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Trade may not take a hit from Canada row
The Canadian diplomats have been asked to leave India by or before 11:59 pm on 19 October, the ministry of external affairs said.Trade with Canada has been a relatively small portion of India’s overall trade, even before relations soured last year.
3 min read14 Oct 2024Watch out, industrial strategy could leave us with a herd of white elephants
Industrial policy may have got rebranded as industrial strategy, but we still need a global dialogue on the proper place for industrial strategy in a country’s policy framework, or else we can expect many more ruinously expensive pale pachyderms.
5 min read15 Sep 2024India to ramp up trade negotiations with key partners starting next week
India and Australia are set to review their free trade agreement from 19-22 August, and the ninth round of FTA talks with the EU has been scheduled for 23-27 September.
5 min read16 Aug 2024UK’s new foreign secretary David Lammy is on his maiden India visit, India-UK FTA talks on the agenda
Lammy said the FTA negotiations are the floor, not the ceiling, of the nations’ ambitions to unlock our shared potential and deliver growth.
2 min read24 Jul 2024India-Peru to meet in September for FTA negotiations; Aim to ink deal by early 2025
The comprehensive FTA, once finalised, has the potential to reduce the tariffs on gold, one of the largest imports from Peru, which has the potential to further increase gold imports from the country.
2 min read19 Jul 2024Trade deals: India exploring renewed negotiations with New Zealand, South Africa for new FTA deals
Already in conversation with a number of countries and economic blocs to discuss free trade agreements, India now plans to engage with South Africa and New Zealand to negotiate new FTAs to further diversify its trade ties.
3 min read26 Jun 2024India, UK reach FTA breakthrough on mobility of persons, electric vehicles
UK might allow more Indians to work there in exchange for cheaper entry of EVs into India
5 min read21 May 2024India can withdraw tariff concessions if $100 bn investment doesn’t materialise: EFTA
The four-national European Free Trade Association has guaranteed this in writing, which is a first for any free trade agreement signed by India.
1 min read11 Mar 2024How to sell free trade to green types
This year’s COP offers an opportunity to make the case
3 min read8 Feb 2024Tennessee Zinc Smelter Is at the Center of U.S.-China Trade Fight
A planned expansion aims to prevent a shortage of minerals recently restricted for export by Beijing.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared