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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trade ministers from WTO countries [..] should discuss changing the WTO's decision-making system to be able to take quicker action, according to the WTO’s chief of staff. “One member has the right to veto everything that's been negotiated. That means you cannot perform”. www.mlex.com/mlex/trade/a...
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WTO meeting should focus on changing decision-making process, senior official says | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
Trade ministers from the 166 World Trade Organization member countries, who will meet next week, should discuss changing the organization's decision-making process to be able to make decisions faster,...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The US has today notified to the WTO its decision to introduce import restrictions under Section 122 taken for balance-of-payment (BoP) purposes. Other WTO Members may request a review of this notification under the 1994 Understanding on BOP provisions of the GATT. URL: docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"India has opposed [IFDA], but it is hard to see why. India anyway needs to do all this to attract investment, which is absolutely necessary to grow at higher rates. [..] foreign capital brings technology and can enable the country’s integration into GVCs." www.business-standard.com/opinion/edit...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
India will continue to push for prioritising a long-pending permanent solution on public stockholding at #MC14, as it remains critical for safeguarding its MSP-based food security programmes from potential legal challenges in the future, sources said. www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indi...
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India to stay focussed on food stockholding solution as WTO draft sidesteps key issues
India aims to prioritize food stockholding solutions at the WTO, amid concerns over US influence in agriculture negotiations.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
India and the US are set to clash at WTO #MC14 over reforms agenda of the multilateral trade body [..] “We are saying foundational aspects of WTO should not change. Pending mandates should be addressed. Before new things are added” an [Indian] official said. www.business-standard.com/economy/news...
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Peter Ungphakorn @coppetainpu.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
TREADING WATER Part 1 What to expect at the Yaoundé WTO Ministerial Conference CONTENTS: Hostile climate | WTO reform | Fisheries subsidies | Agriculture | Investment facilitation | Digital trade | Anything else? | Time to talk | Legacy With @bobwolfe.bsky.social 2/2
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Treading water—what to expect at the Yaoundé WTO Conference
Part 1. At the very least, the trade ministers must agree to continue talking and commit to keeping the WTO afloat. The world economy depends on it
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
India, Pakistan, Morocco and the 45-member Africa Group on Tuesday asked members of the WTO to commit to promote an international financial system to facilitate cross-border remittance transfers under fair and low-cost conditions. #MC14 m.economictimes.com/news/india/i...
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India, Pakistan, others tell WTO to facilitate cross-border remittance transfers fairly
India, Pakistan, Morocco, and the Africa Group urged WTO members to commit to a fair and low-cost international financial system for cross-border remittances. Ahead of the ministerial conference, they...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
India is set to oppose a key US-led WTO proposal seeking a permanent moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions at the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) set to be held in Cameroon later this month, The Indian Express has learned. #MC14 indianexpress.com/article/busi...
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Flashpoint at WTO: India set to oppose US proposal seeking permanent ban on e-transmission duties
US wants continuation of moratorium, but India sees it as a deterrent towards taxing the digital economy
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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Shantanu Singh, spoke with AJE about the life of and compliance with US trade deals by trade partners after the SCOTUS ruling invalidating the use of the IEEPA to impose tariffs, the resort to Section 122 to impose temporary and more. @shansebolo.bsky.social www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...
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Trump tariff chaos: What does 15% levy mean for trade deals the US signed?
From the EU to Vietnam to the UK and India, multiple countries had signed or finalised trade deals with the US.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Helpful table of trade authorities and their respective limits and requirements that the Trump administration can resort to if the SCOTUS finds illegal the reciprocal tariffs imposed under the IEEPA. From: customsandinternationaltradelaw.com/2026/01/09/i...
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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
EU/India Trade Talks India seeks flexibility in CBAM, steel quotas as FTA talks with EU enter final lap. "It is clear that the EU will not give exemption from CBAM to any country (...)," source tracking the matter told businessline. www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/indi...
