Does not disclose names of countries; his statement comes at a time when India is gearing up to sign trade pacts with key trading partners
The two-way trade between India and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is about USD 80 billion
FTAs have to be signed keeping two things in mind - mutually reciprocal terms and focusing on products and services with maximum export potential
After a marathon debate that started on Tuesday afternoon and carried on past midnight, the 16-year-old Singapore-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) was singled out
Its focus is at odds with the country's imperative of having an employment-promoting trade policy
Both countries are looking at an interim agreement by March 2022, which will be followed by a comprehensive FTA
'Reduction in tariff equally crucial while working towards any agreement'
Government officials said circumstances are now different, with a change in the administration in the US and President Joe Biden taking over in January
Somanathan said that a dose of carefully calibrated tariff protection for select sectors showing potential may be desirable
Probes whether the South Korean firm misused FTA norms
Covering limited items of exports between the two nations, the deal could nevertheless help New Delhi enter not both Africa and Europe, without having to sign an FTA with either
If India misses out on attracting some of the new global trading infrastructure, it could be locked out of several years of growth
Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China aim to clinch the world's largest free-trade agreement this weekend
India is committed to an FTA with the UK and it will also be good for Commonwealth countries, he added
The ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement was signed on August 13, 2009, and came into force on January 1, 2010
This is one of the biggest seizures of restricted items in recent times at the port
Calls for self-reliance shouldn't come in the way of India's trade & investment negotiations with the EU
The matter was discussed in a Joint Ministerial Commission meeting between India and Australia, convened on February 24
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