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India- EU FTA: Officials to meet next week
5-Apr-2018 Daily Pioneer
Senior officials of India and European Union (EU) will meet in Brussels next week to deliberate upon the long stalled negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement and update each other on their positions, a government official said.
China keen to negotiate bilateral investment treaty, set up industrial parks
29-Mar-2018 Business Line
China has expressed its interest in negotiating a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with India following the termination of its earlier treaty.
India, China plan FTA breakthrough
27-Mar-2018 The Hindu
Chinese Commerce Minister says the two countries will build a closer partnership in development.
We have resumed work on India-EU FTA: Prabhu
26-Mar-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today indicated the resumption of negotiations of the long-stalled free trade pact between India and the European Union.
India, EU to decide fate of trade agreement next month
13-Mar-2018 The Economic Times
India and the European Union will discuss next month resumption of the much-delayed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) that hasn’t progressed much over the past five years.
Trudeau pushes controversial investor-state dispute settlement provision on trip to India
21-Feb-2018 Council of Canadians
Negotiations on a Canada-India FIPPA were launched in September 2004 and concluded in 2007, but the deal was never signed.
Include egg exports from India in proposed FTA with Oman: Livestock farmer
6-Feb-2018 The Economic Times
Livestock farmers have requested the Centre to include egg exports from India in the free trade bilateral agreement with Oman, which is expected during the visit of Prime Minister to Oman this month.
India-Cambodia deliberates on financial support in agriculture, pharmaceuticals
30-Jan-2018 Knowledge & News Network
India and Cambodia clinch a deal to work towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty which provides financial help to Southeast Asian nations.
Can Modi free India’s trade policy from ’swadeshi’ shackles?
24-Jan-2018 DailyO
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, India is likely to meet a lot of offers for free trade and investment deals. With US, France and Canada leaders meeting their Indian counterpart in coming few months, it is likely that India may enter into a free trade agreement with them. Though, it will be interesting to know how Prime Minister Modi go ahead with these offers.
India’s proposed investment treaty terms leave foreign partners cold
19-Jan-2018 Reuters
Having cancelled investment treaties with about 50 foreign governments last year, India is struggling to convince some to accept new terms that make it harder to seek international arbitration for disputes
Swiss Prez to discuss trade pacts with PM Modi in Davos
19-Jan-2018 Money Control
The two leaders will also discuss, among other trade and business matter, the envisaged free trade agreement between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.
Netanyahu urges Modi to speed up dialogue on free trade pact, BIT
16-Jan-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expedite talks on trade and investment in an effort to take bilateral ties to the next level.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi meet to focus on India, Israel business ties
15-Jan-2018 LiveMint
Forging links between the entrepreneurs of India and Israel in areas of technology and innovation is high on the agenda of both the governments as they look for ways to propel ties to the next level.
India-Peru FTA talks to take stage in March
12-Jan-2018 Financial Express
With bilateral trade between India and Peru touching an all-time high of $1.57 billion, the second round of talks for the trade agreement between the two countries is scheduled to take place in March.
India, Canada look for breakthrough on free trade agreement
29-Nov-2017 Live Mint
Trade ministers of India and China met in New Delhi are looking for another round of talks at the expert level before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s India visit
‘India-Canada foreign investment protection pact is ready to be signed’
15-Nov-2017 The Hindu
Canadian International Trade Minister bullish on growing trade ties with New Delhi.
Cabinet approves Joint Interpretative Declaration between India and Colombia
13-Nov-2017 Government of India
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Joint Interpretative Declaration between India and Colombia regarding the existing Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investments.
India, Canada may ‘trade off’ wish lists
13-Nov-2017 The Hindu
Upcoming trade talks will see both sides discussing issues such as high pulses tariff, travel curbs.
India, EU to hold free trade talks next week
9-Nov-2017 Live Mint
India, EU chief trade negotiators will meet next week in New Delhi to hammer out a way forward for the long-pending free trade agreement negotiations between the two sides.
Govt ratifies bilateral investment pact between India, Belarus
28-Sep-2017 India Today
The Indian government approved signing and ratification of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and Belarus to boost investment.