India and Canada have agreed to avoid sensitive sectors in their ongoing trade pact negotiations and focus instead on areas where both sides can reach quicker agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said. India Canada CEPA Talks Continue The two countries are negotiating a
India and Canada are looking to fast-track negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement as both countries move to rebuild economic ties after a period of diplomatic strain. The two sides are aiming to raise bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030. India Canada Trade Deal Talks Accelerate Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the […]
India has opposed the proposed Investment Facilitation for Development agreement from being brought into the World Trade Organization framework, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal saying New Delhi stood alone on the issue at the WTO ministerial meeting. India’s position is that the pact should not be inserted as an Annex 4 plurilateral agreement […]
India and the United States (US) have expanded market access for selected agricultural and pharmaceutical products, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stating that certain Indian exports will now enter the US without tariff. The development is part of ongoing trade engagement aimed at strengthening bilateral commerce. Zero Duty Access For Indian Farm Exports
When Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal chose to publicly sneer at India’s platform economy, questioning whether the country should be proud of “delivery boys” instead of manufacturing entrepreneurs, he was not making a throwaway comment. He was revealing how disconnected parts of India’s political leadership are from the economy they claim to manage. Fresh economic […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that India and Canada will formally resume negotiations on the long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA), known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). Goyal said both sides agreed to reactivate working groups and reopen all negotiation tracks after a high-level meeting in New Delhi. Goyal
India has urged developing and least-developed countries to adopt a unified stance in global trade discussions. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal made the appeal during the 16th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva. Challenges In Trade Goyal highlighted that the global trade system faces a “trust deficit,” […]
Dear Ashwini Vaishnaw Ji, Minister of Electronics and IT, you are often spoken of as a decent man, someone who sincerely wants India to shine in the digital age. But truth must be told. Your ministry, along with the Prime Minister’s Office, loves to hold up Zoho and Mappls as shining jewels of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. […]
When Ola Electric announced that it had secured certification for its rare-earth-free ferrite motor at the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) in Tamil Nadu, the headlines naturally revolved around scooters. After all, Ola’s flagship is the S1 series, and its 7 kW and 11 kW motor variants fit neatly into the two-wheeler and small three-wheeler […]
When the government launched Start-up India in 2016, it promised to unleash India’s entrepreneurial spirit. There were speeches, roadshows, glossy brochures, and hashtags. The program was positioned as a visionary leap, with politicians posing as champions of the start-up revolution. But nine years later, the gap between optics and outcomes is glaring. The ₹10,000 crore








