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June 2007
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29th June 2007	CENTRE APPROVED FINANCIAL PACKAGE FOR THE TEA GARDENS: JAIRAM RAMESH THIRTY TEA COMPANIES OF WEST BENGAL SIGNS IN SPTF
29th June 2007	INDIA AND EU LAUNCH NEGOTIATIONS ON BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT AT BRUSSELS
29th June 2007	KAMAL NATH ASKS US INVESTORS TO AVAIL OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA’S AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, TOURISM AND OTHER SECTORS
28th June 2007	SCOPE FOR GREATER TRADE, INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND US IS IMMENSE: KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES US-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL AT WASHINGTON
26th June 2007	KAMAL NATH UPHOLDS AGRI INTERESTS IN TRADE TAKS
25th June 2007	INDIA’S TRADE WITH THAILAND TOUCHES US $ 2 BILLION IN FIRST 8 MONTHS OF 2006-07 THAI COMMERCE MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH
24th June 2007	JAIRAM LAUNCHES SPICES BOARD PROJECT IN KARBI ANGLONG (ASSAM) PRODUCER COMPANY MODEL ADOPTED TO BENEFIT TRIBAL GROWERS
22nd June 2007	FORMAL APPROVAL GRANTED TO 36 SEZs; IN PRINCIPLE APPROVAL TO 9 BOARD OF APPROVAL FOR SEZs MEETS
22nd June 2007	WHY G-4 TALKS BROKE DOWN IN POTSDAM – NO COMPROMISE ON AGRI MARKET ACCESS, SAYS KAMAL NATH  REITERATES INDIA’S COMMITMENT TO SUCCESSFUL  CONCLUSION OF DOHA ROUND
21st June 2007	JAIRAM RAMESH LAUNCHES GRAPENET SOFTWARE – TO PROVIDE COMPLETE TRACEABILITY FOR GRAPE EXPORTS TO ADDRESS EU CONCERNS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUE AND QUALITY
19th June 2007	NATIONAL MANUFACTURING PORTAL – V. KRISHNAMURTHY LAUNCHES MAJOR INITIATIVE TO MAKE INDIA’S SMES GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE THROUGH IT
18th June 2007	INDIA, CANADA TARGET US $ 20 BILLION TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES  WITHIN FIVE YEARS INDIA EMERGING AS MANUFACTURING HUB – THIS TREND TO BE STRENGTHENED  BY SPREAD OF SEZs, KAMAL NATH TELLS ROUNDTABLE OF CANADIAN CEOs
18th June 2007	ASHWANI KUMAR ADDRESSES UBS CEO FORUM IN ITALY
13th June 2007	GRANT OF PATENTS ON YOGA BY UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE – THE FACTUAL POSITION
13th June 2007	KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES PACKAGE TO COUNTER IMPACT OF RISING RUPEE ON EXPORTS – ASSURES EXPORTERS OF ALL HELP TO REACH EXPORT TARGET OF US $ 160 BILLION
12th June 2007	NO DILUTION OF SPs AND SSMs - FOOD AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF PRIME CONCERN, SAYS KAMAL NATH ATTENDS DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEETINGS IN GENEVA
11th June 2007	INDEX OF SIX INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES (BASE: 1993-94=100) APRIL 2007
10th June 2007	INDIA & RUSSIA SIGN STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING TO SET UP JOINT TASK FORCE TO CONCLUDE CECA AND TO TAKE BILATERAL TRADE TO US $ 10 BILLION BY 2010
10th June 2007	KAMAL NATH SHOWCASES INDIA AS AN EMERGING ASIAN POWER HOUSE   ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM AT St. PETERSBURG
7th June 2007	APEDA AND SPICES BOARD LAUNCH PROJECTS IN CHHINDWARA TO BOOST AGRI SECTOR PROPOSAL FOR REJUVENATION OF ORANGE PRODUCE CLEARED
6th June 2007	INDIA ASKS UAE FOR GREATER TRADE IN AGRO PRODUCTS  UAE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH
5th June 2007	BOARD OF APPROVAL FOR SEZs MEETS26 FORMAL AND 9 IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVALS GRANTED
4th June 2007	BRAZIL EMERGES AS INDIA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER IN LATIN AMERICA – BILATERAL TRADE TARGET OF $ 10 BILLION BY 2010 KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES BUSINESS SUMMIT ON INDIA AND BRAZIL
