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Trump tariffs: India should shun ‘business as usual’ response
23-Apr-2025 Newsclick
To persist with ‘business as usual’ in the new situation will bring greater suffering to people and even greater subservience to US dictates.
Protests erupt at Sonamura over free trade agreements
22-Apr-2025 Tripura Chronicle
Protests against free trade agreements in agriculture, fisheries, and dairy took center stage across the Sonamura subdivision.
Farm concessions in focus in India-US trade deal
22-Apr-2025 Hindustan Times
The US seeks preferential access for farm goods in a trade deal with India, while India insists on fair treatment for its developing economy.
Modi and Vance praise progress in trade talks as higher tariffs loom
22-Apr-2025 BBC
India and the US are making progress in negotiating a bilateral trade deal, the countries said after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice-President JD Vance in Delhi.
India-UK trade talks near completion; early harvest deal on table with EU
22-Apr-2025 CNBCTV18
Negotiations for the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are in their final stages after 14 rounds since January 2022, with no further full talks expected. Key issues remain in the related Bilateral Investment Treaty, particularly dispute resolution mechanisms.
Small countries sit at nexus of tariff trade-offs
16-Apr-2025 Reuters
In response to Trump’s moves, Australian Prime Minister’s government is now trying to revive a free-trade agreement with the European Union and woo countries from Indonesia to India to the United Arab Emirates.
Minister Bessant said, "Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first"
15-Apr-2025 Maeil Business Newpaper
Minister Bessant said, "The country that agrees first is advantageous," and "Trump directly participates in the most important trading partners. Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first."
Russia-India exploring idea of free trade zone amid Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, says Moscow
11-Apr-2025 Republic World
Russia and India are exploring idea of a free trade zone, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development has informed, amid Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.
UK-India free trade agreement reportedly 90% done as border tax tensions remain
10-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
The United Kingdom and India have made substantial progress in their ongoing free trade agreement, with 90% of the deal already agreed, according to British officials.
No FTA with US please! GTRI calls for zero-to-zero trade deal after 90-day tariff pause
10-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
Global Trade Research Initiative has suggested that New Delhi should avoid signing a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with Washington, and instead consider a limited "Zero-to-Zero" tariff deal on 90 per cent of industrial goods.
India seeks quick US trade deal as Trump tariffs paused
10-Apr-2025 Reuters
India wants to move quickly on a trade deal with the United States, a government official said, after President Donald Trump’s decision to pause reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries, while hiking levies on China.
Sri Lanka asks India to raise FTA apparel export quota to 50mn pcs after Trump tariff
9-Apr-2025 economynext
Sri Lanka has requested India to expand the quota to export under the Indo-Lanka Free Trade Agreement to 50 million units from the current 8 million after President Donald Trump slapped a 44 percent tax on the island.
Tariffs driving India to strike trade deals, finance minister says ahead of UK talks
9-Apr-2025 The Guardian
Nirmala Sitharaman says turmoil forcing countries to seek accords beyond old ideological and political ties.
Non-trade issues take backseat in FTA talks
7-Apr-2025 The Economic Times
Developed countries are softening their stance on pushing non-trade issues such as sustainability and environment in their free trade agreement negotiations with India.
India-US BTA talks being eyed by potential FTA partners for similar concessions
7-Apr-2025 The Hindu BusinessLine
While studying implications of tariff cuts for the US, India needs to look at the macro picture.
Uzbekistan ratifies three international agreements to boost economic cooperation
2-Apr-2025 Daryo
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has approved the ratification of the bilateral investment treaty between Uzbekistan and India.
Critical minerals, Antarctica focus of India- Chile talks on economic partnership
2-Apr-2025 Mint
India and Chile will soon begin talks on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement focusing on a wide range of sectors like critical minerals, Antarctica and digital public infrastructure.
India, US decide to hold sector-specific talks for proposed trade pact in coming weeks
31-Mar-2025 The Hindu
The US is pushing India to negotiate a large and grand bilateral trade agreement while seeking to open the agriculture sector for American businesses
India holds firm on agricultural tariffs as US pushes for trade concessions
28-Mar-2025 CNBC TV18
Excluding dairy and agriculture-based products from the US-India agreement to protect the interests of local farmers is facing resistance from Washington, which is demanding lower tariffs on all products.
India, US team to finalise contours, terms of reference of trade agreement this week: Official
25-Mar-2025 The Economic Times
India and the US are set to finalise the contours and terms of reference for a bilateral trade agreement during a three-day discussion. The focus is on increasing trade predictability and integration, with the first phase of the agreement expected to be completed by fall 2025.