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Biswajit Dhar

Biswajit Dhar

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Free trade deals call for more than tariff parleys

Both the EU and the UK are seeking enhanced market access in India through sharp reductions in tariffs (Photo by Ajay Aggarwal/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Mar 11, 2025 07:05 PM IST

Trump’s tariff talk will target the farm sector

FILE PHOTO: A farm labourer holds rice sapling as he prepares to plant them in a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, July 22, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 17, 2025 08:33 PM IST

Trump tariffs and the making of a trade war

FILE PHOTO: A worker sits on a ship carrying containers at Mundra Port in the western Indian state of Gujarat April 1, 2014. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo(REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 20, 2024 10:15 AM IST

Expect trade turmoil with Trump comeback

In the absence of multilateral trade rules, powerful nations would use their brute force to extract concessions from smaller countries (AP)

Published on Nov 12, 2024 08:57 PM IST

Labour’s FTA zeal may hit India’s labour wall

Hyderabad: A worker during the construction of a flyover in Hyderabad, Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Jul 24, 2024 08:49 PM IST

Will EFTA show the way for other FTAs?

This handout photograph taken and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on March 10, 2024 shows Piyush Goyal (5L), India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Textiles, Food and Public Distribution posing with diplomats at the signing ceremony of Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in New Delhi. (AFP)

Published on Mar 20, 2024 09:44 PM IST

WTO is hanging on to life, but just barely

Delegates attend the 13th World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi of February 26, 2025. The world's trade ministers gathered in the UAE on February 26 for a high-level WTO meeting with no clear prospects for breakthroughs, amid geopolitical tensions and disagreements. (AFP)

Published on Mar 07, 2024 12:56 AM IST

A road map for India to engage with global trade

While flagging areas of concern, Piyush Goyal emphasised India would be participating in ‘resilient supply chains’, a key objective of IPEF. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 15, 2022 09:11 PM IST

WTO agreements will shape government policy

The 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), or MC12, raised questions about the ability of its members to arrive at decisions. (file photo)

Updated on Jun 20, 2022 08:38 PM IST

New trade deals: A positive movement

From New Delhi’s renewed embrace of FTAs it seems obvious that the scepticism against FTAs that the government nursed earlier is passé. This is largely due to the robust export performance since early 2021 (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 09, 2022 08:01 PM IST

Covid-19: The politics of patents

A shortages of vaccines and medicines will continue until WTO members take a decision on waiving IPRs, allowing the production of these products to increase. (HT file/Representational Image)

Updated on May 19, 2021 07:47 AM IST

RCEP reinforces China’s edge in Asia

A policy announcement made by Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this month suggests that the opening of its market to RCEP members is part of its larger strategy(AP)

Published on Nov 22, 2020 11:40 PM IST

The economic challenge in decoupling from China | Opinion

Only a carefully-calibrated industrial policy can reduce dependence on China(Samir Jana / Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 09, 2020 07:40 PM IST

Weaving a success story

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Published on Jul 20, 2016 11:02 AM IST

Govt must weave a plan to prevent textiles and garments from wearing down

The government will have to find ways of ensuring that the shop-floor efficiencies of the two industries are taken to distinctly higher levels through concerted efforts of technology infusion.(Reuters file photo)

Updated on Jul 19, 2016 11:07 PM IST

Tapping into the changing trend of exports

Updated on Nov 19, 2015 09:11 AM IST

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