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Australia hopes digital trade agreement with India by the year-end
2-May-2022 Business Standard
Australia expects to sign a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with India by the year-end, which will include a deal on digital trade that it said will further facilitate bilateral trade.
Farmer union rep vows Indian people will resist FTAs
29-Apr-2022 bilaterals.org
Interview with Vijoo Krishnan, joint secretary of All India Kisan Sabha (or All India Peasants Union) regarding current India FTAs negotiations.
After India-Aus FTA, Indian pharma industry sees global opportunities
26-Apr-2022 Business Today
After the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement signed between India and Australia, the domestic pharmaceutical industry is seeing a plethora of opportunities for international trade.
India’s trade pacts: A toss-up between strategic interests, economic gains
22-Apr-2022 Business Standard
After a long hiatus, India has resumed its engagement with trade pacts. To what extent do these deals weigh on economic considerations? More importantly, how similar are they to strategic alliances?
India-Australia trade pact pushes back against ’panda in the room’
11-Apr-2022 Nikkei Asia
Both members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue along with the U.S. and Japan, look to manage difficult relations with China and promote a "free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific."
Australia-India Free Trade Agreement cheered by wine exporters and sheep farmers, but dairy and grain miss out
11-Apr-2022 ABC
Australian wine exporters and sheep farmers are among those who will see tariffs significantly reduced but the dairy and grain industries are calling for better deals.
Morrison government’s trade deal with India leaves workers at risk of exploitation, unions say
11-Apr-2022 The Guardian
Australian unions have raised fears the Morrison government’s trade deal with India will fuel the growth of temporary, employer-sponsored migration – a trend they say leaves workers “highly vulnerable to exploitation”.
Australia, India sign trade deal in virtual ceremony
11-Apr-2022 Reuters
Australia formally signed a trade deal with India as the two nations signalled an intention to forge closer trade ties.
Govt urged to adapt its approach to secure trade deal with India
5-Apr-2022 RNZ
There are calls for the government to adapt its strategy to reach a free trade deal with India - after Australia reached a deal with the nation.
Australia says ’very close’ to finalising free-trade agreement with India
30-Mar-2022 Business Standard
A free trade agreement between India and Australia has been more than 10 years in the making, with negotiations beginning in 2011 before being suspended four years later in 2015
India, Australia interim trade deal not in sight even after PM Modi’s summit with Morrison
22-Mar-2022 The Print
During his second bilateral summit meeting with Australian PM Scott Morrison, PM Modi said FTA is crucial for the ‘economic security’ of both countries.
India and Australia close to signing a mini free trade agreement
17-Mar-2022 Aljazeera
India and Australia, are expected to sign an interim free trade agreement this month, marking a major step towards consummating their economic relationship at a time when both nations are desperate to reduce their dependence on China.
Interim FTA with Australia likely on 21 Mar
14-Mar-2022 Live Mint
India and Australia are likely to sign an interim free trade agreement (FTA) on 21 March, which may allow easier market access for Indian pharmaceutical products, besides duty concessions on gems and jewellery and textiles.
Australia, India move toward free trade pact to cut China dependence
9-Mar-2022 Nikkei Asia
’Early harvest’ interim agreement expected as early as this month.
India, Australia set to finalize mini FTA
11-Feb-2022 Live Mint
India and Australia will be finalizing a mini free trade agreement (FTA) in the next 30 days, Union minister Piyush Goyal said in a post ministerial meeting address in New Delhi.
Australian trade minister Dan Tehan to visit India to push interim trade deal
9-Feb-2022 Hindustan Times
Australian trade minister Dan Tehan will travel to India this week for talks with his counterpart Piyush Goyal to push efforts to finalise an interim trade deal.
Will oppose any move to throw open dairy sector to Australia: BKU
12-Jan-2022 The Hindu
Indian farmers will oppose the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Australia if it throws open the country’s dairy sector for Australian dairy majors.
India to keep sensitive dairy, agri items out of FTA with Australia
10-Jan-2022 The Hindu Businessline
India is keeping sensitive dairy and agriculture items out of the India-Australia free trade agreement (FTA) as it does not want to compromise the interest of its farmers.
India-Australia interim FTA talks to close soon
3-Jan-2022 The Hindu
India and Australia are expected to complete negotiations for an interim free trade agreement (FTA) soon, a move aimed at boosting economic ties between the two countries.
‘Proposed India-Australia early harvest trade pact likely by year-end or early 2022’
3-Dec-2021 The Hindu BusinessLine
Both sides are keen to meet the time-line of having an early harvest agreement by the year-end. Comprehensive agreement aimed by 2022.