Bhutan King unveils plans for economic linkages with Assam

Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on Sunday unveiled plans for a mega city project near the Indian border – the Gelephu Special Administration Region (SAR), spreading across 1,000 sq km. The project will link Bhutan economically with Assam to spur regional and sub-regional integration.

The commerce and industry ministry is drawing up a roadmap to work on the kind of documentation that needs to be maintained by Indian exporters to deal with anti-subsidy levies such as countervailing duty cases conducted by various countries on domestic products.

Alcoholic beverages makers’ body CIABC on Sunday sought greater market access for domestic products in the European markets and removal of non-tariff barriers to boost exports. Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) said that the EU should remove the non-tariff barriers which prevent the vast majority of Indian products from being sold in their […]

In 2023, sectors which are expected to register growth include, aviation turbine fuels, motor gasoline, smartphones, basmati rice, motor car-medium size, turbo-jets, and auto components. Smartphone exports are expected to jump by about 93 per cent to USD 14 billion during the current calendar year as against USD 7.2 billion in 2022.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman, on Saturday adopted a new ‘India-Oman joint vision, a partnership for future’ focusing on ten essential areas, heralding a new chapter in the strategic partnership between the two nations.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and pushed for concluding a trade pact as early as possible during their “productive” talks. Modi and Tarik also discussed the situation arising out of the Hamas-Israel conflict […]

India’s engineering goods exports faced a 3% year-on-year decline in November, totaling $7.85 billion, according to a report by the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC). The dip is attributed to disruptions caused by the festive season in key engineering export regions, particularly in the northern and western parts of the country.

India’s vegetable oil imports fell by 25% to 11.60 lakh tonnes in November 2023, compared to 15.45 lakh tonnes in the previous year, according to industry body SEA. The country’s crude vegetable oils declined by 26.34% to 9.77 lakh tonnes, while refined vegetable oils imports fell by 15.41% to 1,71,069 tonnes.

India and the UK are in advanced stages of discussions to address visa concerns for Indian professionals and customs duty concessions on British electric vehicles (EVs) as part of the proposed free trade agreement. An Indian delegation is currently in the UK to resolve these issues, along with concerns in the services sector and customs […]

India appealed against WTO’s ruling on import duties for information and tech products, contesting the decision following the EU-initiated dispute. The challenge highlights legal interpretations and seeks review by the non-functional appellate body due to member disputes. Despite bilateral talks, India’s move signifies addressing the WTO’s findings on its import duties.