economic cooperation
India and Canada Seek to Revitalize Economic Partnership Through Ministerial Talks
Oct 12, 2025 03:16 am CST
Commerce ministers from India and Canada held productive discussions to strengthen bilateral trade relations, focusing on mutual economic opportunities in clean technology, AI, agriculture, and critical minerals. This diplomatic engagement follows a period of strained relations and aims to revitalize the Early Progress Trade Agreement negotiations that were paused in 2023.
S Jaishankar Champions Multilateralism and UN Security Council Reforms at High-Level BRICS Meeting in New York
Sep 27, 2025 08:26 am CST
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar hosted a significant BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting in New York, emphasizing the bloc's crucial role in promoting multilateralism during challenging global times. As the current BRICS Chair, India outlined priorities focusing on food and energy security, climate change, and sustainable development through technological innovation. Jaishankar also participated in IBSA and India-CELAC ministerial meetings, consistently advocating for comprehensive reform of multilateral institutions to better represent developing nations in global governance structures.
Italy's Deputy PM Antonio Tajani Endorses India-EU Free Trade Agreement Finalization at UN Meeting
Sep 26, 2025 07:20 pm CST
Italy's Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani met with Indian officials S Jaishankar and Piyush Goyal at the UN General Assembly, expressing strong support for finalizing the India-EU Free Trade Agreement. The meeting underscores the growing strategic partnership between Italy and India, with Tajani planning a future visit and announcing a 500 million euro support measure for Italian exporters. The EU remains India's second-largest trading partner with bilateral trade reaching EUR 120 billion in 2024.
China Urges Its Companies to Avoid Price Wars in US Market to Maintain Fragile Trade Relations
Sep 25, 2025 03:54 pm CST
China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has called on Chinese companies operating in the United States to refrain from price wars, signaling Beijing's intention to preserve the recent trade truce with Washington. This directive comes amid ongoing economic consultations between the two nations, with both Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump expressing optimism about future cooperation despite lingering concerns over fair market access and export restrictions.
TikTok, Trade, Taiwan Top Agenda For Call Between Trump, Xi
Sep 17, 2025 04:31 pm CST
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have plenty to discuss this week in their first conversation since June, with TikTok, Boeing planes, rare earth magnets and Taiwan among top items for negotiation.
Pak's Shehbaz Sharif Mentions India In Meeting With Putin. What He Said
Sep 03, 2025 02:44 pm CST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that his country respects Russia's relations with India, as he called for strengthening Islamabad's ties with Moscow during his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin here.
Opinion | Bangladesh Can't Wish Away Its Dependence On India, Even If It Wants To
Sep 02, 2025 07:44 pm CST
While Pakistan may continue to appeal through symbolic gestures to Bangladeshi identity and play up shared Islamic orientation, India offers tangible developmental dividends that Dhaka requires.
India-UK Free Trade Pact Signed, PM Modi Says New Market For Indian Farmers
Jul 24, 2025 06:46 pm CST
India and the UK signed the Free Trade Agreement, likely to double bilateral trade by 2030. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and British Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds inked the pact in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer
Opinion | UK-India Trade Pact: The Empire, Finally, Shakes An Equal Hand
Jul 23, 2025 09:20 pm CST
For 200 years, Britain shaped India's trade rules to its advantage - plundering raw materials, taxing salt, killing industries in the name of "free markets". Now, as post-Brexit UK shops around for friends, India has become a prized dance partner.
PM Modi Meets Canadian PM, Calls India-Canada Ties "Extremely Important"
Jun 18, 2025 06:26 am CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said relations between India and Canada are "extremely important" as he held talks with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney on the margins of the G7 Summit here.