India, US must map out economies, form supply chains in complementary ways: Katherine Tai

India, US must map out economies, form supply chains in complementary ways: Katherine Tai

US Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said the India-US relationship is on an upward trajectory and the two sides should map out their economies to develop supply chains in complementary ways. In an interview with ET’s Kirtika Suneja and Deepshikha Sikarwar, Tai, who was on a visit to India to attend the G20 trade ministers … Read more

Two more rounds of talks likely for IPEF to conclude: Sources

Two more rounds of talks likely for IPEF to conclude: Sources

India expects two more rounds of negotiations for the conclusion of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) by the end of the year. While the legal scrubbing of the Supply Chain Agreement – which was finalised in May – is on, discussions are moving fast on the clean economy and fair economy pillars, said people aware … Read more

Farmers outfit, civil society caution government against joining IPEF trade pillar

Farmers outfit, civil society caution government against joining IPEF trade pillar

Farmers’ outfit Samyukta Kisan Morcha (NP) and civil society comprising 32 organisations have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal urging them to not join the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), the ministerial meeting of which is scheduled this weekend in the US. Raising concerns that … Read more