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"National interest will continue to guide our choices": Foreign Secy on re
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Speaking during a Special Briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) here, Misri stated that decisions in the energy sector, whether by the government or businesses, would be guided by national interests, while clarifying the issue of actual sourcing.
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Parliament Budget Session: DMK MP TR Baalu seeks discussion on India-US tr
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
DMK MP TR Baalu moved an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha on Monday, seeking a discussion on the framework of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India and the United States.
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"Quota" to US on apples less than current imports: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
"We are not surplus in apples. The demand for apples is more than 25-26 lakh tons. We produce about 20-21 lakh tons. As we speak, we import 5.5 lakh tons of apples every year. And a large quantity of that comes from the United States of America. We have not opened up apples. We have given
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Farmers' interests protected in trade deal; US cut tariffs on several agri
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that the trade agreement with the United States will not harm Indian farmers, while the US has reduced tariffs on several Indian farm exports to zero.
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"What happened to Make in India?" Owaisi questions Centre over impact on f
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Addressing a public rally in Karimnagar, Owaisi claimed that US President Donald Trump has warned that the US could impose an additional 25 per cent tariff on India if it imports oil from Russia, directly or indirectly.
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"Golden letters" or "Humiliating failure"?: India-US trade framework trigg
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday placed farmers at the government's defence of the India-US interim trade agreement, declaring the day would be "etched on golden letters" in India's economic history. The Congress led a fierce counter-offensive, with Party media department chairman
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India to import more soybean oil, reduce tariffs on fruits; dairy sector u
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Sachdev said that India intended to increase imports, which could impact local pricing and production, and that tariff reductions on American produce would mean more competition for domestic growers but more variety for Indian consumers.
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Himachal apple economy to be badly hit by Centre's foreign trade agreement
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The Horticulture, Revenue and Tribal Development Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday warned that the state's apple-based economy would be severely impacted due to foreign trade agreements signed by the Union government and the drastic reduction in import duty on app
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Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala slams India-US Trade Framework, questi
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala criticised Modi government on Saturday, following the announcement of a framework for an India-US Interim Trade Agreement. Speaking from Panchkula, Haryana, Randeep Singh Surjewala said that the deal would devastate Indian livelihoods by opening domesti
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Truly extraordinary that Modi govt accepted US to monitor India's oil purc
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, alleging that the Centre has agreed to US monitoring of India's import of Russian oil as part of the interim framework agreement of the deal.
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"Humiliating failure being sold as achievement": Pawan Khera slams Centre
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Chairman of Congress' Media and Publicity Department, Pawan Khera, on Saturday called the framework of the India-US trade deal a "humiliating failure", alleging that under pressure, India has decided to open up the agricultural market and halt the import of Russian oil.
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Trump signs order threatening tariffs on countries doing business with Ira
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Under the order, beginning on its effective date, the United States may impose an additional ad valorem duty-for example, up to 25 per cent- on goods imported into the US from any country that directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise acquires goods or services from Iran. Read More
