India
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11-Apr-2018 JNS
Israel to sign five major free-trade agreements in 2018
Deals are being finalized with South Korea, Vietnam, India, China and Eurasian Customs Union.
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11-Apr-2018 MSF Access Campaign
MSF statement on resumption of EU-India FTA negotiations
Officials from the European Union (EU) and India are expected to meet in Brussels on April 12th to resume technical talks on the long-stalled EU-India free trade agreement (FTA). A leaked draft of the agreement, which has been under discussion since 2007, contains proposals from the EU that push for intellectual property (IP) provisions in the FTA that could jeopardize access to affordable medicines.
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11-Apr-2018 Business Standard
India, Peru to hold next round of FTA talks this week
Senior officials of India and Peru will hold next round of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the South American nation this week to boost two-way commerce between the countries.
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10-Apr-2018 European Sting
India and the EU get close to revive talks on proposed free trade agreement
Senior officials from the India and EU are meeting in Brussels this week to try and revive the negotiations, which have been stalled for long. Substantial difference and open questions remain, but it looks like Brussels and the Asian giant are closer than even before.
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9-Apr-2018 The Quint
What to expect from PM Modi’s upcoming bilateral visit to China
The coming weeks will see a never-before intense bilateral engagement between India and China at the highest levels.
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6-Apr-2018 Hindustan Times
No change in India’s position on China’s Belt and Road Initiative: MEA
India’s Ministry of External affairs on Thursday said there is no change in its position on China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) or Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature connectivity project of President Xi Jinping.
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5-Apr-2018 Agri-Pulse
Could India be the Trump administration’s first FTA?
USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney has been to India twice, each time highlighting the opportunities to improve the trading relationship between the two countries.
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5-Apr-2018 Business Standard
Better use of bilateral relations, FTA can boost Indo-Vietnam trade: Envoy
The Vietnamese envoy to India pointed out that trade between India and Vietnam is languishing at around one percent of the total trade done by both countries.
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5-Apr-2018 Daily Pioneer
India- EU FTA: Officials to meet next week
Senior officials of India and European Union (EU) will meet in Brussels next week to deliberate upon the long stalled negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement and update each other on their positions, a government official said.
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5-Apr-2018 Deccan Herald
To counter China’s BRI, India joins US, Japan to boost connectivity in Indo-Pacific
India has joined hands with Japan and United States to build infrastructure for promoting connectivity in Indo-Pacific region, ostensibly to counter the Belt and Road initiative of China.
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5-Apr-2018 Le Point
Inde-Afrique : New Delhi a l’œil sur la zone de libre-échange africaine
Derrière sa présence diplomatique qu’il renforce sur le continent, le gouvernement de Narendra Modi affiche clairement son intention de concurrencer son grand voisin de l’empire du Milieu.
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29-Mar-2018 Business Line
China keen to negotiate bilateral investment treaty, set up industrial parks
China has expressed its interest in negotiating a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with India following the termination of its earlier treaty.
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28-Mar-2018 Bloomberg
Sri Lanka to "redouble" efforts on China, India free trade deals
Sri Lanka will “redouble” efforts to strike a free trade deal with China and conclude and expanded trade pact with India as part of the island nation’s strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors and multinationals, the country’s top diplomat says.
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27-Mar-2018 The Hindu
India, China plan FTA breakthrough
Chinese Commerce Minister says the two countries will build a closer partnership in development.
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26-Mar-2018 The Week
India proposes to negotiate trade pact with Africa: Prabhu
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today pitched for a free trade agreement with Africa with a view to boosting economic ties between the two regions.
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26-Mar-2018 The Hindu BusinessLine
We have resumed work on India-EU FTA: Prabhu
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today indicated the resumption of negotiations of the long-stalled free trade pact between India and the European Union.
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20-Mar-2018 The EconomicTimes
India has not signed any FTA in last 3 years: Government
India has not signed any free or preferential trade agreement (FTA/PTA) in the last three years, Parliament informed.
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16-Mar-2018 United News of India
China wants FTA with India: Chinese Consul General
China wants to have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to boost two-way trade between both countries, Chinese Consul General Ma Zhanwu said.
