Gains from trade deals must be visible, probable, and practical and not just hypothetical scenariosHow India fares in education, skills, start-ups will determine its standing in the world vis a vis technology
3 min read7 Mar 2020The move is intended to force House Democrats to enact a revised version of the pact despite concerns that it fails to protect American workers
3 min read2 Dec 2018The gulf between India and the other 15 countries in the RCEP remains deep, and it isn't clear how or if it can be bridged
4 min read17 Nov 2018US President Donald Trump has threatened Canada, Mexico and European Union of a pullback of 'free military protection' if they refuse to accept United States' trade demands
2 min read3 Sep 2018Sri Lanka says it will 'redouble' efforts to strike a free trade deal with China and conclude, expanded trade pact with India as part of its strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors, multinationals
1 min read28 Mar 2018Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are offering competing visions for the future of global trade, capital flows and economic integration in this age of widening income inequality and populist angst
5 min read19 Jan 2018Commerce minister Suresh Prabhu has been making all the right noises in the lead-up to the forthcoming Eleventh Ministerial Conference of WTO
4 min read4 Dec 2017Donald Trump says the US is ready to make a bilateral deal with any country in the Indo-Pacific region, but only on the basis of 'mutual respect and mutual benefit'
1 min read10 Nov 2017India has made a counter-proposal to make the bilateral services agreement between Australia and New Zealand free trade agreement the basis of the services agreement under RCEP
2 min read18 Aug 2017Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to underline the need to deliver development outcomes of trade deals that would address the asymmetries in the global trading system
4 min read17 Jul 2017The 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