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Mark Carney said after a Montréal summit on 30 October that Canada and the EU aim to conclude talks on Canada's 'associate membership' by June 2027. It has no basis in the EU treaties, Germany objected to the term, and the joint statement says 'ever closer association'.
Prateek Rawat3 min
India bought $3.6 billion of Venezuelan oil in the first five months of the fiscal year, against $255 million in all of the last, and could pass $15 billion if the pace holds, says the Global Trade Research Initiative. It advises buying for price, not investing in oilfields.
Prateek Rawat4 min
Rubio told Indian media the US 'has to have a relationship' with nuclear-armed Pakistan, but that no US tie comes at India's expense. A former foreign secretary called his Iran comparison 'unfortunate'. He also dismissed UN experts' criticism of India's handling of protests.
Prateek Rawat4 min
After talks in Mumbai the US Secretary of State said only a small number of items remain in the trade deal. The UAE's foreign minister joined a three-way session on energy security. No agreement was announced, and Rubio moves on to Jamnagar on Wednesday.
Reyaansh Agarawal4 min
The free trade agreement came into force at one minute past midnight on Tuesday. New Zealand has dropped duties on all Indian goods; India opens 70 percent of its tariff lines but keeps dairy, sugar and edible oils protected, with 6,000 visas a year and a $20 billion investment pledge alongside.
Prateek Rawat5 min
The US Secretary of State meets S. Jaishankar at the Taj Mahal Palace on Tuesday afternoon, days after Washington waived tariffs over India's Russian oil purchases. A trade deal is said to be nearly done; the opposition is angry that the meeting is not in the capital.
Prateek Rawat5 min
