World Trade Organisation should listen to the countries with a different opinion too – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges WTO

World Trade Organisation should listen to the countries with a different opinion too – Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges WTO

Washington: The World Trade Organization (WTO) must now be more progressive. If a country has something different to say, the WTO should listen to it. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indirectly drew attention to the discrimination in the WTO by saying that these countries are not just sitting and listening. India has repeatedly said that […]

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Foreign Ministers of Saudi & Iran visit China – discuss mutual restart of bilateral trade, embassies

Foreign Ministers of Saudi & Iran visit China – discuss mutual restart of bilateral trade, embassies

Beijing: The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, met in China to discuss normalizing relations between the two countries and start trade and embassy services. There are reports that the President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, is expected to visit Saudi Arabia soon. […]

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India’s foreign trade with other countries set to surpass $1.6 trillion despite challenging international conditions – GTRI report

India’s foreign trade with other countries set to surpass $1.6 trillion despite challenging international conditions – GTRI report

New Delhi: At a time when the world is in the shadow of an economic slowdown, India’s trade with other countries in the fiscal year ended March 2023 seems to have touched $1.6 trillion, according to a Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) report. GTRI pointed out that the total trade with other countries is 48 […]

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India and Sri Lanka decide to set aside the US dollar and trade in Rupee – over 50 countries willing to trade in Rupee

India and Sri Lanka decide to set aside the US dollar and trade in Rupee – over 50 countries willing to trade in Rupee

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has agreed to set aside US dollars and trade in Rupee with India. Apart from Sri Lanka, other countries like Russia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel, and Germany are also willing to trade in Rupee. More than 50 countries have opened Special Rupee Vostro Account-SRBA for transactions. This clearly indicates that […]

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EU-India free trade agreement will be a ‘game changer’ – Indian EAM S. Jaishankar

EU-India free trade agreement will be a ‘game changer’ – Indian EAM S. Jaishankar

New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar believes India’s free trade agreement with the European Union will be a ‘game changer’. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said that due to this free trade agreement, India and the European Union could greatly assist each other on the front of advanced technology and supply chains while maintaining […]

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World sees India as a reliable trade partner – Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

World sees India as a reliable trade partner – Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

Pune: Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal claimed countries that were not very serious about talks on the free trade agreements (FTA) with India in the past had changed now. He further claimed that after realising that India was a reliable partner country, these countries have been giving a lot of importance to talks on trade […]

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