Free Trade

India halts free trade agreement talks with UK

India UK Free Trade Agreement: There has been an obstruction in the free trade agreement between India and Britain. India has just stopped this talk, according to British media, Khalistan issue may be the reason.

Apr 10, 2023, 13:04 PM IST

Donald Trump 1, free trade 0: G20 nations bow to US pressure

The world's biggest economies have dropped a long-standing public endorsement of free trade at their first meeting with the US President Donald Trump's administration.

Mar 19, 2017, 10:49 AM IST

Merkel, Xi defend free trade ahead of G20 meet

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed their commitment to free trade ahead of a G20 finance ministers' meeting set to be dominated by debate on protectionism.

Mar 16, 2017, 23:40 PM IST

UK PM visit: Theresa May pitches for Indo-UK free trade, greater investment

The Prime Minister of United Kingdom Theresa May on Monday pitched for free trade and greater investment from India in UK.

Nov 07, 2016, 09:39 AM IST

'BRICS not 'psychologically ready' to sign free trade zone'

BRICS nations are not "psychologically ready" to sign a free trade zone deal but may sign an agreement on more profound economic integration in the next 5 years, a top Russian minister said today ahead of a summit of leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Jul 06, 2015, 22:25 PM IST

Right time for talks on India-EU free trade pact: Commerce Secretary

Besides demanding significant duty cuts for exporting automobiles to India, EU wants tax reduction in wines/spirits and dairy products as well as a strong intellectual property regime (IPR) in the country.

Apr 02, 2015, 15:31 PM IST

China investigates former free trade zone official

Chinese authorities said Tuesday that a former top official of the country`s first free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai was under investigation for violating the law, following months of uncertainty about his fate.

Mar 17, 2015, 16:49 PM IST

EU, US agree to `full throttle` free trade talks

The United States and European Union agreed on Friday to work "full throttle" to secure the world`s biggest-ever free trade deal despite growing scepticism on both sides of the Atlantic.

Feb 07, 2015, 01:22 AM IST

Davos bosses fret over threats to Internet free trade

Business leaders pushing for frictionless free trade have something new to worry about: the potential break-up of the Internet, which today forms the backbone of the global economy.

Jan 23, 2015, 23:03 PM IST

FM for more global cooperation to check tax evasion, smuggling

Calling upon revenue intelligence agencies to enhance cooperation with their global counterparts to check tax evasion and smuggling, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said free trade should also mean fair trade.

Dec 04, 2014, 11:45 AM IST

APEC set to launch study on China-backed free trade area

Ministers from 12 countries will meet on the sidelines of APEC to discuss the TPP, a deal that falls outside of the summit`s agenda but aims to tackle the kind of market restrictions still seen in China`s economy.

Nov 06, 2014, 17:33 PM IST

Switzerland hopes to resume India-EFTA free trade pact talks

Switzerland Wednesday expressed hope that negotiations along with three other countries on broad- based trade and economic partnership agreement with India would resume at the earliest.

Oct 15, 2014, 17:35 PM IST