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India seeks flexibility in CBAM, steel quotas as FTA talks with EU enter final lap
India seeks concessions on CBAM and steel quotas as FTA negotiations with the EU approach conclusion, aiming for strategic advancements.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
During the meetings held on December 10-11 with India's Commerce Minister, Secretary and chief negotiator Darpan Jain, Washington flagged specific provisions in the DPDP rules and IT Rules that it considers non-tariff barriers for American companies. www.business-standard.com/economy/news...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Quelle surprise: Trade negotiators from India and the EU are no longer optimistic they can finalize a trade agreement by the end of the year, with talks stuck on a few key issues like steel and automobiles, according to people familiar with the matter. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EU and India Unlikely to Finalize Trade Agreement by End of Year
Trade negotiators from India and the European Union are no longer optimistic they can finalize a trade agreement by the end of the year, with talks stuck on a few key issues like steel and automobiles...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Indian Prime Minister and Commerce Minister are expected to travel to Oman next week to sign an FTA [..] A Cabinet proposal regarding the deal, submitted in March 2024, was deferred at the time, prompting further renegotiations. www.thehindu.com/business/pm-...
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PM Modi, Piyush Goyal expected to travel to Oman next week to sign free trade agreement
PM Modi and Piyush Goyal to visit Oman next week to sign a free trade agreement, finalizing key international trade talks.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
The Indian government has yesterday informed the Parliament that the Union Cabinet's approval for the signing and ratification of the India-UK CETA has been obtained. As a result, internal procedures for ratification of the treaty by India are complete.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
CBAM review, which had been due to be presented on December 10, is likely to be delayed by a week, according to two EU officials, due to internal negotiations over the proposals, which also include anti-circumvention measures and subsidies for exporters. www.ft.com/content/4826...
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EU expands carbon border tax to garden tools and washing machines
Changes are intended to close loopholes in law to prevent carbon-intensive imports
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
"Indian firms look better than peers partly because the cost of pollution is not reckoned correctly [..] This outperformance is a trap. When selling into CBAM countries, this pollution arbitrage vanishes. Failures of electricity policy now harm exporters." www.business-standard.com/opinion/colu...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Shishir Priyadarshi: "If India blocks plurilateral efforts inside the WTO, it does not stop the evolution of rules. It simply ensures that innovation happens in exclusive settings where India is not in the room." sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/indi...
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India at the WTO: Strategic caution or self-inflicted isolation?
India’s approach at the WTO is still driven by a mindset formed in the late 1990s: that saying ‘no’ is an essential first step that protects policy autonomy, and that resisting new negotiations is the...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Amid [50% US tariffs & BTA] still hanging in the balance, India is pushing to complete negotiations for a trade deal with the EU by next month and has asked the legal team working on the text to refrain from taking leaves before the trade deal with EU is signed. indianexpress.com/article/busi...
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Deadline rush: As India pushes for EU deal, legal team told to avoid leaves; key EU team in Delhi expected this week
While 10 out of 23 chapters have been closed, key issues, particularly related to rules of origin and market access that include agriculture, remain pending.
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OGEL & TDM Law Journals @ogeltdm.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the European Union informed China at the WTO last week that their respective bilateral framework trade agreements with the Trump administration [..] are “not legally binding” and are therefore not “subject to [WTO] notification” requirements. twn.my/title2/wto.i...
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Trade: WTO Members assert bilateral trade deals with US are non-binding
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) announced that a nationwide farmers’ rally will be held in Delhi on August 25 to protest against the proposed India-US trade agreement, and to press for key farmer demands. www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2025/...
