The plan is to de-notify the entire SEZ.

Weeks after 'breakthrough', substantial work is yet to be done

With India, the last round of talks took place in February 2011.

Sitharaman also highlighted the steps taken by the government to achieve ease of doing business by digitisation of approvals and making more stable policies to make India a favourable destination for investors.

During his visit to India last year, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had expressed concern over lack of growth in bilateral trade.

Although the idea is to focus on all states to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, the department of industrial policy and promotion, the nodal agency to carry out the campaign, has selected a handful of states that have a sound industrial backbone such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and others.

In a significant move, the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Gujarat from January 7 to 9, might see the overseas citizen of India and person of Indian origin cards getting clubbed, External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.

Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.

The decision preceded long hours of tense negotiations and last minute hiccups from Argentina and Pakistan

US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.

India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.

The November 26 meeting, the first of its kind, will also take up trade facilitation agreement.

The agreement on services, if ratified by all member countries, could prove to be a game changer for Indian professionals in education, healthcare & IT.

On the final day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, that country on Tuesday extended its Defence Cooperation Agreement with India by another 10 years. The pact, which was to expire in June next year, will now be in force till 2025.

India is in no danger of crossing the 10 per cent threshold of food subsidies under the WTO's agreement on agriculture and it will not breach the level in the near future.

Narendra Modi and Barack Obama will ponder over ties twice over, says Nayanima Basu

After a gala dinner on the banks of river Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Chinese President Xi Jinping and wife Peng Liyuan checked into a lavish suite at the Taj Palace Hotel in national capital New Delhi, where a Mandarin-speaking staff greeted them with a traditional Jodhpuri chaddar.

Investment announcement for $100 bn over 5 years likely.

Money to come only after Delhi improves biz environment & fast-tracks work.

The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is expected to be in the Vijayawada-Guntur region.