Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that India now enjoys preferential trade access to nearly two-thirds of global trade, underscoring the country's growing global economic integration.
Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, and Ashwini Vaishnaw met IBM CEO Arvind Krishna to discuss India's tech footprint. Key focus areas include AI skilling, semiconductor design, and multi-million dollar investments in quantum computing and cloud infrastructure to create oppo
"Held a constructive meeting with Arvind Krishna, CEO of IBM. We discussed the company's expanding footprint in India, with a strong focus on advancing AI skilling initiatives to equip our talent with future-ready capabilities. Encouraging to see global technology leaders contributing mea
Taking it to social media platform X, Goyal said, "We signed the Joint Statement for the India-GCC FTA, building on the Terms of Reference signed on February 5, 2026, formally launching negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial agreement."
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met a delegation from Israel who are in India for the first round of India-Israel Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and said these mark an important step towards enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation.
The discussions come amid a broader push to strengthen bilateral trade and move closer to finalising a long-pending free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The issue was highlighted in Indian Ambassador to Israel J P Singh's interview with DD on what the upcoming engagement cou
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a virtual meeting with Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu to advance discussions on the proposed India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), aiming to strengthen bilateral trade and econom
Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal virtually interacted with Canada Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu and held a discussion related to India-Canada Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held high-level discussions with ministers from Tajikistan and Cambodia to expand bilateral trade and investment ties across multiple sectors. The meetings focused on deepening economic cooperation and unlocking new business opportuniti
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal today emphasised that quality must become the defining mantra of India's manufacturing and export ecosystem, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of "zero defect, zero effect" will serve as the cornerstone of India's growth
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal highlighted the expanding cooperation between India and Brazil across sectors. Referring to the growth in bilateral trade by 25 per cent in the past year to reach USD 15 billion, he described the current level as suboptimal and called for
Addressing the India-Brazil Business Forum on Saturday, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal called for a transformative leap in bilateral economic relations, asserting that the partnership between the two nations is entering a "golden era" of cooperation.