India has capability to be global player in many sectors: Piyush Goyal

India has capability to be global player in many sectors: Piyush Goyal

Kolkata: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that India has the capability to become a global player in many sectors and needs to scale up its manufacturing activities. Speaking at a webinar organised by EXIM Bank, he said sectors which have potentials to become globally competitive are required to be identified. “There … Read more

Connectivity projects, border haats can transform Indo-Myanmar partnership

Connectivity projects, border haats can transform Indo-Myanmar partnership

New Delhi: The ongoing connectivity projects between India and Myanmar and border haats can be gamechanger for sub-regional linkages as part of Indo-Pacific construct. This was flagged at the Asian Confluence (Think tank) hosted webinar “Brahmaputra-Ayeyarwady Dialogue: India Myanmar Cooperation for Prosperous Border Zone”. The discussion held on Friday tried to assess the opportunities and … Read more

India-ASEAN can resolve differences, take trade to $300 billion: Piyush Goyal

India-ASEAN can resolve differences, take trade to 0 billion: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India-ASEAN trade can reach $300 billion and the two can resolve their differences by addressing concerns of all nations and businesses. “India and ASEAN have not been able to harness the full trade potential, for various reasons, but now is the time to open … Read more

Building Atmanirbhar Bharat: Licences likely for furniture, toys and sports gear imports

Building Atmanirbhar Bharat: Licences likely for furniture, toys and sports gear imports

NEW DELHI: Imports of furniture, toys and sports goods are likely to require licences soon, a measure the government hopes will reduce imports and encourage domestic production, said people with knowledge of the matter. India has already imposed licensing requirements for tyres and colour TV imports, a big percentage of which comes from China. The … Read more