USIBC President Atul Keshap said that meaningful trade facilitation through a bilateral trade deal

A regular engagement between India and the United States under the bilateral Trade Policy Forum mechanism will help remove barriers to trade, facilitate higher levels of investment and increase two-way trade in goods and services, the US India Business Council said Tuesday." We're encouraged with positive statements coming from both sides and are certain regular engagements under the Forum will help removing barriers to trade, facilitate higher levels of investment and increase two-way trade in

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Флаги Индии и США. Источник: steellab.

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday said India's circular economy has the potential to create a market worth over USD 2 trillion and generate nearly 10 million jobs by 2050." On a global scale, the circular economy could contribute an additional$ 4.5 trillion to the global economy by 2030," he said, while speaking on the second day of the 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum for the India and Pacific region in Jaipur. The Union Minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change sai

“ India is a trusted partner and ally of the US.... However, the deal didn't get through with the change in the US administration in the beginning of the year. India is also trying to ink trade deals with its key trading partners and ‘like-minded’ nations such as the UK, Australia, European Union and UAE.... As far as the US is concerned, it is India’s second largest trading partner. The minister further said that India-US relationship had developed to a global strategic partnership, based on

Imposition of high tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada by the US is expected to help Indian exporters in increasing their shipments to the American market, experts say. They added that sectors which can be benefited include agriculture, engineering, machine tools, garments, textiles, chemicals, and leather. India was the fourth-largest gainer when the US imposed higher duties on Chinese goods during US President Donald Trump's first tenure. The Trump administration is imposing 25 per cent tarif

The minister’s remarks assume significance as the first official response after President Trump’s reiteration of the tariff reciprocity gambit to the US Congress on Wednesday.... This comes as Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is in Washington for parleys to negotiate some exemptions from tariff shocks and flesh out a bilateral trade deal.... “ So when you are at a stage of development when your industry has to grow, you will tend to make sure that as per the WTO norms, whatever is t

Driven by higher consumption in the city gas distribution( CGD) sector, natural gas consumption in India is projected to grow by nearly 60 per cent to 103 billion cubic meters( bcm) annually while gas imports will double by 2030, the International Energy Agency( IEA) said on Wednesday.... Apart from CGD, India’s rising gas appetite is set to be pushed up by rapid expansion of compressed natural gas( CNG) infrastructure and the cost advantage of gas over liquid fuels for small industrial users..

India and the US are working together to develop resilient supply chains in advanced technology areas and we need to explore several more areas," he said. Talking about areas for increasing cooperation, the minister said that sectors like electronics, pharma and healthcare, space and biotechnology hold tremendous potential." We must leverage our complementary strengths in technology, finance, production, supply and emerging start-up ecosystem with fintech, edtech and health services taking the l