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India, Afghanistan discuss expanding spice trade and joint investments: Ta
Updated : 4 months ago IST
In a statement on X, Afghanistan's Ministry of Industry and Commerce said the Indian council expressed interest in greater collaboration, including setting up spice production factories in Afghanistan. The discussions also covered issues related to medicine imports, improving spice quality,
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China ran disinformation campaign to hinder Rafale sales, push its J-35 Je
Updated : 4 months ago IST
China ran a disinformation campaign during Operation Sindoor using fake social media accounts to propagate AI images of supposed French Rafale aircraft "debris" in favour of its own J-35s, according to a US Commission report.
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China's retaliatory trade pressure backfires as DPP lawmakers rally Taiwan
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Taiwanese lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) representing Kaohsiung on Friday called on the public to stand with Japan by purchasing Japanese products and travelling there, amid China's escalating response to remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concerning Tai
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Withdrawal of QCOs eases costs for MSMEs, but opens floodgates to cheap Ch
Updated : 4 months ago IST
GTRI also suggested some guardrails that are required to prevent the import flood. It said, to mitigate these risks, India must immediately put in place a targeted import-management strategy.
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Indian Army achieves major milestones in Indigenisation drive, reduces rel
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"#IndianArmy is accelerating its indigenisation drive in the #YearofTechAbsorption, achieving major breakthroughs in reducing dependencies on imports. Over 1,050 spares and more than 60 major assemblies of critical foreign-origin weapon systems have already been indigenised, enabling upgr
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Pakistan's governance failure turns everyday fruits into luxury items for
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Fruit prices in Pakistan have surged after the Afghanistan border closure halted supplies. Markets are running empty, prices have doubled, and vendors blame poor oversight and profiteering. Low-income families can no longer afford basic fruit, and sellers urge the government to restore impor
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India's rising gold imports should be monitored to assess increasing trade
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
India's widening goods trade deficit in October has raised concerns among analysts, with Nuvama Research highlighting that the country's rising gold imports must be closely watched to assess the future trade deficit trajectory.
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Despite US sanctions on Russian crude, margins of Indian oil companies to
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The margins of India's oil marketing companies (OMCs) are unlikely to come under significant pressure despite the United States imposing sanctions on two of Russia's largest crude oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.
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Trump lowers tariffs on coffee, tomatoes, more as Americans' anger over pr
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order retroactively lowering tariffs on a range of agricultural imports, including beef, tomatoes, coffee and bananas, with the change taking effect from November 20
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India's gems and jewellery trade slumps in October amid global weakness, h
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
India's gems and jewellery trade witnessed a sharp contraction in October 2025, as exports and imports declined across major segments due to subdued global demand, high interest rates, supply chain disruptions, and the impact of steep US tariffs, as per the data released by the Gems and Jewe
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RMG imports from Bangladesh drop by 27 percent during April-Sept after gov
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh fell sharply by 27 percent to USD 257 million during April-September 2025, compared to the same period the previous year, in the wake of restrictions imposed by the Indian government that helped boost the domestic market.
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Public health of Indians at risk due to substandard imports of PVC resin f
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A new report by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP.in) has warned that India's public health faces a serious threat from the large-scale import of poor-quality PVC resin containing cancer-causing chemicals. The report says that imported PVC from China contains high levels
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