1st June 2007	EXPORT SURGE CONTINUES – RECORD 23% GROWTH IN APRIL 2007 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA APRIL 2007
1st June 2007	INDIA POISED TO BECOME HUB OF ENGINEERING PROCESS OUTSOURCING – SIZE OF INDIAN EPO MARKET TO TOUCH $ 30 BILLION ANNUALLY BY 2015 KAMAL NATH ASSURES ALL SUPPORT TO TAP INDIA’S EPO POTENTIAL  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER RELEASES STRATEGY PAPER  ON EPO AND GIVES AWAY EEPC AWARDS

 

May 2007
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31st May 2007	BOA GRANTS FORMAL APPROVAL TO 23 AND IN PRINCIPLE APPROVAL TO 6 SEZs
30th May 2007	Big Thrust to India-Gulf Economic Relations – Agriculture and Food Processing identified as new Sector for Trade and Investment  India-GCC FTA to be Expedited  Holding company to be set up to promote India-Gulf SME Cooperation  3rd India-GCC Business Conference Concludes with adoption of Mumbai Declaration
30th May 2007	KAMAL NATH TO PRESENT EEPC EXPORT AWARDS AND RELEASE REPORT ON ENGINEERING PROCESS OUTSOURCING ON JUNE 1
29th May 2007	FDI Policy Review to be finalized by June-July – Dr Ajay Dua’s Presentation on Investment Scenario in India at India-GCC Industrial Forum
29th May 2007	India Negotiating FTA with Gulf Countries – Kamal Nath outlines Trade and Investment Opportunities at 3rd India-GCC Industrial Forum
29th May 2007	IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL –MARCH 2006-07
28th May 2007	INDO-UAE TRADE POLICY FORUM – KAMAL NATH MEETS UAE MINISTER
25th May 2007	WTO VIEWS ON SEZ REBUTTED – COMMERCE SECRETARY’S REPLY AT TRADE POLICY REVIEW IN GENEVA $ 8 BILLION INVESTMENT IN SEZs ALREADY MADE AND $ 25 BILLION INVESTMENT UNDERWAY
24th May 2007	INDIA ONE OF THE BULWARKS FOR FUTURE OF ASIA – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES NIKKEI “FUTURE OF ASIA CONFERENCE 2007”
23rd May 2007	KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS INDIA’S COOPERATION IN TEXTILES, HIGH-TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES ASHWANI KUMAR MEETS KAZAK FOREIGN MINISTER
23rd May 2007	CONTINUED POLICY REFORMS SINE QUA NON FOR SUSTAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA GLOBAL TRADE WILL BE AT RISK UNLESS DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION OF DOHA ROUND IS MET INDIA’S STATEMENT AT WTO TRADE POLICY REVIEW
22nd May 2007	INDIA’S SHARE IN WORLD TRADE GOES UP SIGNIFICANTLY TO TOUCH 1.5% -- SHARE MAY CROSS 2% BY 2009, SAYS KAMAL NATH
22nd May 2007	KAMAL NATH TO LAUNCH INDIAN MANGO FESTIVAL IN TOKYO ON 23 MAY
21st May 2007	FIRST CONSIGNMENT OF BANGANPALLI MANGOES TO JAPAN FLAGGED OFF
21st May 2007	INDIA-MEXICO SIGN MOU ON BILATERAL HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON TRADE, INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
18th May 2007	JAIRAM RAMESH CO-CHAIRS MEETING OF INDO-TANZANIAN JOINT TRADE COMMITTEE WITH TRADE MINISTER OF TANZANIA BHEL LIKELY TO SIGN AGREEMENT FOR SETTING UP GAS BASED POWER PLANTS IN TANZANIA
16th May 2007	KAMAL NATH FLAYS US MOVE ON H1B VISA – SAYS WILL RAISE THE ISSUE AT G-4 MEETING IN BRUSSELS TEXT OF KAMAL NATH’S PRESS STATEMENT ON H1B VISA ISSUE
16th May 2007	PROMOTION OF EXPORT OF GEMS AND JEWELLERY
16th May 2007	CAP ON NUMBERS OF SEZs
16th May 2007	ALLOTMENT OF LAND TO COMPANIES FOR SEZs
16th May 2007	EXPORT OF WHEAT, RICE, PULSES, SUGAR, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
16th May 2007	NO INSTANCE OF FLOUTING OF SEZ GUIDELINES BY PROMOTERS
16th May 2007	TRADE BY EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIAL UNITS
16th May 2007	REVIEW OF IRON ORE EXPORT POLICY
16th May 2007	BOA NOT CONSIDERING FRESH SEZ APPLICATIONS: JAIRAM RAMESH
16th May 2007	EXPORT OF INDIAN MANGOES TO JAPAN AND USA: VAPOUR TREATMENT PLANTS BEING SET UP IN ANDHRA PRADESH, SAYS JAIRAM RAMESH
