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NEW DELHI: The commerce ministry has set up a task force to identify and resolve trade barriers being faced by exporters in other countries, a move which would help provide greater market access to domestic goods, an official said. The development assumes significance as many times India’s exports suffer from these barriers such as time […]

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COLOMBO: Six months after it was announced by the prime ministers of both countries, India has discussed the early launch of the UPI payment system with Sri Lanka and reiterated its support in the cash-strapped island nation’s debt restructuring process. In July 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe signed an […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The seat sharing talks between the constituents of INDIA block have started in right earnest. Congress high command has finally understood the need for early clinching of the agreements between the INDIA partners taking into the specifics of the political situation in each state. It is a welcome development. To start with, […]

The post Congress-Left Seat Sharing In A Few States Will Be Positive For Lok Sabha Polls first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: As India and the four-member European Union Free Trade Association (EFTA) enter the final rounds of negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), the decision of Switzerland to bring down its import tariffs on industrial goods to zero has limited the gains that can be derived from the deal for New Delhi. Switzerland […]

The post Little Gains From FTA With EFTA After Swiss Move To Scrap Tariffs first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: The negotiations on India-Oman free trade agreement that were racing towards concussion may drag a bit longer as Indian petrochemical producers have opposed any deep duty cuts on polypropylene and polyethylene that might be offered in the pact. Both polypropylene and polyethylene, key raw materials for plastics, currently attract import tax (basic customs […]

The post Petrochemical Industry Opposes Oman FTA, Deal May Be Delayed first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup As Bangladesh prepares for its 12th parliamentary polls on January 7, speculation abounds on the impact of the election outcome on Dhaka’s relationship with Delhi. From historic landmarks such as the 2015 land boundary agreement to lows during 2001-2006, when a coalition led by the current Opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party […]

The post India Needs To Impart Dynamism To Its Bilateral Ties With Bangladesh first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan is expected to get USD 700 million as the next tranche of the bailout from the IMF as the Executive Board of the global lender meets on January 11, according to a media report on Tuesday. The board of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund is set to deliberate and potentially grant final […]

The post Pakistan Likely To Get $700 Million From IMF As Next Tranche Of Bailout This Month: Report first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: India’s Mines Ministry has upped the ante as it eyes securing supplies for critical minerals specially lithium and cobalt, among others. Beyond getting into global alliances and participating across select projects; discussions are currently underway with Lat-Am nations, like Argentina, Chile and Bolivia (also called global Lithium Triangle), and Australia for acquisition of […]

The post India Plans More Auctions To Boost Access To Critical Minerals In 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Ministries of mines, steel and the department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) will set up an internal mechanism to monitor the export of steel and aluminium products at concessional duties to the US, an official said. Indian exports of these products were earlier attracting additional duties in the US, as […]

The post Mechanism To Monitor Steel, Aluminium Products Export At Concessional Rates To US In The Making first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Narendra Modi government had successfully avoided any meaningful discussion on the three new criminal laws in the Lok Sabha by resorting to suspension of almost entire opposition members in the Lok Sabha, but had to face a serious roadblock even before their implementation enforcing the Centre to give a second thought […]

The post Drivers’ Protest Shows The Three New Criminal Laws Are Pandora’s Box first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: In the free-trade negotiations that India is involved in, it may end up giving up more than what it can gain, trade policy think tank said on Tuesday citing a recent study. Even in labour-intensive sectors where New Delhi is seeking parity with competitors from the developing world, it may face disappointments, the […]

The post India To Continue Giving More Under FTAs Than It Musters: Study first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) has lined up massive plans to ramp up its mining capacity, while also roping in the private players in a big way as mine development operators (MDOs). The state-run miner, which reported elevated capex consistently over the last several years, will keep the pace in the coming years as well, with […]

The post Coal Production Target For FY25 Is Set At 850 MT: CIL CMD first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Watch out. Will Maharashtra Lok Sabha elections throw up surprises? The state dangles like a ripe fruit for the taking. Everybody is just waiting. The alliances, they seem they’re many. What happened to the Maha Vikas Aghadi, and did the BJP and the Shinde Shiv Sena combine have a name before Ajit […]

The post INDIA Bloc Has Lot Of Issues To Sort Out For Arriving At An Agreement In Maharashtra first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty The year 2023 has ended with two big wars and a few local conflicts including one in Myanmar bordering India. While the world was looking for the end of war in Ukraine during 2023, a new war with much severe death toll began in Gaza strip of Palestine in October 2023 giving […]

The post Global Politics May Witness Further Shift To Right And Authoritarianism In 2024 first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Harihar Swarup The INDIA alliance meeting in Delhi is broadly an effort at political resuscitation. For three months, the opposition formation had virtually suspended such strategic level dialogue, as the Congress prioritised the assembly elections. Talk of crucial loss of momentum. INDIA’s leading partner Congress stands devastated after losing in three states to the […]

The post BJP Has Narrative Advantage Against Combined Opposition first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh wants India to remove the anti-dumping duties on certain jute product imports. India extended these duties for a five-year period in January this year but New Delhi is not keen to do so, sources have said.. The neighbouring country is also trying to stop India from attempting to impose countervailing or anti-subsidy […]

The post Bangladesh Wants India To Remove Anti-Dumping Duties On Jute Products first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Girish Linganna India and the UAE recently completed their first transaction in rupees for crude oil from the Emirates. A major shift in how global trade is conducted, typically done in dollars, this step is a significant boost to the growing trade between India and the UAE, which is likely to surpass the $100 […]

The post India-UAE Embrace The Rupee In Oil Transactions first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Debabrata Biswas Two and a half months have passed since Oct 7 and I have written before that the Hamas attack was to bring the Palestinian issue back to the attention of the world. That objective has been achieved, at the cost of a heavy toll of Palestinian deaths. The breach of international laws […]

The post Gaza War Will Not Solve Israel–Palestinian Conflict first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.