India-Myanmar to take steps on resuming border trade through roads
India and Myanmar held a bilateral meeting during which both the countries acknowledged the importance of resuming border trade through roads and agreed to take steps on this issue.
India and Myanmar held a bilateral meeting during which both the countries acknowledged the importance of resuming border trade through roads and agreed to take steps on this issue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have launched “Mission-500” in the trade and investment sector. The initiative aims to more than double two-way trade to USD 500 billion by 2030.
Boundary disputes, border sealing, deportation of immigrants, trade and-tariff wars are paradoxes in our age of interdependent globalized economies; paradoxes which are creating confusion, discord and divisiveness within and between nations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday embarked on a pivotal diplomatic journey to France and the United States, focusing on strategic partnerships in AI, defence, and trade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a thorough exchange of views on current issues of bilateral practical cooperation during the 22nd Annual Bilateral Summit between the two nations held on July 8-9, 2024 in Moscow.
The excitement generated by the agreement has increased business optimism on both sides, he said while addressing the University of Melbourne along with his Australian counterpart Dan Tehan in Melbourne. The Indian minister is currently on a visit to Australia.
South Korea and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will begin the fourth round of official talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in Seoul on Monday for a four-day run, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
The port also plans to develop an integrated and seamless end to end delivery infrastructure and organizational system, connecting not only Pandu, Silchar and Karimganj in Assam, but also Tripura and Mizoram via Chattogram, in addition to development of cargo connectivity to Barak valley all the way to Sittwe in Myanmar.
Tensions between India and Pakistan have not allowed the trade between the two countries to achieve its true potential. In fact, it reduced to bare minimum after India abrogated article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir.
India’s trade agreements with Nepal and Bhutan, which include hydroelectric power projects, and its contemplation of Cross-Border Electricity Trade (“CBET”) with Sri Lanka in 2025 are exemplars of transboundary trade in energy. As blocs like Asean and BIMSTEC have proven themselves to be better in their approaches than Saarc, the member countries of Saarc should focus upon persuading other members to establish bilateral and trilateral free-trade agreements among themselves in order to give up on imposing para-tariffs on each other.