16th May 2007	EXPORT TARGET OF $ 160 BILLION FOR 2007-08 WITH THRUST ON EXPORTS FROM RURAL & SEMI-URBAN AREA: JAIRAM RAMESH
16th May 2007	KVIC GIVEN EPC STATUS: JAIRAM RAMESH
16th May 2007	INDIA’S MANUFACTURING CLOCKS HIGHEST GROWTH RATE IN OVER A DECADE – CROSSES 14% IN MARCH 2007 FDI EQUITY INFLOWS HIGHEST SINCE INCEPTION OF ECONOMIC REFORMS
16th May 2007	REOPENING OF TEA GARDENS STATEMENT OF JAIRAM RAMESH ON THE REOPENING OF SURENDRANAGAR TEA GARDEN IN WEST BENGAL
15th May 2007	SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES FOR EXPORT  OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE UNDERWAY
15th May 2007	MERGER OF MMTC, STC AND PEC
15th May 2007	IMPORT OF CEMENT
15th May 2007	DUTY FREE ACCESS TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
15th May 2007	EXPORT OF INDIAN MANGOES
15th May 2007	TARGET PLUS SCHEME
15th May 2007	GOVERNMENT TAKES UP BAN ON INDIAN RICE BY RUSSIA
9th May 2007	BOARD OF APPROVAL FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES MEETS
4th May 2007	KAMAL NATH WARNS AGAINST CONDITIONALITIES TO DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION IN DOHA ROUND OF WTO NEGOTIATIONS – SAYS SPs AND SSM NECESSARY SAFETY NETS TO PROTECT FARMERS – STRESSES LIKELY DISASTROUS IMPACT OF UNRESTRAINED TARIFF LIBERALISATION ON INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER ADDRESSES OXFORD UNIVERSITY ON FUTURE OF WORLD TRADE TALKS
4th May 2007	INDIA DISAPPOINTED WITH WTO DRAFT PAPER ON AGRICULTURE, SAYS KAMAL NATH SENSITIVITIES OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LEFT UNADDRESSED INDIA TO WORK WITH OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON COMMON RESPONSE
4th May 2007	PM COMMENDS RECORD FDI INFLOWS
3rd May 2007	ENHANCEMENT OF CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR BUILDING SME COMPETITIVENESS PROPOSED CRITICAL ROLE OF SMEs IN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT STRESSED AT SME CLUSTER CONCLAVE
2nd May 2007	KAMAL NATH TO DELIVER SPECIAL ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ON MAY 3
1st May 2007	EXPORTS UP BY 23% IN 2006-07  INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-MARCH 2006-2007
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April 2007
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30th April 2007	MARKET ACCESS FOR INDIAN MANGOES TO DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – A BREAKTHROUGH, SAYS KAMAL NATH NEED TO FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY KAMAL NATH GIVES AWAY APEDA EXPORT AWARDS FOR 2005-06
30th April 2007	NORWEGIAN MINISTER URGES NOVARTIS TO WITHDRAW CASE AGAINST INDIA
27th April 2007	INDIA’S TRADE WITH PAKISTAN EXPECTED TO CROSS RECORD LEVEL OF US $ 1.5 BILLION IN 2006-07 PAKISTANI BUSINESS DELEGATION CALLS ON KAMAL NATH
26th April 2007	EXPERT COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE PRICE INDEX CONSTITUTED
25th April 2007	PRICE SPECTRUM BAND FOR 2006 ANNOUNCED FOR RUBBER, COFFEE & TEA
20th April 2007	AGRO EXPORTS TO BE THE FOCUS AREA FOR FUTURE: KAMAL NATH GOVERNMENT LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP FOOD PARKS FDI INFLOWS OF US $ 25 BILLION TARGETTED FOR 2007-08
19th April 2007	KAMAL NATH UNVEILS ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
19th April 2007	FDI INFLOWS INTO INDIA TOUCH A RECORD HIGH
19th April 2007	STATUS HOLDER SCHEME REVAMPED
19th April 2007	HIGHLIGHTS - ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 2007 TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY (2004-09)
19th April 2007	GLOSSARY OF TERMS – FOREIGN TRADE POLICY
19th April 2007	Address by Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry at the release of Annual Supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09
