
Year-end deadline looms as India seeks preferential access to copper, lithium, while Chile favours supply-chain cooperation and value-added exports
The chief negotiators of India and Canada will begin the fifth round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Ottawa from October 5, with an aim to conclude the talks by the end of this calendar year, an official…

The negotiations are important as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Canada around December this year, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said last month.


The talks are focused on reworking a framework agreement announced in February that was built around tariff commitments later rendered uncertain by a US Supreme Court ruling striking down sweeping tariffs announced by Trump

Asked if the US and India are close to a trade deal, Trump told reporters in Evian that they were "very close".

The clock is ticking down to a July 1 deadline, when both London and Brussels are due to hike tariffs and cut import quotas.


US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is arriving in India for a significant visit. He will engage in discussions on trade, energy security, and defense cooperation. A key event will be the Quad foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi. This gathering will focus o…
American trade officials are expected in India next month for crucial trade discussions. This visit follows recent US investments exceeding sixty billion dollars. India and the US are strengthening their partnership in technology, defense, and energy. Both na…

When asked if the US chief negotiator for the BTA will accompany US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Goyal said “he’s not coming with him, but there is some plan for them to come next month”.
India anticipates a US trade delegation for upcoming talks, which will address all outstanding issues, including the Section 301 probe. A proposed trade deal with the US will not progress until this investigation concludes. The US initiated the Section 301 in…

Ongoing Section 301 probes will be part of the talks as these can result in potential tariffs on Indian goods, sources said
India-US trade deal: India anticipates a visit from the US team for the next round of trade talks. While specific dates are yet to be decided, both nations are committed to advancing their bilateral trade agreement. Previous discussions in April focused on ke…