to boost defence sector, trade ties
Modi arrived here on a three-day visit on Saturday to attend the ASEAN-India, the East Asia and the RCEP summits.
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Japan to be out of South Korea's fast-track trade 'white list' from Sept
Japan announced earlier this month that it was removing South Korea from its own "white list" of countries that have enjoyed minimum trade restrictions.
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Trade ties lowers conflict potential, says minister
With countries no longer bound by ideological considerations, but by economic priorities, commerce will have to lead diplomacy said Nirmala Sitaraman, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry. Trade between nations, which leads to greater integration, lowers potential for conflict, she added.Sitaraman was speaking at the launch of a new book titled "India and the World - Essays on Geoeconomics and Foreign Policy", by Sanjaya Baru, an economic and political analyst.Baru, who was also media advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, contested the notion held by many that the 21st century belongs to China, whose rise shall challenge the existing unipolar world order dominated by the US. "The 21st century will not be dominated by one country but rather by many like India, Brazil, Turkey. The challenge before India is how to manage this multi- polar world," he said. How the world shapes up is extremely critical for India as it looks to negotiate Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in ord
