Bengaluru: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was on Monday detained for staging a demonstration at Jayanagar Metro station demanding affordable public transport in the city, police said Surya, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) national president, staged a protest at the Metro Station against the Metro fare hike, which has been increased from…
New Delhi: India will have no difficulty in purchasing goods worth USD 500 billion from the US over the next five years, as envisaged under the bilateral trade pact, and in fact, this is an “extremely” conservative number for a country that aspires to become a USD 30 trillion economy, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said Indian goods will have a competitive advantage in US markets compared to products from China and other competitor countries, which face higher levies, following the reduction in reciprocal tariffs to 18 per cent. India and the US have finalised a framework for the first…
New Delhi: The India of today is negotiating trade deals from a position of strength and confidence that it can offer a future market of USD 35 trillion, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday. “That’s what is our negotiating strength,” Goyal told PTI Videos in an interview. His first after India-US reached…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on avoiding “policy ping-pong” has shaped the Union Budget 2026-27, which is anchored in policy stability while laying the pathways for the long-term vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ at its core, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. Framed as the first Budget of a new five-year fiscal cycle and…
New Delhi: The India-US Interim Agreement framework will support Indian MSMEs in integrating into global value chains and lower costs for businesses and consumers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. As part of the framework announced last night, both countries will reduce import duties on a number of goods to boost two-way trade. While…
Washington: The US and India on Saturday announced that they have reached a framework for an interim trade agreement, under which America will reduce tariffs on India to 18 per cent, according to a joint statement issued by the White House. It said the framework reaffirms the countries’ commitment to the broader US-India Bilateral Trade…
New Delhi: The India-US trade pact will open a USD 30 trillion market for Indian exporters, especially MSMEs, farmers and fishermen, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. He said the increase in exports will create lakhs of new job opportunities for women and youth across the country. “Under the decisive leadership of…
Washington: The US on Saturday said India has committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian oil, following which the additional 25 per cent tariffs imposed by America on Indian goods will be removed from February 7. According to an executive order issued by the White House, India has also committed to a framework with…
New Delhi: India plans to buy USD 500 billion worth of goods from the US over the next five years, including energy products, aircraft and aircraft parts, precious metals, technology products, and coking coal, according to a joint statement. The two countries will significantly increase trade in technology products, including Graphics Processing Units and other…