19th April 2007	INDIA’S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS ALMOST DOUBLED IN 3 YEARS
19th April 2007	ENHANCEMENT OF THE FDI CEILING FROM 49 PER CENT TO 74 PER CENT IN THE TELECOM SECTOR – REVISED GUIDELINES
18th April 2007	INDIA EMERGES AS A FORCE IN MANUFACTURING EXPORTS – KAMAL NATH LAUNCHES ESCAP’S ANNUAL ECOOMIC AND SOCIAL SURVEY OF ASIA
18th April 2007	KAMAL NATH TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY TOMORROW
16th April 2007	INDIA, CHINA TAKE COMMON STAND ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES INDIA-CHINA ISSUE JOINT MINISTERIAL STATEMENT IN BEIJING – KAMAL NATH ALSO DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE WITH CHINESE MINISTER
15th April 2007	INDIA TO UNDERTAKE GAS EXPLORATION IN UZBEKISTAN AGREES TO OPEN TECHNICAL TALKS WITH GAIL
15th April 2007	INDIA AND AZERBAIJAN TO COOPERATE IN OIL & GAS SECTOR AND OTHER AREAS
13th April 2007	GOVERNMENT PERMITS IMPORT OF MOTORCYCLES OF 800CC ENGINE CAPACITY OR ABOVE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS
13th April 2007	NO MOVE TO ALLOW IMPORT OF NATURAL RUBBER FROM THAILAND
13th April 2007	INDIAN MANGOES TO ENTER US MARKET THIS SEASON –KAMAL NATH AND SUSAN SCHWAB ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF US-INDIA PRIVATE SECTOR ADVISORY GROUP ON TRADE POLICY SIXTH MINISTERIAL US-INDIA TRADE POLICY FORUM MEETING HELD
13th April 2007	MANUFACTURING GROWTH CROSSES 12% -- FDI EQUITY FLOWS REGISTER HUGE INCREASE OF 450% IN FEBRUARY 07
12th April 2007	KAMAL NATH, SUSAN SCHWAB TO CHAIR MINISTERIAL INDIA-US TRADE POLICY FORUM MEETING TOMORROW
11th April 2007	KAMAL NATH DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE WITH THAI COMMERCE MINISTER
10th April 2007	G-4 AND G-6 MINISTERS TO MEET IN NEW DELHI TO REVIEW PROGRESS OF DOHA ROUND ON 12th APRIL
9th April 2007	HIGHLIGHTS OF COFFEE EXPORTS FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2006-07
8th April 2007	JAIRAM TO LEAD MULTI-SECTORAL DELEGATION TO AZERBAIJAN AND UZBEKISTAN  VISIT TO AIM AT ENHANCING BILATERAL TRADE & INVESTMENT: FOCUS ON COOPERATION IN OIL & GAS SECTOR, MINERALS, RAILWAYS ETC
5th April 2007	SEZs AT A GLANCE
3rd April 2007	MMTC PAYS 25% INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2006-07 CHEQUE PRESENTED TO KAMAL NATH
3rd April 2007	EXPORT GROWTH MORE THAN TWICE INDIA’S GDP GROWTH RATE INVESTMENT OF RS. 100,000 CRORE EXPECTED IN SEZs BY DECEMBER 2007 SPECIAL PURPOSE TEA FUND LAUNCHED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TEA SECTOR INDO-ASEAN FTA LIKELY TO BE CONCLUDED BY JULY 2007 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
2nd April 2007	EXPORTS UP BY 23% IN APRIL-FEBRUARY 2006-07 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-FEBRUARY 2006-2007
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March 2007
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29th Mar 2007	NORTH EASTERN INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION POLICY ANNOUNCED – KAMAL NATH SAYS LANDMARK 10-YEAR POLICY WILL SPEED UP INDUSTRIALISTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
28th Mar 2007	INDO-SWISS RELATIONS GET A BOOST AS BOTH SIDES AGREE TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
27th Mar 2007	MMTC PROJECTS TURNOVER OF RS 18 000 CRORE IN 2007-08 – MOU SIGNED WITH GOVERNMENT
26th Mar 2007	STC PROJECTS TURNOVER OF Rs.10,000 CRORE DURING 2007-08 STC SIGNS MOU WITH THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
26th Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH INVITES UAE TO INVEST IN INDIA – SAYS FDI INFLOWS DURING 2006-07 MAY TOUCH $ 15 BILLION  INDIA’S TRADE WITH UAE MORE THAN DOUBLED
26th Mar 2007	ROBUST INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RECORDED IN 2006-07 OVER 150% INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION)
