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WTO is dead, long live free trade: globalisation and its new avatars
1-Aug-2006
Bilateral and unilateral, initiatives are the new avatars of globalisation and free trade. And it is these avatars we must challenge to stop corporate rule, while WTO hangs between intensive care and the crematorium.
India to raise SAFTA issues in Dhaka
31-Jul-2006
India, which has called for an emergency meeting of the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) Ministerial Council, is expected to raise the issue of Pakistan backing away from its commitment under the multilateral agreement.
Decks for FTA with SACU cleared
31-Jul-2006
The Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal for a framework agreement aimed at promoting expansion of trade and providing a mechanism to negotiate a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), within a reasonable time, for cooperation between India and the South Africa Customs Union (SACU).
India says ASEAN-India free trade talks not dead
31-Jul-2006
Trade talks between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are very much alive, despite reports that they they have been suspended, an Indian minister said Thursday.
Expert panel wants India, Japan economic pact to get cracking
30-Jul-2006 Financial Express
A joint study group, which was set up during the Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s visit to India in 2005, has given the green signal for having a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and Japan.
India denies FTA talks deadlock
28-Jul-2006 Gulf Daily News
India’s Commerce and Industry Ministry said yesterday free trade talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were still on and officials from both sides were likely to submit fresh proposals soon.
Asean suspends FTA talks with India
27-Jul-2006 Financial Express
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has suspended free-trade talks with India because of New Delhi’s reluctance to open its markets, Malaysia’s trade and industry minister said on Tuesday.
Asean suspends FTA talks with India
26-Jul-2006
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has suspended free-trade talks with India because of New Delhi’s reluctance to open its markets, Malaysia’s trade and industry minister said on Tuesday.
India considering trade pacts with EU, Japan
26-Jul-2006 Reuters
India is considering economic cooperation agreements with the European Union and Japan to boost trade, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday, a day after global free trade talks collapsed.
India Trade Agreements
21-Jul-2006 Ministry of Commerce
Links to India’s trade agreements
India within striking distance of big bang trade pact with EU
20-Jul-2006 Economic Times
A CECA with EU may look like an alphabet soup, but would spell a whole new range of opportunities for Indian enterprises and professionals. High on its success with the comprehensive economic co-operation agreement (CECA) with Singapore, the government is now planning a similar deal with the 25-member European Union.
FTA stalemate derails plan for Malaysian pact
19-Jul-2006 Economic Times
The standoff between India and the Asean over the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has started rubbing over to India’s bilateral relations with individual Asean members.
Japan, India agree to launch FTA talks
18-Jul-2006 Mainichi
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, agreed Monday that Japan and India will begin work to enter negotiations to conclude a free trade agreement between them.
Pak decision on SAFTA will make agreement meaningless: India
15-Jul-2006 Financial Express
Unhappy over Pakistan’s decision to limit trade with it to a few items under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), India on Tuesday said such a move would make the agreement meaningless and sought an "urgent" meeting of the SAARC Commerce Ministers to discuss the issue, an Indian newspaper reported.
India, France to strengthen IPR ties; agreement soon
14-Jul-2006 Financial Express
India and France have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the area of intellectual property rights (IPR) and will soon sign a bilateral agreement regarding the same.
Korea, India to hold free trade talks
14-Jul-2006 Korea Times
Although the free trade agreement with the United States has been receiving the lion’s share of the nation’s attention, South Korea and India will continue free trade talks next week to discuss the timetable and extent of tariff reductions, Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Thursday.
CII working out guidelines for FTAs
10-Jul-2006
Apex chamber Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is working on a set of industry recommendations to come up with guidelines for signing Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The WTO and other Trade Agreements Committee of the chamber is finalising the recommendations which will be submitted to the government within a month.
Imports under FTA should not hurt domestic industry, but should be a win-win for both sides, says Kamal Nath
6-Jul-2006
Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, has said that imports under the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) should not adversely affect the domestic industry. Rather, such an engagement should be a win-win situation bringing economic benefits to both sides. The Minister said this in the context of vanaspati imports under the Indo-Sri Lanka FTA, when the issue was raised by Mr. Jayaraj Fernandopulle, Minister for Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Highways, who called on him here last evening.
WTO chief Pascal Lamy upbeat about global trade talks
3-Jul-2006
The World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy is upbeat about global trade talks, with the U.S. having indicated that it will go further to cut trade distorting farm subsidies. He is also expecting better offers from all the other major players in the round, including the European Union and the Group of 20 that includes India, Brazil and China, during the mini-ministerial conference next week in Geneva.
ASEAN plus India, China is future of Asia: Nath
21-Jun-2006
The rising influence of India and China need not worry ASEAN countries and the regional grouping should look at joining hands with the two fastest growing economies of Asia, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said today.