[ad_1] On 6 May, India and the UK took a monumental step in strengthening their economic ties by finalizing a landmark free trade agreement (FTA). It’s not just a trade pact; it represents a commitment to fostering deeper economic collaboration between two of the world’s largest democracies. Alongside the FTA, both nations have agreed to…
[ad_1] “The agreement text will be publicly released only after this phase is completed,” one of the officials said. “Both sides will review each chapter, and the FTA will not take immediate effect due to procedural formalities.” Legal vetting or ‘scrubbing’ is the final review of a trade agreement’s text to ensure legal clarity, consistency,…
[ad_1] Milan: India accords a high priority to the free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), and a deal is achievable by the year-end given the shared urgency, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Speaking at a conference on ‘cross border collaboration for future resilience’ on the sidelines of the Asian Development…
[ad_1] New Delhi: India and the US plan to negotiate a mutually beneficial multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) aimed at increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, and enhancing supply chain integration, minister of state for commerce Jitin Prasada told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The initiative is part of efforts to strengthen economic…
[ad_1] To be sure, progress on India’s FTA with the European Union has not been insubstantial. Both sides have committed themselves to signing it by the end of this calendar year. When it happens, it will be the world’s largest deal of its kind. A trade pact between both sides will not just strengthen our…
[ad_1] The first China shock was unleashed in the first decade of this century, following China’s entry to the World Trade Organization in 2001. The initial surge in Chinese exports was based on low wage costs as well as an undervalued currency. That is why many believed the shock would eventually dissipate as wage costs…
[ad_1] Although Indian officials are pushing for a similar negotiating arrangement with the UK, the British have not yet agreed to this request, the people cited above said. Negotiations on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)—which proposes taxing imports of carbon-intensive products such as iron and steel, cement, aluminium and fertilizer—were earlier kept out of…