23rd Mar 2007	MALTA FOR EARLY CONCLUSION OF INDIA-EU TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT MALTESE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH
23rd Mar 2007	AGRI MARKET CANNOT BE OPENED TO SUBSIDISED IMPORTS, KAMAL NATH COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL MEETS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER
23rd Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GREATER ENGAGEMENT OF GERMAN SMEs WITH INDIA
22nd Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH ORDERS CBI INVESTIGATION INTO PULSE EXPORTS MATTER GOVERNMENT REBUTS ALLEGATIONS
21st Mar 2007	ALL OUTSTANDING SEZ ISSUES AND CONCERNS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION: ASHWANI KUMAR
21st Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH SAYS NO TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO INDIAN MARKET FOR SUBSIDISED AGRI PRODUCTS OF THE WEST ADDRESSES CRUCIAL G-33 MEET IN JAKARTA
21st Mar 2007	RESERVATION IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
21st Mar 2007	JAPANESE AID FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR
21st Mar 2007	SEZs TO BRING OVERALL DEVELOPMENT
21st Mar 2007	AGENCY FOR STUDY OF EFFECT OF FDI ON RURAL AREAS YET TO BE FINALISED: ASHWANI KUMAR
21st Mar 2007	INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR NORTH-EAST
21st Mar 2007	FDI IN RETAIL
16th Mar 2007	COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE MINISTRIES HAVE CLOSELY COORDINATED POSITION ON WTO AGRICULTURE ISSUES – NEWS REPORT ON SPECIAL PRODUCT INCORRECT, SAY COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE SECRETARIES
14th Mar 2007	Index of Six Infrastructure Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) - January 2007
13th Mar 2007	INDIA URGED TO EXPEDITE LDC PACKAGE
12th Mar 2007	BIPPA SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
12th Mar 2007	ONE SIZE FITS ALL WILL NOT WORK IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS: KAMAL NATH – INEQUITOUS SYSTEM WILL HIT TRADE FLOWS FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
9th Mar 2007	TENTATIVE AGENDA AND PROGRAMME Government of India, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,
9th Mar 2007	CEMENT MANUFACTURERS AGREE TO HOLD PRICE LINE FOR ONE YEAR AND TO ABSORB INPUT COST IN RESPONSE TO KAMAL NATH’s APPEAL
8th Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH ASKS EXPORT COUNCILS TO PREPARE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO TAP EMERGING MARKETS BIG THRUST ON REDUCING TRANSACTION COST TO ENHANCE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
8th Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH ASKS EXPORT COUNCILS TO PREPARE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO TAP EMERGING MARKETS BIG THRUST ON REDUCING TRANSACTION COST TO ENHANCE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
7th Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH URGES EU TO SPEED UP CLEARANCE OF INDO-EU FTA – PROGRESS ON THIS SOON, SAYS EU AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER INDIA, EU TO RESOLVE WINE ISSUE THROUGH DIALOGUE
7th Mar 2007	EXPORT OF KABULI CHANA FREED OF ALL RESTRICTIONS
6th Mar 2007	KAMAL NATH TO PARTICIPATE IN BOARD OF TRADE MEETING TOMORROW
1st Mar 2007	STC PAYS INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 20 % TO THE GOVERNMENT OVER 100% INCREASE IN PROFITS & TURNOVER IN APR 06-JAN 07
1st Mar 2007	EXPORTS UP BY 32% IN APRIL-JANUARY 2006-07 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL- JANUARY 2006-2007
1st Mar 2007	INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO STEP UP TRADE AND INVESTMENT FLOWS – OUTCOME OF INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT COMMISSION MEETING
