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Trade and economic relations between India and China have seen rapid progress in the last few years with bilateral trade reaching US$87.06 billion in 2018-19 from a low of US$2.92 billion in 2000-01.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for a dialogue between India and the US to find a workable solution with regard to the termination of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Indian products.

India must think and go for 10% economic growth by boosting consumption, drawing investments and increasing exports, said the newly appointed President of Confederation of Indian Industry, Vikram Kirloskar.

The United States of America (USA) has withdrawn India’s benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a scheme under which India exported US$6.35 billion worth of goods last year.

Growth of India’s eight core sectors has slowed to 2.6% in April 2019 compared to 4.7% a month ago, government data showed on 31 May 2019.

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The Competition Commission of India has approved the formation of a joint venture for consumer healthcare products in the country by British pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer of New York.

The Indian industry has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his landslide win from the 2019 General Election on 23 May 2019 with a call for more reform in critical areas like land and labour laws.

The Defence Ministry is allowing private industrial companies and public sector units, having system to meet requisiteISO standards, to self-certify the quality of products they make for the armed forces.

The new government at the Centre in New Delhi, will have a “fairly robust” economic agenda and need to support fiscal integrity and reforms.