Laptop can be a quite potent source of leakage: Piyush Goyal on laptop import restriction

“Here is an issue, which is a serious security matter. Even Tesla car is not allowed anywhere near where Xi Jinping (President of China) is present. Because they’re very conscious of the risks of security, even for a car being present in the vicinity of the premier of China. India also has to protect ourselves […]

​While New Delhi has agreed to slash tariffs on British cars and scotch whisky, the UK is willing to relax some visa rules for Indian professionals. Nevertheless, with immigration a politically sensitive subject in the UK, a British official indicated any visa relaxations are likely to be limited. The two governments hope to wind up […]

India is reportedly in talks with Russia to import wheat at a discounted price to counter surging global prices and tackle food inflation. The imports would allow New Delhi to intervene more effectively in the market to drive down wheat prices. Last time India imported a significant amount of wheat was in 2017, when private […]

On the wider bilateral partnership, Doraiswami expressed similar optimism around an “obvious synergy” across different sectors.

With this, Russia has become India’s second largest import source during the first four months of this fiscal. The imports were USD 10.42 billion during April-July 2022. From a market share of less than 1 per cent in India’s import basket before the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia’s share of India’s oil imports rose […]

It asked for upgrading domestic systems, in cases where Indian products are rejected due to quality issues; and retaliating if unreasonable standards or rules continue to obstruct exports from New Delhi. “Many of India’s exports suffer due to time taking prior registration requirements and unreasonable domestic standards/rules in many countries. India must talk to partner […]

Outlining the progress India has made in free trade agreements, Barthwal pointed out that a lot of countries were approaching India to sign FTAs, and the country would also consider its strategic needs before signing these agreements.

India is considering Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) to ensure the smooth supply of critical minerals. Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal stated that India is negotiating with Australia for critical mineral supplies for batteries used in electric vehicles.

There is a “huge” progress in the talks between India and the UK on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and New Delhi is looking to resolve the pending issues during high level meetings scheduled this month between the two countries, a top official said on Monday. The 12th round of talks between the countries […]