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Status of PTAs/RTAs/FTAs The Department of Commerce said framework is being drafted for a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Iran, as part of internationalizing Indian trade. India is also negotiating a TEPA (Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement) with European FTA...

2020 Trade Goals The Department of Commerce (DOC) is to make India a major player in the world trade by 2020 and assume a role of leadership in the international trade organizations commensurate with India’s growing importance. DOC’s goal is...

Indonesia seeks Indian market President Joko Widodo calls for new markets including India. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has asked the trade ministry to pool all the promotion funds currently held by 17 government institutions so that promotion activities could be...

Amira-UPL global chain Amira-UPL global strategy for rice value chain. Dubai’s Amira Nature Foods Ltd and United Phosphorus Limited (UPL) have created a strategic alliance to build a productive rice value chain in India and other parts of the world....

Mega food parks along #Sagarmala The Ministry of Food Processing is implementing two mega food parks (MFP) in the Coastal Economic Zone (CEZ) at Kakinada and Southern Maharashtra to promote export and imports under the Sagarmala National Perspective Plan (SNPP)....

Garments seek EU FTA Minister Irani meeting FICCI president Harshavardhan Neotia. Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani has received a request from Indian garment exporters for a greater access to markets in the European Union through a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)...

India can expect UK-FTA Source: India Inc. India is likely to increase its trade into the United Kingdom, which is expected to accelerate bilateral trade agreements with trading partners to offset the impact of any loss of business following its...

Korea-India work on tariffs Source: PIB. The Minister of State for Commerce lamp; Industry (Independent Charge), Nirmala Sitharaman and Korean Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Joo Hyung-hwan in New Delhi on June 18, 2016. South Korea and India will work to expand...

Mukherjee promotes trade in Africa Source: PIB. President Mukherjee being bid farewell by the Namibian President Hage Geingob on his departure from Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek on June 17, 2016. India is increasing its engagement with Africa and is...

Foxconn eyes Gopalpur Source: Foxconn. Gopalpur in Foxconn's Indian factory plans. Taiwan’s Foxconn Technology Group is planning to locate one off its 12 manufacturing setups in India at Tata Steel SEZ Gopalpur in Odisha. A Foxconn team has visited the...