India seeks equity, balance, and fair trade as key principles when negotiating free trade agreements, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. "India engages in FTAs with nations where there is transparency and openness in their systems," Goyal said, adding such agreements are driven by the country's long-term vision of fostering sustainable and fair trade partnerships. A …
A trade deal being negotiated with India is "possible" to be concluded before a general election in the country but Britain does not want to use that as a deadline, U.K. Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch has said. The Minister in charge of signing off on the free trade agreement, now in its 14th round of …
At the conclusion of the seventh round of India-U.K. free trade agreement negotiations and ahead of the eighth round scheduled in New Delhi next month, a senior industry expert in the U.K. believes there are encouraging signs of appetite on both sides to agree a deal and fully utilise its benefits. Ms. Cullasy-Aldridge highlighted a recent Cabinet mini-shuffle by British …
India’s free trade pact negotiations with the United Kingdom are ‘within touching distance’ of a deal and a similar deal along with a Bilateral Investment Treaty with Canada is expected to be concluded by December, its top trade official said on Saturday. Subrahmanyam said that the government is readying a new Foreign Trade Policy which will be unveiled on September …
