British demands on data related issues, duty concessions on dairy out of India-UK FTA: Sources

Protecting the interest of domestic players, India has kept demands of Britain on data related issues and giving any kind of duty concessions on dairy sector out of the ambit of the proposed free trade agreement being negotiated between the two countries. The negotiation for the agreement has reached a critical stage and in all […]

Agricultural economist and NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand has stated that India can export 20-22 million metric tonnes (MMT) of rice without any impact on domestic food security. The government has banned non-basmati white rice exports because the global demand had skyrocketed, and there was concern India could end up exporting over 30 million tonnes.

India’s July 20th ban on non-basmati rice exports has resulted in basmati prices soaring. The decision comes amid growing concern over late rice sowings and reduced production as well as inflation, ahead of key state elections and next year’s Lok Sabha elections. Non-basmati white rice accounts for approximately one quarter of total rice shipped out […]

India has deferred the introduction of its licensing requirement for the imports of laptops, personal computers and tablets by three months. While the Indian government has not specifically named China, over half of India’s annual imports of personal computers and tablets come from China. Other Chinese trade and investment ventures impacted by Indian measures since […]

Commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal Friday said India and Peru have decided to resume negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA). “We have decided to proceed with the FTA negotiations. We would be working out the priority areas… Post September, we will start engaging,” he said on the sidelines of India-Latin America and the Caribbean […]

In a notification issued late night, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) gave “liberal transitional arrangements” for such imports and said that its August 3 notification on import restrictions will be effective from November 2023.

Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and HP Inc. are among the biggest names freezing new imports of laptops and table​ts to India after the country abruptly banned inbound shipments without a license. Laptop makers had been bracing for some government measures aimed at reducing reliance on imports and boosting local production, but the sudden licensing […]

India’s Food Secretary on Friday said that the nation is considering to cut import tax on wheat. He said that the government is committed to control inflation in India.

The age-old mechanism of placing exporters who fail to bring in foreign exchange in time on the ‘caution list’ may be examined. An internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended rationalisation of the caution-listing process, two persons told ET.