“It is currently focusing to the completion of trade agreements with Washington and Brussels – two strategic and commercially important partners,” said the first person and demanded anonymity.
However, Indian negotiators are fully prepared for progress in trade agreements with other partner countries and have been maintained by constant progress, the person said.
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“This is a two -way process and both sides are necessary to reconcile the time axes. The discussion remains positive and other data on the negotiations will soon be announced,” the person added.
Several rounds of negotiations with members of Australia and ASEAN (10 countries from Southeast Asia) took place, but the progress was gradual, with some key problems still not solved.
Business interviews with Sri Lanka and Peru have seen sporadic movement and the pressure towards their sealing must still fruct.
The Review of Free Trade Agreement in India-Ala takes place with the last round in February in Jakarta.
The last business interviews in India-Jižní Korea took place in Soul in July 2024, and other interviews were expected in 2025-26.
Meanwhile, India and Japan expressed their intention to review their agreement, although no data was set for the next round of negotiations.
“Narrow trade agreements with key partners remain the highest priority, in the near future several major trades are expected. An important thing for India is to be able to expand their supplier chain,” said the above.
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“Trade agreements with developed economies are priority and strengthen Indian supply chains by key markets. However, it is necessary to have different strategies for business negotiations for others,” the person asked for anonymity.
The Indian free trade agreement (FTA), the agreement on the lower point, is in May, is intended to significantly strengthen bilateral trade and deepen economic integration.
The agreement eliminates tariffs to 99% of tariffs, covering almost the entire business value and by 2030 it is doubled two -sided trade at $ 100 billion.
Meanwhile, the proposed FTA is currently negotiated between India and the EU.
Minister of Trade Piyush Goyal visited Brussels on May 23rd to join the main negotiator of Indian L. Satya Srinivas and his team, who were already at the EU headquarters for FTA meetings.
In the years 2023–24, trade in EU goods with EU reached $ 137.41 billion, with India exporting $ 75.92 billion and imported $ 61.48 billion – forcing the largest business partner for goods in India. The EU represents approximately 17% of India’s total exports, while India is 9% of the EU global exports.
In addition, bilateral service trade was $ 51.45 billion in 2023.
The Indian delegation at a high level, led by Goyal and the main negotiator of India Rajesh Agrawal, was recently in Washington at negotiations with their American counterparts.
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On May 16, Mitin announced that India and the US are likely to sign its long -awaited bilateral trade agreement to July 8, when a 90 -day break on the US mutual event will expire.
The agreement before July 8 would help India avoid repressive tariffs after the reciprocal tariff framework announced the US at the beginning of this year, according to which a 90 -day pause was provided with key business partners, including India.
It also stabilizes the bilateral business relationship and offers industries and markets much needed clarity.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry did not answer e -mail questions.
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