Abu Dhabi: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have decided to take their bilateral trade to $100 billion in the next five years. During the three-day visit of the Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to the UAE, both countries declared this objective again. The 14th Joint Commission meeting was held in the presence […]
Washington/Taipei/Beijing: The discussions for a trade agreement has started between the United States and Taiwan on Monday. A few months ago, the United States indicated strengthening trade ties with Taiwan. After that, US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade was announced at the beginning of this month, and now the discussions have started. China is restless […]
London: Japan and United Kingdom have agreed on a comprehensive defence cooperation agreement as a countermeasure to China’s increasingly assertive actions in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. This is the first time Japan has signed a reciprocal access agreement with a European country. Previously Japan had signed similar defence cooperation agreements with the United States […]
New Delhi: – India and the European Union concurred on forming an independent council for cooperation in trade and technology. The council was approved during the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen. At this time, European Commission chief Leyen assured that partnering with India […]
New Delhi – Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, had expressed confidence that the Indian trade exports will cross $400 billion in the year ending on 31st March 2022. But TV Narendran, President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has expressed confidence that the country’s trade exports can reach $1 trillion in the […]
Beijing / Riyadh – A high-level delegation comprising foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain has arrived in China. The delegation also includes the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the main organization of the Gulf countries. Chinese sources said that the five-day visit would focus on fuel, free trade agreements, and strategic […]
New Delhi – The Commerce Minister of India and South Korea recently held a meeting to discuss bilateral trade and investment. During the talks, India and South Korea agreed to discuss free trade agreement between the two countries. A free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom will be discussed starting from Wednesday. At […]
Canberra/Seoul: – Australia has initiated rapid steps to increase its defence preparedness against Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region. As a part of the same efforts, Australia signed a defence agreement worth AUD 1 billion (approximately USD 720 million) with South Korea. This is the biggest defence agreement signed by Australia with an Asian country. […]
Accra/Washington: – Africa has implemented the free trade agreement, from the 1st of January 2021, against the background of killer epidemics like Ebola and Coronavirus, terrorism and ethnic conflict. Senior official Wamkele Mene announced that the agreement was active saying ‘African Continental Free Trade Area is not only a trade agreement but important means for the development […]
Canberra/Beijing: – Trade war has been sparked between Australia and China and China has given indications of stopping the import of seven Australian products. Although China has not announced the decision on the official level, it has ordered the Chinese industry to stop imports of Australian products. These include prawns, coal, wood, sugar, copper, barley […]