President Trump, forcefully pursuing his 'America first" policy, has previously described India as a "tariff king" for imposing "tremendously high" tariffs on American products, also expressed dissatisfaction over the US-India trade ties. "Well, we can have a trade deal with India, but I'm really saving the big deal for later on," Trump, who is scheduled to visit India on February 24 and 25, told reporters at the Joint Base Andrews outside Washington on Tuesday when asked whether he expects a trade deal with India before the visit.
China is in no hurry to disengage at the border and the region and international community is moving on. The spectre of a long haul in Ladakh haunts India, points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India will be represented by Union Divestment Minister Arun Shourie in the informal World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting convened by US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick
Telecom major Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd on Monday said all issues with Reliance Infocomm over Flag Telecom
In a significant move to make the World Trade Organisations trade negotiations to meet the July-end deadline for a Framework Agreement, Trade Ministers of Non-Group 5 including India are meeting in Paris from July10-11.
The video game industry singled out Malaysia and China as among the worst havens for piracy in this year's 'Special 301' filing submitted to the US Trade Representative by the association representing computer and video game publishers.\n\n
India was among the 14 countries, including Pakistan and Russia, which remained on the 'Priority Watch Lis't of the United States for "inadequate and ineffective" enforcement of patent laws.
Rejecting US criticism that India has a closed economy, the government on Thursday said growth in imports were a testimony to the liberalising economy and expressed confidence that the IT industry would find a "creative solution
The United States has offered to cut its agricultural subsidies by 60 per cent over a period of next five years as demanded by the G-20 developing nations and Britain in its bid to revive the Doha round of trade talks.
The order would ensure that the US fully collects all duties imposed on foreign importers that "cheat".
Trump will pay a state visit to India on February 24 and 25 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Wednesday said the US President's visit will be a 'very special one' and it will go a long way in further cementing India-USA friendship.
According to exporters, withdrawal of incentives under GSP would impact India's export worth $5.6 billion to the US.
Reacting to Trump's latest move, China has vowed to immediately retaliate.
India has been the single biggest beneficiary of the decades-old US Generalized System of Preferences programme, allowing the country to export $ 5.7 billion worth of duty-free goods in 2017, according to figures from US Congress.
The US said on Friday that it was keen on forging closer trade ties with India and more investment flow between the two countries.
India should lower its tariffs, and gradually open its markets in order to provide a level playing field to the United States in the areas of outsourcing, former US Trade Representative Carla Hills said on Monday.
"I think very soon. We are doing very well. (US Trade Representative) Robert Lighthizer who is right here negotiating with India... I think, very soon we will have a trade deal," Trump told reporters when asked if there is any trade deal is expected between India and the US.
The Trump administration terminated India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the Generalized System of Preferences in June.
In a letter to Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Trump said he was determined that New Delhi had "not assured" the US that it would "provide equitable and reasonable access" to the markets of India.
Trump's visit symbolised heightened partisanship and a return to chemistry between leaders defining bilateral ties, notes Kashish Parpiani.
The US hopes that the upcoming India trip of US President Barack Obama would elevate trade and investment ties.
The US side had pushed for removal of price caps on medical equipment such as coronary stents and a commitment by India to reduce trade imbalance
Panagariya urged the government to undertake labour law reforms and make land acquisition more flexible to attract the multinationals.
India and US keen to strengthen trade ties, hold talks after 4 years.
Prez says that India has not assured the United States that it will provide 'equitable and reasonable access to its markets'.
Modi will meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on September 29-30.
While the Trump administration wants India to lower the trade barriers and embrace "fair and reciprocal" trade, India has raised tariffs on 28 items exported from the US in retaliation to America's withdrawal of preferential access for Indian products.
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