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New Delhi: India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) bloc will start the tenth round of negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement from Monday in Brussels amid Trump tariff threats, according to an official. The talks are expected to focus on resolving remaining issues...

Mumbai: The market outlook for next week will be guided by several domestic and international factors such as India's retail inflation data, FIIs activities, dollar to Rupee activity and Trump tariff policy. India's retail and wholesale inflation data will be released March 12, and the...

New Delhi: US is pushing India to negotiate a "large" and "grand" bilateral trade agreement while seeking opening the agriculture sector for American businesses, saying "it just can not stay closed". This will be an important agreement which India will negotiate with a developed economy....

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Saturday returned from Washington after holding trade talks with his US counterparts, an official said. During his week-long visit, Goyal held talks with US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. These deliberations...

New Delhi: Congress Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take Parliament into confidence on US President Donald Trump's claims that India has agreed to cut its tariffs. The opposition party's general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh asked whether the interests of Indian farmers and manufacturers...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump said India has agreed to cut its tariffs “way down” as he reiterated his claim that the country charges America massive tariffs that make it difficult to sell products there. "Our country, from an economic standpoint and financial standpoint...

Beijing: China Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. The new duties become effective March 20, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of...

New Delhi: The US on Friday pitched for a macro, large and grand trade agreement with India, and not 'product-by-product' arrangement to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said India needs to open its agriculture market, emphasising that it...

New Delhi: Days after President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners, India on Friday said it is looking at deepening trade ties with the US including by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers through a bilateral trade deal. In line with his "America...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close almost flat in a highly volatile trade Friday as uncertainties over the global trade war sapped investors' risk appetite. Snapping its two-day winning streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 7.51 points to settle...