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FTAs open up sizeable opportunities, shows study
16-Jul-2005
The explosive surge in India’s engagement with FTAs/PTAs is attributed to expectations of greater market access for India’s goods and services through preferential deals, positive impact of regional liberalisation for accelerated domestic reforms, promotion of political, security and strategic objectives, according to a Ficci study.
FICCI urges caution in trade pacts
16-Jul-2005
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday urged the Centre to adopt a cautious strategy on signing trade agreements like ‘free trade agreement’ or ‘comprehensive economic co-operation agreement’ with other countries. There should not be any deflection of trade through these countries, resulting in losses for local Indian industries.
India scouts for PTAs in Latin America & Caribbean region
16-Jul-2005
Encouraged by its successful preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Mercosur countries, India is trying to increase its influence in the Latin American and Caribbean region by exploring possibilities of PTAs with the Andean community, Chile and countries in the Central America Integration System (SICA).
Govt, Bechtel ink Dabhol deal
15-Jul-2005 Indian Express
The Indian government and Bechtel have reached an agreement on ‘‘all issues’’ related to the Dabhol project. The settlement agreement between the two was signed on Tuesday thereby completing the entire settlement process with both stakeholders - GE and Bechtel - in the Dabhol power venture.
Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement favourable to Lanka and exports to India increased in many folds
15-Jul-2005 Asian Tribune
The purpose of India-Sri Lanka CEPA is to widen and deepen their bilateral FTA.
FTA partners unhappy with Indian ROR rider
12-Jul-2005 Economic Times
India is under pressure from the Asian countries for relaxation in the rules of origin, commonly referred to as RORs.
Free trade pacts turning a tool to dump spices
12-Jul-2005 Hindu Business Line
Ever since the Free Trade and Preferential Trade Agreements (FTA/PTA) between India and its neighbours have come in to force, spices that are not even grown in these countries are landing here as produce of those nations.
Bangladesh keen on free trade agreement
10-Jul-2005 Telegraph
Bangladesh is keen to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with India.
Interview: Free trade hurting India vanaspati makers
10-Jul-2005 Dow Jones Newswire
India’s vanaspati industry, already plagued by excess capacity, has been cast into deeper gloom lately by trade agreements that have opened the way for cheaper imports from neighboring Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Dabhol deal on track, Bechtel says it’s willing to settle
8-Jul-2005 Newind Press
The Dabhol settlement process is almost complete with US-based Bechtel Corp finally informing the Indian side that it’s willing to settle and not proceed with international arbitration.
India to go slow on trade pacts with US and EU
8-Jul-2005 Financial Express
The Prime Minister’s Trade and Economic Relationship Committee has decided to go slow on bilateral trade agreements with Washington and Brussels. Even in the limited context of services, the government would rather remain unget-at-able to the two largest trading partners of the country in the medium term. Much less would New Delhi harbour the idea of entering into more comprehensive economic agreements covering trade in goods, investment and financial services with the twosome.
What does India-Singapore agreement hold in store?
6-Jul-2005 Economic Times
The India-Singapore CECA which will be effective from August 1, ’05 is reckoned to be forerunner for similar such agreements which are now being finalised and are close to fruition.
India-Singapore CECA (2005)
30-Jun-2005 Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry
India, Singapore sign CECA to boost investments
29-Jun-2005 India Daily
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visiting Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, on Wednesday, signed the much awaited Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (CECA).
Longing for modest gains from SAFTA
26-Jun-2005 Financial Express
Much though economic integration is desirable, the SAARC nations will first have to create a politically harmonious subcontinent, and that is a formidable task. The ball is now in India’s court. It must take frantic efforts to wipe out elements of mistrust, shun big brotherly attitude and help restore confidence among its neighbours.
India-Thailand FTA (2003)
26-Jun-2005 Thai Law Forum
FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR ESTABLISHING FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND
India replacing China as new trade attraction
24-Jun-2005
With China-ASEAN free trade already under way, other free-trade agreements that are in the works include China-Australia, China-New Zealand, China-India, China-Pakistan and China-Chile as well as recent initiatives with Iceland, Japan, Korea and Thailand. However, this focus is likely to change, shifting slowly but steadily toward India.
India proposes FTA with Bangladesh
24-Jun-2005 Sify
India has proposed Free Trade Agreement with Bangladesh according transit rights for Indian goods through Bangladesh territory.
Lanka sees end to trade bias
23-Jun-2005
Sri Lanka is hopeful that whatever trade asymmetries remain, even after the adoption of the Indo-Sri Lanka free trade agreement (FTA), will be sorted out while finalising the comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with India by the end of this year. This is according to a high-ranking Sri Lankan official.
India set to get access to Bimstec markets
22-Jun-2005
India and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) member countries plan to sign a deal to provide access to each others’ markets for the pharmaceuticals and services sectors.