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Washington, May 1 (IANS) The United States has again placed India on its Priority Watch List for intellectual property concerns, citing continued gaps in enforcement and long-standing issues in patent protection.The designation came in the 2026 Special 301 Report released by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), which reviews how trading partners protect and enforce intellectual property rights.India remains among six countries on the Priority Watch List, alongside China, Russia and …

New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India and the United States continue to remain engaged to finalise a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement (BTA), the government said on Friday.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated during a weekly media briefing here that the trade deal talks between New Delhi and Washington are on. “Both governments — the United States and India — continue to remain engaged with a view to concluding a fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial …

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that India and the United States are in the advanced stages of negotiating a bilateral trade agreement. Goyal told journalists that India has already finalised free trade agreements with three members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance — Australia, the UK, and New Zealand. The US and Canada comprise the other two members of the grouping.The minister said that they are also preparing to re-engage Cana…