12-May-2026
Business Standard
India is fast-tracking the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) to address a significant trade deficit and secure better market access for its pharmaceutical and agricultural exports.
12-May-2026
Khaosod English
Thailand is accelerating negotiations on the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States in a bid to reduce tariff risks ahead of a Section 301 review.
11-May-2026
The Financial Express
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Bangladesh is moving forward with discussions to sign a Free Trade Agreement with South Korea to boost exports and strengthen bilateral trade ties.
11-May-2026
Money Control
India and Chile implemented a preferential trade agreement in 2006 and are now negotiating to widen its scope for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
11-May-2026
The Daily Star
The US Supreme Court’s decision did not end U.S. trade pressure—it merely reshaped it. What was once a patchwork of negotiated exclusivity has been replaced by a universal, unrelenting tariff regime. Asian nations now face a new reality: no deal is safe, no concession is final, and strategic certainty remains out of reach. The US isn’t just reducing tariffs—it’s reengineering Asia’s economic integration into a strategic tool.
11-May-2026
The National News
Regional conflict has not derailed efforts to forge closer trade ties but has in fact signalled the need to accelerate a free-trade agreement. EU–UAE free-trade talks have accelerated, with hopes to conclude the bloc’s first Gulf agreement after six negotiation rounds in one year.
11-May-2026
The Economic Times
India and Canada will hold the next round of free trade agreement negotiations in Ottawa in July. Both nations are committed to a balanced and ambitious pact to boost bilateral trade. Key issues like goods, services, and intellectual property will be discussed. The goal is to increase trade to $50 billion by 2030.
11-May-2026
Philstar Global
The European Union (EU) and the Philippines will tackle chapters on agriculture and government procurement in the next round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks.
7-May-2026
Focus on the Global South
The unilateral actions by Trump in the US have exposed a highly skewed system where powerful economies essentially flex their muscles and weaponize trade instruments like tariffs to suit their own economic and political agendas.
