India’s free trade pacts not paused, all talks progressing as per schedule: Official

India’s free trade pacts not paused, all talks progressing as per schedule: Official

New Delhi: Negotiations for all the proposed free trade agreements, including those with the UK and European Union (EU), are progressing as per the schedule and the country’s FTAs are not paused, a top government official has said. The official said that an impression is going around that FTAs are paused, which is not correct. … Read more

Next round of India-Oman FTA talks from January 16; negotiations progressing well: Official

Next round of India-Oman FTA talks from January 16; negotiations progressing well: Official

“The next round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman will start from January 16 and the negotiations for the pact are progressing well,” a senior official said on January 9. “The talks on the text of most of the chapters have been concluded by both sides for the … Read more

India, UAE CEPA to come into force on May 1

India, UAE CEPA to come into force on May 1

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates will come into force on May 1, that would allow 90% of the country’s exports a duty-free access to the Emirates. Officials of the commerce and industry ministry will flag off the first consignment of goods from India to UAE under the … Read more