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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will visit India on June 23-24, officials in the Ministry of Commerce said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In the run up to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer’s visit to meet officials in the Commerce Ministry, including Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, on June 23-24, two separate sources in the…
India and the U.S. are moving towards closing all the open ends of the interim trade agreement, and both sides are likely to execute the “very, very vibrant” first phase of the pact by the middle of next month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday (June 5, 2026). He said that the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the latter’s visit to India in March. File. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent visit to India has helped pave the way for a complete reset of Canada-India relations, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said in Ottawa. The ties were strained under Mr….
Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI With India signing a series of free trade agreements with developed countries, the government is working on an FTA utilisation plan to help maximise benefits from these pacts, an official said. Since 2021, India has finalised free trade agreements (FTAs) with Mauritius, Australia, the UAE, Oman,…
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Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Industry representatives have raised issues relating to compliance costs, testing requirements, and challenges faced by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in entering export markets, during a meeting with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on April 27, 2026,” an official statement said on Tuesday (April…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay sign the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, in New Delhi on April 27, 2026. Picture: X/@PiyushGoyal India and New Zealand on Monday (April 27, 2026) signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that the Prime Ministers of both countries…
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal welcomes Todd McClay, New Zealand’s Minister for Trade & Investment on April 24, 2026. Picture: X/@PiyushGoyal India and New Zealand will on Monday (April 27, 2026) sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will remove tariffs on 100% of India’s exports to New Zealand, and either sharply reduce or remove tariffs…
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal addresses during a press briefing on Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan, in New Delhi on Friday (April 3, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The Commerce and Industry Ministry wants all the departments to consider withdrawing pending court cases involving minor offences in…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (March 14, 2026) said India is well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil and fuel, as the West Asia crisis disrupts gas shipments and shipping routes, and highlighted that the government has ramped up kerosene…
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal greets during India-EU FTA joint press conference, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Feb 27 (Reuters) – The European Union and India have agreed to grant each other Most Favoured Nation status for a period of five years starting from the date of a trade…