India's external sector has demonstrated steady resilience in the current financial year, with cumulative exports touching USD 720.76 billion during April-January 2025-26, marking a 6.15 per cent growth over USD 679.02 billion recorded in the corresponding period last year.
India remains in a strong position despite recent changes to the US tariff regime, according to Chandrima Chatterjee, Secretary General of the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI).
Taking it to social media post on X, Goyal said, India is emerging as a strong and trusted pillar of global food security under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He described the shipment as a reflection of India's nutritional capabilities and technological strength, adding tha
Longer-term trends indicate a structural shift in India's gold imports, with value rising sharply over time while volumes have stagnated or declined. Gold import value increased from USD 32.91 billion in FY19 to USD 58.01 billion in FY25, a 76 per cent rise over six years.
India's overall exports, merchandise and services combined, increased by 13.16 per cent year-on-year to USD 80.45 billion in January 2026, compared with USD 71.09 billion in January 2025, according to data released by the Commerce Ministry on Monday.
Today, nearly 70 per cent of global trade markets are open to India, where preferential access has been ensured through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). This means India now receives special advantages compared to other countries. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal shared this during a press
India's exports grew 8.5 per cent in the July-September quarter of 2025-26 financial year, marking an improvement over the previous quarter and underscoring resilience in trade amid global uncertainties, NITI Aayog Senior Lead Pravakar Sahoo told ANI today.
Speaking at the India SME Finance and Summit, Soumya Kanti Ghosh said this growth highlights the sector's increasing significance, with its share rising to 27.3 per cent in 2021, reflecting remarkable resilience in the domestic economy.
Memani noted that the United States, the world's largest economy, is also India's largest trading partner, with total Indian exports to the US estimated at around USD 80-90 billion annually. Of this, nearly 50-60 per cent, roughly USD 50 billion, comes from labour-intensive sectors such as g
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, asserting that its own "legacy" has left the economy in an "unprecedented mess," and questioned whether the upcoming budget would deliver concrete
Imports from India witnessed a sharper contraction, falling 31.4% year-on-year in November 2025 compared with November 2024, marking one of the steepest monthly declines among major suppliers, it said. This significant decline is indicative of the challenges faced by India's textile and appa
While speaking with ANI, Sachdev said, "India exports around USD 130 billion of goods and services to the EU. After this free trade agreement, our exports will jump from USD 130 billion to around USD 200 billion. European exports to India, which are around $80 billion now, will jump to aroun