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A PRF report says the India-EU free trade agreement could significantly boost trade, expand market access, and deepen economic ties. It highlights tariff reductions on 90% of goods, potential export growth for India, and stronger EU engagement in key sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India continues to advance confidently despite global uncertainty, highlighting free trade agreements, youth empowerment, women-led development and cooperative federalism as key drivers of growth. He urged states and the Centre to work together towards achieving the Viksit Bharat vision

India and the US are close to finalising the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement by July, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said. The deal aims to boost market access, strengthen economic ties, and expand cooperation between both nations

India and Oman will implement their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement from June 1, granting wider market access and boosting trade, services, and investments. The pact is expected to strengthen India's presence in the Gulf region while benefiting key export sectors

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the government does not intervene in exchange rates as they are market-driven, influenced by global factors. He added that India is focused on boosting exports, reducing imports, and strengthening investment through trade reforms and policy support

The India–New Zealand FTA is set to boost India’s leather sector, with zero tariffs enhancing exports. Piyush Goyal said the industry could reach $50 billion by 2030, leveraging manufacturing strength and global market access

Calling Rs 90 per dollar ‘“not a big concern’ may calm markets, but it masks deeper structural flaws in the economy

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the government is unconcerned about the rupee’s fall, noting it has not affected inflation or exports. Analysts say the currency may stabilise once the India-US trade deal is finalised

NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam expressed optimism over an early India-US trade agreement. Amid 50 per cent US tariffs on Indian goods, both countries are committed to negotiations, aiming to boost competitiveness and double bilateral trade to USD500 billion by 2030

The GST 2.0 rationalisation has reduced rates across textiles and logistics, easing structural anomalies, cutting costs, and boosting demand. The reforms will make garments more affordable, lower freight costs, strengthen SMEs, and enhance India’s export competitiveness, particularly in textile

Trade talks on the India-US bilateral agreement continues, with the sixth negotiation round scheduled for August 24 in India

India has expanded its ban on Bangladeshi imports via land ports to include more jute products, routing them only through Nhava Sheva seaport. The move, amid worsening ties, follows earlier restrictions on garments and processed foods, impacting $770 million in trade

The government has pledged to safeguard farmers, exporters, entrepreneurs, and MSMEs as new US tariffs threaten over half of India’s merchandise exports. Calling the move “unfair,” New Delhi vowed to take all necessary steps to protect national interests

For the first time, smartphones have become India’s top export in FY25, overtaking traditional leaders like petroleum products and diamonds. The shift signals a major transformation driven by domestic manufacturing push and global demand for India-assembled mobile device

Focus on ‘rolling back regulation significantly’ by ‘getting out of the way’ is the second version of deregulation

The country's trade performance demonstrated stability and moderate growth during the first quarter of the current financial year, according to a NITI Aayog Trade Watch report

China's exports and imports both fell in September from a year earlier, though they contracted at a slower pace

The Foreign Trade Policy 2023 has mandated to handhold and conduct outreach programmes to promote e-commerce exports

The government has decided not to allow exports of basmati rice below USD 1,200 per tonne to restrict possible "illegal" shipment of white non-basmati rice

India's imports from Russia doubled to USD 20.45 billion during the April-July period of this fiscal due to increasing inbound shipments of crude oil