In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the lawmakers stressed that "there is a strong national security need for better understanding, predicting, and preparing for the PRC's AI progress," according to the SCCCP's statement.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held productive discussions on Tuesday with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, focusing on expediting the first tranche of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement.
Government is committed to reducing logistical barriers and enhancing market access for Indian agri and processed food products, said Sunil Barthwal, Secretary Department of Commerce, in his address at a high-level Chintan Shivir organised by Agricultural & Processed Food Products Author
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal on Tuesday said that the reciprocal tariffs are both a challenge and an opportunity for India, as the government is already negotiating a bilateral trade deal with the US.
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed optimism about India-US trade ties, emphasizing the need for India's agricultural trade to open up amid US President Donald Trump's plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners, including India.
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal highlighted the robust export performance during April 2024 to January 2025, stating, "Our exports during April-Jan has seen a growth of 7.21 percent. During April-Jan we have witnessed USD 46 bn Dollar increase from the last year same period. During the sam
Howard Lutnick, the nominee for US Commerce Secretary, has accused DeepSeek, a newly launched artificial intelligence model from China, of stealing US technology and getting around US export controls to obtain Nvidia chips, the Asia Times reported.
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal was upbeat on the trade data and said, "It has been an extremely good month for us, and not only our overall export progress has been extremely good, but if you look at April to October, this has been the highest ever non-petroleum exports from this country
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal and Secretary, MoICE, Bhutan Dasho Tashi Wangmo co-chaired the India-Bhutan, Commerce Secretary Level Meeting (CSLM) in Thimphu on Friday, where they decided to expedite development of cross-border and connectivity infrastructure.
The US Commerce Department on Monday will propose a ban on the sale or import of smart vehicles that use specific Chinese or Russian technology due to national security concerns.
The next round of negotiations for an India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) is planned next week, from September 23-27 here in the national capital, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters on Tuesday.