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Australia and India: A time to refocus on trade talks
9-Aug-2021 The Interpreter
In a drastically changed geopolitical scenario, developments in the Indo-Pacific, have brought Australia and India closer together as Comprehensive Strategic Partners.
Australia makes fresh push for free trade deal, sends former PM Abbott to talk to Modi govt
6-Aug-2021 The Print
Australia is keen to deepen our trade and investment links with India, and take the economic relationship to the next level.
India and Australia in talks to revive negotiations for a free trade agreement
7-Jun-2021 Swarajya
In a sign of further deepening of the strong bilateral ties, India and Australia could soon resume the parleys regarding a free trade agreement as per the details shared by Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell.
Panthera Resources notes passing of new minerals bill in India, presses on with litigation in regard to Bhukia
24-Mar-2021 Proactive
The company has appointed a leading international law firm to advise the company of its legal options, and in particular, the Australian Bilateral Investment Treaty.
India-Australia trade agreement gathering momentum under Morrison: Report
8-Mar-2021 Mint
India is moving in to fill the vacuum left by China for Australian resources and wine, with a free-trade agreement between Canberra and New Delhi gathering momentum.
Can an Australia–India FTA succeed where RCEP failed?
8-Mar-2021 East Asia Forum
Having secured free trade agreements (FTAs) with almost all key trading partners, Australia is honing in on a long elusive but lucrative market — India. Tensions with China, the need to find new sources of economic growth and government policy to diversify trading partners are pushing Australia into India’s arms.
Prospects for an Australia–India trade deal
25-Jan-2021 East Asia Forum
Negotiations on the Australia–India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) are set to restart after being suspended in 2015. Australia’s new Minister for Trade Dan Tehan has flagged that a trade deal with India will be one of his top priorities.
Japan and Australia wary of China as RCEP talks enter last stretch
29-Sep-2020 Nikkei Asian Review
With India, Australia and Japan intent on pursuing their arrangement in parallel, the road looks relatively clear for an RCEP accord in November. Even if there are still a few points of contention, the 15 countries may sign an "agreement in principle".
Australia seeks to further boost trade & ties with India to cut dependence on China
16-Sep-2020 The Print
Australia’s escalating tensions with Beijing have shown up its reliance on China trade and propelled a push to increase links with Asia’s other giant economy, India.
India to step up free trade agreement talks despite self-reliance mantra
15-Jun-2020 Financial Express
India hasn’t shunned efforts to forge “balanced” trade agreements despite renewed push for self-reliance, and talks with key partners, including the US, the EU and Australia, will gain momentum once the impact of the pandemic wanes considerably.
India exploring nuts and bolts of possible FTA with Australia
12-Mar-2020 BusinessLine
Trade Ministers of both countries are working on what they can offer each other.
India, Australia agree to consider reviving talks for FTA
25-Feb-2020 Outlook India
India and Australia agreed to consider reviving stalled negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA)
Australia willing to consider bilateral FTA with India on the lines of RCEP
25-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Australian Trade Minister leads high-level delegation, holds talk with Indian counterpart Piyush Goyal.
Modi govt keen on trade pact with Australia as RCEP takes backseat
21-Feb-2020 The Print
New Delhi wants to resume negotiations on the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Australia, talks for which stalled in 2015.
Australian Trade Minister to visit India this month; to push trade, investment ties
14-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Australian Trade Minister will meet his Indian counterpart, likely to discuss RCEP and long-pending bilateral trade agreement.
India keen to keep future FTAs with RCEP nations less ambitious
5-Feb-2020 BusinessLine
Countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan are among the first ones with which India is ready to consider individual agreements to begin with.
Australia to intensify engagement, new envoy likely to be India-hand O’Farrell
30-Jan-2020 The Hindu
Australian High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu hope that India will seriously consider returning to the RCEP table.
Free trade agreements: Talks with European Union, UK soon, says Piyush Goyal
24-Jan-2020 Financial Express
India will hold talks with the EU and the UK to forge free trade agreements. New Delhi could also clinch a trade deal with Australia.
Japan, Australia still hopeful of India’s rethink on RCEP
10-Dec-2019 The Hindu
Despite India’s decision to walk out of the ASEAN-led 15-nation RCEP Free Trade Agreement last month, officials from India’s Indo-Pacific partners Australia and Japan are still discussing the issue in the hope that the government will rethink the decision.
Rejecting RCEP preserved India’s milk self-sufficiency’
9-Dec-2019 Times of India
The decision of keeping India out of the Regional Comprehension Economic Partnership (RCEP) has helped crores of farmers and prevented the likely shift shift of India from a self-sufficient milk producer to importer.