India, Vietnam elevate strategic ties, set $25 billion trade target by 2030

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Vietnam President To Lam India and Vietnam on Wednesday agreed to boost their bilateral relationship, aiming to elevate ties to an “Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership” while outlining an ambitious roadmap for trade, defence and technology cooperation.The decision followed talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnam president To Lam, with […]

India seals trade pact with New Zealand, gets tariff-free access to markets

NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Monday concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to deepen economic ties between the two nations, with both countries vowing to double bilateral trade in the next five years.The FTA, the third to be sealed this year after the ones with UK and Oman, will give […]

India-New Zealand FTA finalised: Bilateral trade to double in 5 years; NZ to invest $20 billion

India and New Zealand struck a free trade agreement (FTA) on Monday, marking the end of negotiations that began back in March this year. The agreement was unveiled after a telephone conversation between PM Modi and New Zealand’s PM Christopher Luxon. During the call, the two leaders described the India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement as […]

India-UK CEO Forum: PM Modi, Keir Starmer chart ‘roadmap for shared progress’; target $100 billion bilateral trade by 2030

PM Modi, Keir Starmer address India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK PM Keir Starmer, who is on visit to India, addresses the India-UK CEO Forum in Mumbai on Thursday, talking about market access, bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two nations with target of doubling trade by […]

US, China begin high-stakes tariff talks in Geneva to ease trade war tensions

Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Senior American and Chinese officials began tense negotiations in Geneva on Saturday in a bid to cool a spiralling tariff dispute that threatens global trade. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer are meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, marking the first direct contact between the two […]

Xi in Moscow: China’s role in Russia’s economic survival | World News

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP) Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Moscow this week for Russia’s Victory Day Parade, where his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, unleashs a display of military might to help cement ties with Beijing.The parade, a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in World War […]

Erdogan, Meloni hold talks to boost Italy-Turkey ties | World News

ROME: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Rome for talks with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Tuesday, as the two Mediterranean countries seek to boost trade and cooperation.Meloni and Erdogan will discuss the war in Ukraine and the “situation in the Middle East” before a summit where government ministers are expected to sign a number of […]