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February 2007
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27th  Feb.2007	UNPRECEDENTED 480% INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS: KAMAL NATH MANUFACTURING GROWTH MAY CROSS 12% IN 2006-07
27th  Feb.2007	EXPORT OF DOLLAR CHANNA – JT. DGFT HYDERABAD AND BHOPAL TO PERMIT ALLOCATIONS
27th  Feb.2007	MASHELKAR REPORT AND THE PATENT ISSUE
27th  Feb.2007	FDI RETAIL: GOVT COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING INTERESTS OF INDIAN INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER
26th  Feb.2007	INDO-NEPAL TRADE TREATY RENEWED WITH EFFECT FROM 6TH MARCH, 2007 – KAMAL NATH SAYS TIES TO BE DEEPENED AND WIDENED
26th  Feb.2007	KAMAL NATH SAYS INDIA AT LIBERTY TO REVIEW CONCESSIONS IN CASE OF NON COMPLIANCE WITH SAFTA BY PAKISTAN – SAARC MINISTERIAL COUNCIL URGES PAKISTAN TO COMPLY WITH  SAFTA
23rd  Feb.2007	KAMAL NATH LAUNCHES RIS’ WORLD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007
22nd  Feb.2007	DILUTION OF DEVELOPMENT DIMENSION IN NAMA NEGOTIATIONS UNACCEPTABLE  INVERSION OF THE NAMA MANDATE
22nd Feb.2007	KAMAL NATH TO RELEASE WORLD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007 TOMORROW
21st Feb.2007	BAN ON EXPORT OF DOLLAR GRAM (CHANA) LIFTED TO MITIGATE FARMERS’ DISTRESS
20th Feb.2007	FIRST MEETING OF THE INDIA-ITALY JOINT WORKING GROUP ON INFRASTRUCTURE HELD
19th Feb.2007	PHENOMENAL INCREASE IN TRADE WITH PAKISTAN IN FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 2006/07 – PAKISTANI MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE MEETS KAMAL NATH
15th Feb.2007	GOVERNMENT AIMING AT 13 % MANUFACTURING GROWTH NEXT YEAR: KAMAL NATH MEETS JAPANESE MACHINERY FEDERATION TEAM
15th Feb.2007	UNIDO CENTRE FOR SOUTH-SOUTH INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION LAUNCHED – COLLECTIVE APPROACH OF SOUTH TO CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION
13th Feb.2007	KAMAL NATH TO PARTICIPATE IN INDIA-ITALY BUSINESS FORUM IN MUMBAI TOMORROW
13th Feb.2007	SOUTH-SOUTH INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION CENTRE – KAMAL NATH AND DG/UNIDO TO LAUNCH NEW INITIATIVE
9th Feb.2007	INDIA, GREECE KEEN TO ENHANCE TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES BILATERAL TRADE WITH GREECE UP BY 84%
8th Feb.2007	DELHI-KOLKATA FREIGHT CORRIDOR PROPOSED WITH JAPANESE ASSISTANCE: KAMAL NATH
7th Feb.2007	QUANTUM INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS INTO INDIA KAMAL NATH CHAIRS PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
7th Feb.2007	DEVELOPMENT AGENDA ON IPRs GETS A BIG BOOST OUTCOME OF FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL MEET ON IPR DEVELOPMENT AGENDA HOSTED BY INDIA
6h Feb.2007	KAMAL NATH SEEKS GERMAN COOPERATION IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, MANUFACTURING AND ENERGY SECTOR
6h Feb.2007	IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL- DECEMBER 2006
5th Feb.2007	INDIA HOSTS FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL MEET ON IPR DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
2nd Feb.2007	MEETING OF BOARD OF APPROVALS ON SEZs HELD ISSUES RELATING TO NOTIFIED SEZs CONSIDERED
2nd Feb.2007	FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON INDIA-JAPAN CEPA CONCLUDES – FOUR WORKING GROUPS SET UP SECOND ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS TO BE HELD IN TOKYO IN APRIL 2007
1st Feb.2007	INDIAN COMPANIES ESTABLISHING A GLOBAL PRESENCE AND TILTING SCALES IN GLOBAL MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS  -- KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES THE ECONOMIST CONFERENCE
1st Feb.2007	FIRST ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON INDIA-JAPAN COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BEGINS
