New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India’s recent free trade agreements (FTAs) reflect a strategic shift from defensive trade policy toward a targeted, growth-driven approach, which is focused on partners where trade complementarities are already strong, logistics are efficient, and economic interests are aligned, an Australian media article said.In a decisive departure from earlier trade strategies, India is increasingly choosing partners where bilateral trade was already expanding and where agreements…
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New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The India-European Union free trade agreement (FTA) reflects a shared assessment that “more is at stake than trade alone” and signalled openness on negotiated terms in an era of “weaponised interdependence”, a report has said.The report from Euronews said the deal goes far beyond tariffs when “great powers are increasingly weaponising tariffs and exploiting supply-chain dependencies”.The agreement reflects the logic that “middle powers must build resilience together with…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Apple CEO Tim Cook has said that the company set a quarterly revenue record during the October-December period in India — a market which has seen Apple production and exports touching new highs with each quarter.For the December quarter, Apple set all-time revenue records in the Americas, Europe, Japan, and rest of Asia Pacific, and grew in the vast majority of markets we track.“We continued to gain momentum in emerging markets, which includes India, where we saw str…
Rohtak, Jan 29 (IANS) Veteran batter Sudip Chatterjee held firm with an unbeaten 77 as Bengal reached 168/5 in 58 overs against Haryana on a truncated opening day of their Elite Group C match in Ranji Trophy 2025-26 in Lahli in Haryana on Thursday.Fog and poor light wiped out the first session before Chatterjee struck a patient half-century off 120 balls, guiding Bengal through difficult conditions. He struck the first two boundaries of the contest in the afternoon but otherwise relied on defenc…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) India’s steady rise as a key player in global trade is evident in its increasing share of both global merchandise exports and commercial services exports, said the Economic Survey 2025-26 released on Thursday.According to the WTO’s World Trade Statistics, between 2005 and 2024, India’s share of global merchandise exports has nearly doubled, rising from 1 per cent to 1.8 per cent.Similarly, its share in global commercial services exports has more than doubled, risin…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With women entrepreneurs in focus, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday led the signing of an MoU with a Central lending agency to provide city investors loans of up to Rs 10 crore without furnishing any collateral guarantee, an official said.Seen as a step towards strengthening small and micro enterprises in the national capital, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Government of Delhi and the Central government’s Credit Guarantee Fund T…
Kalyani, Jan 25 (IANS) Bengal stormed into the quarter-finals of 2025/26 Ranji Trophy after thrashing Services by an innings and 46 runs in their Elite Group C clash at the Bengal Cricket Academy ground on Sunday.Resuming the proceedings on the final day’s play, Bengal needed barely 20 minutes to complete the formalities as Mohammed Shami returned with figures of 5-51 to hasten Services’ collapse on Saturday. Services, who folded for 166 in the first innings, managed 349 in their second essa…
Kalyani, Jan 22 (IANS) Bengal enjoyed a strong outing on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C clash against Services at the Bengal Cricket Academy in Kalyani by finishing at 340/4 in 86 overs on Thursday.Veteran batter Sudip Chatterjee, returning from an injury, anchored the innings with an unbeaten 140 off 226 balls – his 14th first-class century laced with 12 fours and a six. Chatterjee shared a 151-run opening stand with Abhimanyu Easwaran, who made 81 off 152 balls before be…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) is organising a Business Expo- Bharat Vyapar Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital to showcase the strength, scale and diversity of Indian trade, manufacturing and services under one roof, according to a statement issued by the traders’ body. The event, to be held from May 1 to 4, will serve as a powerful national and global platform and is being supported by thousands of trade federations, associations and ch…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant struck an unbeaten 67 off 37 balls to lead Delhi to a commanding eight-wicket victory over Services in the 2025/26 Vijay Hazare Trophy game at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 on Saturday.Captain Pant’s explosive knock, laced with four boundaries and six maximums, comes on the day when the national selectors are due to announce India’s squad for the upcoming three-game ODI series against New Zealand, starting on January 11 in…