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India, US ink pact on intellectual property rights
20-Feb-2020 Economic Times
India and the US have signed an agreement on intellectual property rights (IPR) ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit. The Cabinet Wednesday approved an MoU with the US on the issue of IPRs.
EU trade chief downbeat on China accord, other Asian deals
20-Feb-2020 Reuters
A planned EU-China investment agreement looks unlikely to be struck by September as planned because of the coronavirus outbreak, European Union trade chief Phil Hogan said.
Simply Put: India and US — matters of trade
20-Feb-2020 The Indian Express
India’s existing and stalled bilateral FTAs started to receive attention from the government last year, even as the country worked to join the RCEP, the world’s “largest” regional trade pact.
Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time
19-Feb-2020 Reuters
President Trump said the United States and India were working on a major trade deal, but he was not sure if it would be completed before the US presidential election in November.
Donald Trump India visit: Modi govt keen to ink trade deal, offers wider market access for US imports
18-Feb-2020 Financial Express
A trade deal, even a small one, with New Delhi comprising greater market access for the U.S. is likely to help Trump further consolidate his position in an election year.
India’s global trade ambitions – Why closing the home market won’t work
17-Feb-2020 CNBC TV18
As the world welcomes the US-China trade deal, India needs to have a deep rethink about our position in global trade today. Our audacious ‘Make in India’ programme never reached the promised heights and now has been dealt a crippling blow.
Farmers’ coalition threatens agitation if India goes ahead with US trade deal
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
A farmers’ coalition, which represents millions of farmers nationwide, has urged the Government to desist from negotiating an interim trade deal with the US, saying it would be detrimental to the interests of Indian farmers.
India offers US dairy, chicken access in bid for elusive trade deal with Trump
14-Feb-2020 Reuters
India has offered to partially open up its poultry and dairy markets in a bid for a limited trade deal during US President Donald Trump’s first official visit.
Australian Trade Minister to visit India this month; to push trade, investment ties
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Australian Trade Minister will meet his Indian counterpart, likely to discuss RCEP and long-pending bilateral trade agreement.
US refuses to restore trade deal for India
13-Feb-2020 Asia Times
While US President Donald Trump is expected to visit India, trade ties between the two countries remain frosty. India’s hope of reclaiming the benefits under the US Generalized System of Preferences scheme has been quashed.
South Korea to sign RCEP with or without India
13-Feb-2020 Auto Economic Times
South Korea will sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) pact with ASEAN countries, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand in November 2020, irrespective of India’s participation, claims a media report.
A new approach on investment
12-Feb-2020 The Hindu
A US-India trade deal will have historic significance, especially if it ushers in a period of strong collaboration to advance a shared bilateral trade agenda and effectively resolves troubles as they arise.
US-India likely to finalize trade, defence deal during Trump visit
11-Feb-2020 Outlook India
After signing a trade deal with China, the US is likely to finalize a trade agreement and a defence deal with India during the visit of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump later this month.
S. Korea eyes further economic cooperation with India
11-Feb-2020 Yonhap News Agency
Consider India as the key partner of the country’s New Southern policy, South Korea need to further beef up the economic cooperation.
Resisting RCEP from the ground up: Indian movements show the way
10-Feb-2020 GRAIN
The six year long mobilisation led by farmers movements and trade unions have made it amply clear that rural India cannot be taken for a ride any more.
India not negotiating comprehensive FTA with US currently, says Piyush Goyal
10-Feb-2020 Financial Express
A US team is likely to visit India to finalise talks on the proposed trade package ahead of the visit of US President Donald Trump.
Keep agri, dairy products out of trade deal with US, govt. told
10-Feb-2020 The Hindu
Farmers groups and lobbies are now urging the Centre to ensure that agricultural products stay out of the ongoing Indo-U.S. trade negotiations as well.
India-US set to seal trade deal during Trump’s forthcoming visit to New Delhi
10-Feb-2020 Republic World
New Delhi and Washington are all set to seal a long-term Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during US President Donald Trump’s visit to India in the last week of Feb.
India keen to keep future FTAs with RCEP nations less ambitious
5-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan are among the first ones with which India is ready to consider individual agreements to begin with.
India absent from RCEP special negotiating talks in Indonesia
4-Feb-2020 Kyodo News
India was absent from two days of talks on a sprawling Asia-Pacific free trade agreement in Indonesia that ended Tuesday, fueling speculation that it may withdraw from the negotiations.