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March 5, New Delhi — Brazilian lawmakers have finalized their approval of a free trade agreement between the South American economic bloc Mercosur and the European Union, following a Senate vote on Wednesday.The collective approval by the legislatures of Mercosur's member states – Argentina...

New Delhi, March 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday that India and Finland believe in the rule of law, dialogue, and diplomacy, and that they support all efforts to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia and Ukraine.Speaking at a joint press conference with Finnish President...

New Delhi, March 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a "swift end" to the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, saying that no issue can be resolved through military confrontation.Modi made the remarks after holding extensive talks with Finnish President Alexander Stubb...

New Delhi, March 2 – India and Canada on Monday sealed key agreements on the supply of uranium and critical minerals, and vowed to soon conclude a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney finalizing a new framework...

Jaipur, February 25 The Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC) held a meeting at its state headquarters on Wednesday to formulate a plan of action against the trade agreement signed by the Centre with the United States.The meeting was chaired by state Congress president Govind Singh...

New Delhi, February 25 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it has been more than 24 hours since he challenged the PM to scrap the India-US interim trade deal, and once again, Modi has "quietly left for Israel".In response, the BJP said that...

India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed the Joint Statement on the India-GCC Free Trade Agreement in New Delhi today. The statement was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and the Secretary General of the GCC, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi.Speaking on the occasion, Mr...

Bhopal, February 24 – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, accusing him of "surrendering India's interests" to the United States under pressure for the trade deal.In his address at the Maha Kisan Sammelan here, Gandhi, citing recent...

Bhopal, February 22 The Congress said on Sunday that the Indo-US interim trade deal is against India's honour and sovereignty, alleging that the government executed it under pressure from America.Addressing a press conference here, party spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the government showed...

New Delhi, February 22 – The Congress on Sunday alleged that the Modi government had hastily announced the "one-sided" India-US interim trade deal as a distraction strategy after Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of external security in Parliament and demanded that the framework agreement be kept in...

New Delhi, February 22 India and the US have decided to reschedule the proposed meeting of their chief negotiators in Washington to finalize the text of the interim trade agreement, sources said on Sunday.The Indian team was scheduled to begin the three-day meeting on February 23."Regarding...

Washington/New Delhi, February 21 US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced a hike in tariffs on all countries to 15 per cent from 10 per cent, which was imposed a day earlier.Following a Supreme Court verdict against his earlier sweeping tariffs, Trump on Friday imposed a 10 per cent...

Bhopal, February 21 The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Saturday criticized Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the Indo-US interim trade agreement, saying he had not stood with the country's farmers.Addressing a press conference, the party's state in-charge Harish Chaudhary, its...

Washington/New Delhi, Feb 21 India will face a reduced tariff of 10 per cent from February 24 for 150 days, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on imports into America following a Supreme Court verdict against his earlier sweeping tariffs.The Indian government is...

New Delhi, February 21 The Congress on Saturday demanded that the government put the interim trade agreement on hold and renegotiate the terms after the US Supreme Court invalidated the reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the...

New Delhi, February 21 – India and Brazil on Saturday set an annual bilateral trade target of USD 20 billion for the next five years and signed an agreement for cooperation in the area of critical minerals following extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President...

New Delhi, February 21 – Highlighting the "mutually beneficial partnership" between India and Brazil, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasized that both countries remain committed to strengthening their relationship across all sectors and are committed to increasing bilateral trade to...

New Delhi, February 21 India will now face a lower reciprocal tariff of 10 percent, down from 25 percent, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on items imported into America in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict against his sweeping duties on several nations.According...

New Delhi, Feb 21 After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "compromised", saying his "betrayal" in the India-US interim trade deal stood exposed.The Congress alleged that the trade...

The Ministry of External Affairs has stated that both India and the United States are working to finalize the mutually beneficial trade agreement as per the Joint Statement adopted recently. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that a delegation from...