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Farmers to protest India-US trade deal in Delhi on August 25
BENGALURU: The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) announced that a nationwide farmers’ rally will be held in Delhi on August 25 to protest against the propos
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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
US Tariff Pause Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing the tariff implementation deadline from July to August 1. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Extending the Modification of the Reciprocal Tariff Rates
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The India-UK FTA incorporates a mechanism that would allow either party to renegotiate specific clauses if the other offers better terms to a third country through separate agreements, according to people familiar with the matter. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
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Abe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
1/Blockbuster ruling by Court of International Trade nullifying reciprocal tariffs and trafficking tariffs. It also severely handicaps attempts to reimpose. The Court in no uncertain terms rejects national security justification (something courts rarely do). www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
New Delhi plans to create a new category of "foreign-owned and controlled entities" (FOCE), which will also include Indian firms with "indirect foreign investment", the first source said. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Exclusive: India plans stricter rules for companies with foreign ownership, sources say
India is planning to tighten foreign ownership rules, two sources said, in a move that may have significant implications for businesses ranging from e-commerce to pharmaceuticals.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
According to China, the US always “manipulates double standard” by “disciplining others with the strictest standards and self-discipline with the loosest standards, and inconsistency between words and deeds has become the norm.” twn.my/title2/wto.i...
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Trade: China criticizes US violation of WTO's non-discrimination principle
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Prof Ram Singh: "The concern, however, extends beyond China. Imports [of steel products] from FTA partners are rising steeply, with India running trade deficits of around $2 billion each with Japan and South Korea, and $1 billion with Vietnam." www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/maki...
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Making Indian steel globally competitive
Safeguard measures against dumping by China apart, merit-based incentives to improve cost-efficiency and quality are needed
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The FTA between India and the UK might take more than three months to take effect, with the final text now headed for legal vetting, two senior government officials said on the condition of anonymity. www.livemint.com/politics/pol...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
The UK would get access to a [Tariff Rate] quota to sell 22,000 high-value EVs to India at the lower 10% duty, while New Delhi would get a quota to sell low- and mid-range EVs to Britain under the India-UK FTA.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
While India has not gained anything on visa-related issues from this FTA, the UK has offered mobility commitments to annually allow a combined 1,800 yoga instructors, classical musicians, chefs and independent professionals of computer and related services and R&D services, the official said.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
“There is not much concern on chocolates, cosmetics and even Scotch imports. We don’t expect a huge rise in their imports that could hurt our industry,” said an official, “We are giving signals to the EU that we are open to offer concessions”. economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy...
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Cheaper chocolates, cosmetics, soft drinks from UK no threat to India’s local industry
India's Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the UK will reduce tariffs on various products including cosmetics, soft drinks, and chocolates, though officials expect no significant surge in these imports t...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
According to Indian officials, the UK offered Indian workers a two-year national insurance carve out while Badenoch was in charge of trade talks but India wanted a four-year exemption. Starmer agreed a three-year compromise in the deal unveiled on Tuesday. www.ft.com/content/7f13...
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Kemi Badenoch agreed to trade deal tax arrangement, say Indian officials
Conservative leader talking ‘rubbish’ after denouncing national insurance carve out
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Thiru Balasubramaniam @thirugeneva.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
UK: "This IP chapter will support our economies through effective and balanced protection and enforcement of IP rights."
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UK-India trade deal: conclusion summary
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
India-UK FTA concluded: “This is the most comprehensive free trade deal India has ever entered into and will be the gold standard for our future engagements,” India's Commerce Minister said. indianexpress.com/article/busi...
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Most comprehensive trade deal India has negotiated, to be the template for future engagements: Commerce Ministry
99% of Indian exports to benefit from zero duty in UK, including textiles, leather, marine products: says Commerce Ministry
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
And we have a UK India trade deal pib.gov.in/PressRelease...
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Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Starmer welcome the conclusion of a mutually beneficial India -UK Free Trade Agreement and the Double Contribution Convention
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom H.E. Sir Keir Starmer had
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
India and the UK are locked in the final stages of negotiating a free trade deal [..] The most intractable area of disagreement is over Delhi’s request to be exempted from the UK’s “carbon border tax”, starting in 2027 [..] two people with knowledge of the [talks] said. www.ft.com/content/a07d...
