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New Delhi, February 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India contributes more than 16 per cent to global growth today and expressed confidence that the country will emerge as a new engine of the world economy.In this decade of the 21st century, he said, India is "riding the...

February 13, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a global business summit organized by a private media house. Addressing the event, he stated that even during times of global upheaval, India has emerged as a rapidly growing economy, and the "Century of Change" will have India at its...

February 13, New Delhi: The United States signed a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, confirming a 15% tariff rate on imports from Taiwan while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or reducing tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods.The document, released by the Office of the U.S. Trade...

New Delhi, February 13 Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited, a billionaire, has received a US general license to directly purchase Venezuelan crude oil, enabling India's largest private refiner to resume importing discounted heavy feedstock that aligns with its Jamnagar refinery...

New Delhi, February 13 India needs to address its structural cost disadvantages, leverage free trade agreements (FTAs), and promote the manufacturing of strategic components to boost its exports of electronic goods, according to the NITI Aayog's Trade Watch Quarterly report released on Friday...

February 13, New Delhi – India’s Minister of Trade and Commerce, Piyush Goyal, has once again stated that the India-US Trade Pact fully protects the interests of farmers.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Piyush Goyal said that approximately 90% to 95% of farm products produced in India are...

February 13, New Delhi – According to an SBI Research report, India’s trade surplus with the United States could exceed $90 billion annually, driven by increasing exports and higher import potential.The agreement with the US, following a series of trade deals with the EU and the UK, places...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has accused the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, of spreading misinformation and making baseless allegations. In a social media post, Mr. Goyal stated that Mr. Gandhi is attempting to mislead and provoke the...

Mumbai, February 12 The rupee appreciated by 17 paise to close the day at 90.61 against the US dollar on Thursday, as foreign fund investments boosted investor sentiment.Forex traders said that while the inflow of foreign funds was not massive, it provided a psychological boost. Moreover, the...

February 12, New Delhi — According to an SBI Research report, India's trade surplus with the United States could exceed $90 billion annually. This growth has been driven by increasing exports and higher import potential.The agreement with the US, following a series of trade deals with the EU...

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated today that India is at the forefront of technological advancement, and that this progress is only possible when both the government and the private sector encourage young innovators. He made this statement while addressing the INDovation...

New Delhi, February 12 Congress leader Anand Sharma criticized Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday for criticizing India's stance at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali in 2013 during the UPA rule, and accused her of "deliberately misinforming" Parliament to justify the "sellout"...

New York/Washington, February 12 US President Donald Trump has hailed the trade deal with India as "historic," and said America will dramatically increase its coal exports to the country and to others with which it has trade agreements."And under our leadership, we are becoming a massive...

New Delhi, February 11 Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday urged exporters to fully utilize the series of Free Trade Agreements signed with developed countries to boost the exports of goods and services."Industry must now intensify its efforts to penetrate new markets...

Chandigarh, February 11 Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab chief spokesperson and MLA, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, called the proposed India-US trade deal the "biggest betrayal" of the country's farmers and accused the Centre of compromising national interests, on Wednesday.Addressing a press conference...

London, February 11 The UK government has emphasized its first-mover advantage by signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with a rapidly growing Indian economy ahead of the European Union (EU), which it claimed had used Britain's deal as a "benchmark".During a debate in the House of Commons on...

Nuremberg, February 11 India has always negotiated with a "clear mindset" on sectors that are "very" sensitive for the country in trade agreements, and has protected all those key segments under the interim trade agreement with the US, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.He also said that...

Nuremberg, February 11 India has always negotiated with a "clear mindset" on sectors that are "very" sensitive for the country in trade agreements, and has protected all those key segments under the interim trade agreement with the US, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said.He also said that...

New York/Washington, February 11 The White House has removed "pulses" from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the interim trade deal.On Monday, the White House had issued a fact sheet on ‘The United States and...

New Delhi, February 10 The Congress on Tuesday claimed that the India-US trade deal is not a "carefully planned opening," but a "forced opening," and that India has been "forced to concede" more than it has received.In a post on X, Congress general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh...