Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) The World Watch List 2026 released by global Christian advocacy group Open Doors has highlighted that the Christians in Pakistan — who constitute just 1.8 per cent of the population — continue to face “systemic discrimination, violence, forced conversions, bonded labour, and gender-based persecution”, amid minimal state protection, a report said on Friday. It added that Pakistan remains among the top 10 most dangerous countries for Christians worldwide, securing …
Latest Generalised Scheme of Preferences News & Updates
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) The European Union’s broader suspension of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) will impact only 2.66 per cent of India’s exports to the EU, the Commerce Ministry said on Friday.In 2023, EU imports from India amounted to approximately 62.2 billion euros. Of this, only 12.9 billion euros were eligible under the EU’s Standard GSP framework. India has graduated from 12 major product categories. As per the new regulation, 1.66 billion euros of trade is expected to…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) India is projected to unlock $10–11 billion in additional exports to the European Union (EU) without creating new product capacity, by redirecting existing highly tariffed US-bound trade under the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement, a report showed on Friday.India’s top 15 product categories exported to the United States account for nearly 52 per cent share valued at around $45 billion. Of these, around $21 billion is concentrated in 12 categories that currently have …