digital trade

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that India and the United States share one of the world's most consequential economic partnerships, built on shared democratic values.Speaking at the launch event of the India-US Trade Facilitation Portal, the Union Minister said that the...

Washington, April 8 – The United States has sharply criticised the functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO), with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling it “ineffective and dysfunctional” after the 14th Ministerial Conference failed to deliver meaningful reforms, particularly on...

Washington, April 8 – The United States has described its trade relationship with China as “stable,” while warning that the global trading system risks becoming “less relevant” if reforms are not undertaken, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.Speaking at the Hudson Institute on...

New Delhi, April 6 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised concerns about India's data sovereignty on Monday, asserting that the country should be leading the global tech race, but instead, it is being kept in the dark about how its data will be protected.The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok...

New Delhi, April 1 India has maintained its regulatory autonomy in data governance under the interim agreement framework with the US, and the agreement does not restrict the country from managing its own data, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.In response to a question by Congress leader...

New Delhi, March 30 – The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body.The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the...

New Delhi, March 25 Protecting the livelihoods of small farmers and fishermen while safeguarding policy space for developing economies in emerging areas such as digital trade will remain central to India's position at the four-day WTO ministerial meeting beginning in Cameroon from March 26...

New Delhi, March 20 The Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has called for an end to the suspension of customs duties on the e-transmission of digital products, stating that it is undermining the push for self-reliance, causing revenue losses, and limiting the country's ability to tax emerging...

New Delhi, February 27 The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the EU includes an annexure for mediation to reach a mutually-agreed solution to a dispute through a speedy procedure with the assistance of a mediator.According to the text of the FTA, an annexure on 'model mediation...

New Delhi, February 27 The free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the EU includes an annexure for mediation to reach a mutually-agreed solution to a dispute through a quick procedure with the assistance of a mediator.According to the text of the FTA, an annexure on 'model mediation...

The first round of negotiations for the India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded successfully in New Delhi today. During the four-day negotiations, both countries engaged in discussions covering a wide range of areas, including trade in goods and services, rules of origin, technical...

New Delhi, February 26 – The first round of negotiations for the India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA), held from February 23 to 26 in the national capital, concluded successfully on Thursday.During the four-day negotiations, both countries engaged in discussions covering a wide range of...

New Delhi, February 26 India and Israel will hold the next round of negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries in May, the commerce ministry said on Thursday.The two sides concluded the first round of four-day talks here.Both countries are engaged in...

New Delhi, February 21 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge questioned the Modi government's haste in entering a "trap deal" with the United States, asking why the government did not wait for the US Supreme Court's judgment on tariffs."Is this a clueless foreign policy or a one-sided...

New Delhi, February 16 India and the US have not negotiated a chapter on digital trade in the interim trade pact, and it will be taken up as part of the bilateral trade agreement (BTA), an official said on Monday.On February 7, the two countries issued a joint statement finalising a framework...

New Delhi, February 12 India said on Thursday that its joint statement with the US remains the basis for a proposed interim trade agreement, and that the amendments in a White House fact sheet reflect the shared understandings.The fact sheet, released by the White House on Monday, triggered a...

In a sharp critique, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the government on Wednesday that the India-US interim trade deal has "sold Bharat Mata," representing a "wholesale surrender" that compromises India's energy security and farmers' interests.Participating in the debate on the...

New Delhi, February 11 In a scathing attack, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the government of "selling Bharat Mata" through the India-US interim trade deal, claiming it was a "wholesale surrender" that compromised India's energy security and farmers' interests...

New Delhi, Feb 9 India will offer duty concessions based on quotas in the automotive sector, while access to alcoholic beverages has been offered under tariff reduction and minimum import price-based formulations under the trade agreement with the US, the government said on Monday.It also said...