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UK and India locked in final stages of trade talks
Ministers attempt to resolve remaining areas of disagreement in London talks this week
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Two days of intense negotiations between India and the UK aimed at finalising a long-pending FTA ended without a breakthrough, since both sides couldn’t resolve four-five outstanding issues, a person aware of the matter said. www.business-standard.com/economy/news...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Britain and India are closing in on a long-coveted trade deal. www.politico.eu/article/uk-i...
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UK and India on cusp of striking trade deal
The two sides have completed an intensive two-day negotiating sprint in London.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
India is prepared to include a sweetener in trade talks with Washington that would "future-proof" a deal by ensuring no other trade partners could have superior terms, as it pushes for a quick agreement with the Trump administration, Indian government officials said. www.reuters.com/world/india/...
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Exclusive: India prepared to 'future-proof' trade deal as sweetener in US talks, sources say
New Delhi is prepared to include a sweetener in trade talks with Washington that would "future-proof" a deal by ensuring no other trade partners could have superior terms, as it pushes for a quick agreement with the Trump administration, Indian government officials said.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Forced technology transfer is back on the menu: India is planning to allow Chinese companies to invest under the electronics component Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, but only through joint ventures (JVs) with Indian firms, sources told CNBC-TV18. www.cnbctv18.com/technology/i...
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India likely to allow Chinese companies to participate in electronics component PLI via JV route: Sources - CNBC TV18
Sources tell CNBC-TV18 that any JV seeking PLI benefits will also be required to include mandatory transfer-of-technology clauses, ensuring key technologies are passed on from the Chinese entity to th...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
India has accepted that Britain will only offer minor changes to its visa regime as negotiations for a trade deal enter their final stages. The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO.
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India blinks on visas to pave way for UK trade deal
The new rules will lead to around 100 new visas for Indian workers each year, a U.K. official told POLITICO.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
India-EU FTA talks have gathered pace with both partners starting sector-specific negotiations for the first time after narrowing chapter-wise differences, but their key disagreement over “sustainability” issues persists [..], according to people in the know. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/s...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
India and the United States may resolve contentious non-tariff barriers (NTBs) by signing the so-called “side letters” outside the framework of the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). www.business-standard.com/economy/news...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
India is expected to press the United States to ease export controls and grant it access to critical technologies on par with key US allies such as Australia, the UK, and Japan under the proposed bilateral trade agreement. www.financialexpress.com/policy/econo...
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India to press for technology access parity with US allies in new trade agreement talks
India-US BTA: Sources indicate that India will likely request relaxation of export restrictions in sectors such as telecom equipment, biotechnology, artificial intelligence (AI), pharmaceuticals, quan...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
India is open to modifying its Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SMEC) on the basis of the outcomes of the trade agreement with the US and other FTAs, according to a senior government official. www.business-standard.com/industry/aut...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Former GATT and WTO lead negotiator Ambassador Kumar: "India finds itself in a situation where it does not want to negotiate labour standards and environmental protection at the WTO, but is okay to discuss this bilaterally with EU, UK, and maybe even with US." www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e...
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Is the World Trade Organization still relevant?
Is the WTO still relevant? Former assistant to U.S. Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Mark Linscott and O.P. Jindal Global University’s Mohan Kumar discuss the question
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
The terms of reference for a bilateral deal, which was finalized by both sides this week, includes trade in goods as well as services, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Seeks India Trade Deal on E-Commerce, Crops and Data Storage
A US-India trade agreement under discussion will cover 19 categories, including greater market access for farm goods, e-commerce, data storage and critical minerals, people familiar with the matter sa...
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Apart from tariffs cuts, a decision on inclusion of other areas such as intellectual property, digital trade, government procurement, social security and work visas will also now be thrashed out between trade officials from the two sides, sources said. www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/us-n...
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US’ nod to ToRs for trade pact with India sets the stage for trade talks in Washington
US approves Terms of Reference for India-US trade agreement, focusing on tariff cuts and other key areas.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
India wants the 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports enforced by the Trump administration to be included in the India-US BTA that is currently being negotiated, rather than being addressed separately, two people aware of matter said. www.livemint.com/politics/pol...
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