In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman said that Pakistan is yet to transition fully to most favoured nation status for India
1 min read5 Dec 2016Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup says India's priority is to promote closer cooperation and economic integration in the South Asian region
2 min read21 Oct 2016MFN status was accorded to Pakistan in 1996 as per the stipulations of the World Trade Organisation and withdrawal of the same could be a long-drawn process
1 min read14 Oct 2016India can legitimately claim the moral high ground in fulfilling WTO obligations while Pakistan does not
4 min read14 Oct 2016India said it will review the MFN status granted to Pakistan by it based on the security and trade interests, asserting that terror cannot be the commodity exported
1 min read6 Oct 2016Days after the Narendra Modi government reviewed the Indus water treaty, it is going to review the most favoured nation status accorded to Pakistan next week
3 min read29 Sep 2016Out of India's total merchandise trade of $641 billion in 2015-16, Pakistan accounted for a meagre $2.67 billion
1 min read25 Sep 2016Development marks significant easing of investment rules that could also become the template for future bilateral investments treaties
4 min read12 Oct 2015As India did not hesitate in granting MFN status to Pakistan in 1996, Pakistan should not have a problem with this, says commerce ministry official
4 min read28 Jul 2014Will work in this regard when the foreign secretaries meet in Islamabad on 25 August, says Pakistan foreign ministry official
1 min read24 Jul 2014The 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
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