Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union remain a priority, with both sides pushing for an "early and ambitious" deal, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday, hours after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanis
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.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India is actively working on the process of free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with many countries and expressed confidence of fast progress with the United Kingdom, irrespective of the result of the British elections
The long-awaited trade deal between India and Britain is likely to be signed after the completion of elections in the United Kingdom as the officials of India and the United Kingdom met virtually on May 7 last month.
The commerce ministry has organised a two-day "Chintan Shivir" for formulating strategies and standard operating procedures for free trade agreements. The Shivir organised on May 16-17, was attended by senior government officials of different departments, former government secretaries, and t
Terming the India-European Union Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) the "most difficult FTA," External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Monday that it is the most difficult one because there are a lot of non-trade issues involved in this FTA.
The 2nd round of India-Luxembourg Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) took place on Tuesday in New Delhi, with discussions on bilateral relations, and an emphasis on the early conclusion of a comprehensive, balanced and mutually beneficial India-EU Free Trade Agreement.
"We share values on democracy, freedom of speech and rule of law. That is the reason why not only India and Denmark, but India and the European Union should have closer ties because it's much easier to be friends with countries where you have the same values", said Gade.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, said that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union has to be fair, equitable and balanced.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met with the European delegation from the security and defence committee of the European Parliament at the Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday discussed progress of India-EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations with European Commission's Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.