India, UAE seal defence pact, set $200 bn trade target

India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday unveiled plans to have a strategic defence partnership and sealed an LNG deal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed......

2025 Marks India's Arrival As A Great Power

In a world fractured by uncertainty, India stands out for its policy consistency, paired with sustained ambition, points out Pritam Banerjee. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff Key Points 2025......

India's Foreign Policy Panchnama

There has never been a moment in India's history when it has been so adrift in the world, so confused about what it stands for and against and so humiliated, asserts Aakar Patel. IMAGE: Prime......

India's Foreign Policy Needs Strategic Expansion

The era where nations thrived through rigid alignments is giving way to an age where the connective State defines power.For India, that era has arrived, points out Dr Nishakant Ojha. IMAGE:......

New Foreign Trade Policy 2023-28 to be unveiled on Friday

India will unveil its much-awaited new Foreign Trade Policy 2023-28 on Friday, with a view to boost exports amid slowing global trade. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters Commerce and Industry Minister......

Foreign trade policy in August: Trade minister

India's trade minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday that the government would come up with a comprehensive foreign trade policy in August. Addressing reporters in Shimla, Sharma......

Govt extends Foreign Trade Policy by 6 months

The government has decided to postpone the release of the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) and extend the existing one by six months on account of global uncertainties and currency fluctuations.......

Govt extends current foreign trade policy till Sep

The government on Wednesday extended the existing foreign trade policy (FTP) for six more months up to September 30 this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a notification.......