New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India can be a reliable and resilient manufacturing partner to the world, and that the recent free-trade pacts offer an opportunity to provide top-quality goods and services. Studying the preferences and comfort levels of other countries is a paramount necessity, Modi said, speaking at a post-budget…
Free trade agreements have become the talk of the town, thanks to India announcing two of the biggest such deals with the European Union and the United States. While the finer details of these agreements are yet to be scrutinized, LiveMint’s quote for the day sheds light on the importance of such deals. In his…
Union Minister Piyush Goyal lashed out at the Congress party over its handling of free trade agreements (FTAs), particularly with China. In his criticism, the Commerce Minister Goyal used the colloquial phrase “angoor khatte hain” (grapes are sour) to describe the Congress leader Jairam Ramesh’s reaction to the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) finalized earlier…
