Merkel, Modi discuss new proposal for India-EU trade deal, vaccine
Amid concerns in India over the EU-China trade deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the imperative of expediting India-EU free trade agreement which the two sides have been negotiating for nearly two decades. In the telephonic converstion with PM Modi on January 6, Ms Merkel conveyed that […]
US envoy raises bar for India-US trade ties, airs frictions
In a pointed message to India before he heads back to the US and a new administration takes charge in Washington, US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster has highlighted “frictions and frustrations” in the trade and investment ties with India during his tenure, which has prevented the signing of a “small” trade agreement. Speaking […]