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MSME

Published on Jun 27, 2026 12:32 pm IST

Jharkhand FPOs enter retail supply chain via partnership with Apna Mart

This initiative under the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society aims to strengthen rural livelihoods and empower agricultural communities.

genesis

Published on Jun 14, 2026 10:37 am IST

Turning agriculture into an engine of prosperity

India needs a fresh approach that connects farmers to markets, rewards quality, and builds globally competitive value chains. (AFP)

opinion

Published on Mar 02, 2026 12:02 am IST

US-India interim agreement expected to enhance market access for Indian exporters: Govt tells Parl

india news

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 12:32 am IST

Trade route to closer relations with the EU

The income and livelihood concerns of small and marginal farmers and certain industry segments were uppermost in the negotiators’ minds. To be fair, the EU also demonstrated much-needed flexibility in this regard. (AFP)

opinion

Published on Feb 05, 2026 09:36 pm IST

‘Exciting opportunity’: Trump admin officials hail India deal

US trade representative Jamieson Greer stated that India’s average industrial tariff of 13.5% would “go to zero” on virtually all goods, while agricultural tariffs would also be cut to zero for a number of goods (Bloomberg)

india news

Published on Feb 04, 2026 05:34 am IST

Convergence is not administrative reform; it is MSME strategy

MSME

economy

Published on Feb 02, 2026 03:08 pm IST

India ‘comes out on top’, says US on EU trade deal

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) poses for a photograph with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) and European Council President Antonio Costa in New Delhi on Tuesday. The leaders of India and the European Union announced the “mother of all deals” when they met to formalise a huge trade pact reached after two decades of negotiations. (AFP)

india news

Published on Jan 29, 2026 04:04 am IST

Win-win deal for India, EU

PREMIUM

India has offered significant — in fact, the largest ever — tariff concessions to the EU on many of its key export interests such as automobiles, among others. (Bloomberg)

editorials

Published on Jan 27, 2026 09:10 pm IST

India-New Zealand FTA: Limited trade, yet larger signals

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, greets visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 17, 2025.

international affairs

Published on Jan 20, 2026 01:15 pm IST

Assessing impact of US tariffs on India’s agriculture sector

Donald Trump

international affairs

Published on Nov 25, 2025 04:18 pm IST

Energy trade increasingly constricted, says Jaishankar at East Asia Summit

Jaishankar said there were growing concerns about the reliability of supply chains and access to markets (X/DrSJaishankar)

india news

Updated on Oct 28, 2025 06:09 am IST

Borderlands 4: Release date, time, where to play, editions and more

Borderlands 4 release date, time and more

Published on Sept 08, 2025 09:20 pm IST

Refreshing India, EU relationship

PREMIUM

The work being done by India and the EU on the trade deal dovetails with their efforts to impart greater strategic substance to their bilateral partnership. (DPR PMO/ANI)

editorials

Updated on Sept 08, 2025 09:03 pm IST

India, EU eye headway as free trade agreement talks advance today

The trade talks figured in a phone call on September 4 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

india news

Updated on Sept 08, 2025 08:29 am IST

De-risking India’s exports from the US tariff regime

Indian businesses can also strengthen value chain linkages through strategic overseas investments for diversification of the manufacturing base. Recent developments on the tariff front bring out a case for countries to actively pursue this as part of de-risking measures. (Bloomberg)

opinion

Updated on Aug 27, 2025 08:43 pm IST

India, US near pact to ease trade barriers

FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they attend a joint press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 13 (REUTERS)

business

Updated on May 22, 2025 02:33 pm IST

India, UK in final talks to clear FTA hurdles

Commerce minister Piyush Goyal’s ongoing European visit has heightened expectations for a breakthrough, with both nations working to find mutually acceptable solutions within the next two days. (HT file)

india news

Published on May 01, 2025 09:57 am IST

‘Sustainability’ still looms over India-EU trade talks

india news

Published on Apr 28, 2025 06:22 am IST

India, US finalise terms for bilateral trade agreement negotiations: USTR

India and the US on Monday said that they made "significant progress" in negotiations

india news

Published on Apr 22, 2025 01:58 pm IST

JD Vance, PM Modi welcome ‘significant progress’ in India-US trade pact talks

PM Modi hosted US vice president JD Vance, Second Lady Usha Vance and their children – sons Ewan and Vivek and daughter Mirabel – for a dinner that was also attended by cabinet ministers. (X/narendramodi)

india news

Updated on Apr 22, 2025 03:08 pm IST

Terms finalised, US-India drill down on sectors for trade deal

The ToRs are “broad-based” giving “wide scope” to both parties to negotiate an “ambitious, mutually beneficial, multi-sector BTA” (bilateral trade agreement) that would help to enhance the two-way trade to $500 billion by 2030 from the current level of about $200 billion.

india news

Updated on Apr 12, 2025 07:18 am IST

Trade talks conclude, India eyes tariff respite from US

india news

Published on Mar 30, 2025 06:22 am IST

Negotiating trade deal, says MEA as Trump’s tariff deadline nears

The response from the external affairs ministry came two days after Trump said he planned to go ahead with reciprocal tariffs on India next month. (PTI)

india news

Published on Mar 22, 2025 07:32 am IST

As Trump repeats threat, India hopes ‘some sort of understanding’ on trade talks

US President Donald Trump gestures during the signing event for an executive order to shut down the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on March 20. (REUTERS)

india news

Updated on Mar 21, 2025 09:27 pm IST

India, US working on removing trade barriers: MoS

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jitin Prasada Prasada said the US issued a “Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs” on February 13, 2025, wherein its secretary of commerce and United States Trade Representative (USTR) are directed to take necessary actions to investigate harm to the US from any non-reciprocal trade arrangements adopted by trading partners. (ANI)

india news

Published on Mar 12, 2025 07:00 am IST