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January 2007
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31st Jan.2007	CORUS REFLECTS INDIA’S ECONOMIC STRENGTH: KAMAL NATH
27th Jan.2007	EXPORT SURGE CONTINUES INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-DECEMBER 2006-2007
25th Jan.2007	INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION RECORDS A GROWTH OF 14.4% IN NOVEMBER 2006 - HIGHEST IN OVER A DECADE
23rd Jan.2007	ENGINEERING EXPORTS TO TOUCH RECORD HIGH OF US $ 24 BILLION CLOCKING 40% GROWTH THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH PRESIDENT LAUNCHES EEPC GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
23rd Jan.2007	INDIA AND FINLAND TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC TIES
23rd Jan.2007	NEW SEZ APPROVAL ABEYANCE ONLY TEMPORARY – EGOM EXPECTED TO MEET SHORTLY – GOVERNMENT ASSURES INVESTORS
21st Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH TO LEAD INDIAN DELEGATION TO DAVOS
21st Jan.2007	ENGINEERING GOODS EMERGE AS LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO INDIA’S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS  GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS OF EEPC TO BE ADDRESSED BY PRESIDENT ON 23 JANUARY
19th Jan.2007	SEZs TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT, EXPORTS AND LEAD TO FASTER GROWTH OF LABOUR INTENSIVE MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES IN INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH KAMAL NATH GIVES AWAY AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING EXPORT PERFOMANCE OF SEZs AND EOU UNITS
18th Jan.2007	EEPC Golden Jubilee Celebration to be addressed by President of India Three day Buyer-Seller Meet with more than 300 foreign buyers
18th Jan.2007	FDI INFLOWS UP BY 117 % IN APRIL-NOVEMBER 2006 - $12 BILLION EQUITY INFLOWS EXPECTED THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH AT PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT 2007
16th Jan.2007	HIGH LEVEL FRENCH DELEGATION MEETS ASHWANI KUMAR
16th Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH TO PARTICIPATE IN PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT 2007 IN BANGALORE – TO ALSO INAUGURATE INTERNATIONAL FLOWER AUCTION CENTRE
15th Jan.2007	INDIA, HUNGARY TO STEP UP TRADE & INVESTMENT COOPERATION
12th Jan.2007	G-33 BLASTS DRAFT WORLD BANK PAPER ON SPECIAL PRODUCTS AS ANTI-DEVELOPMENT
12th Jan.2007	ASEAN ACCEPTS INDIA’s NEGATIVE LIST KAMAL NATH ATTENDS ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS – INDIA CONSULTATION MEETING ATCEBU
11th Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH ATTENDS ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS – INDIA CONSULTATION MEETING  AT CEBU
11th Jan.2007	FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPETITIVENESS BEGINS
11th Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH LEAVES FOR PHILIPPINES ASEAN SUMMIT
9th Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH RELEASES INDIA RETAIL REPORT 2007 EXPANSION OF ORGANISED RETAIL TO GENERATE 10 TO 15 MILLION  JOBS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS – BOTH FARMERS AND CONSUMERS TO GAIN
9th Jan.2007	MULTI-PRONGED STRATEGYFOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES FICCI AGM
8th Jan.2007	KAMAL NATH TO RELEASE INDIA RETAIL REPORT TOMORROW
5th Jan.2007	ITALIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE WITH KAMAL NATH – BOTH URGE FORWARD MOVEMENT ON NEGOTIATIONS FOR INDO-EU TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT
5th Jan.2007	IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL- NOVEMBER 2006
2nd Jan.2007	Index of Six Infrastructure Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) – November 2006
2nd Jan.2007	ENHANCEMENT OF FDI CEILING FROM 49% TO 74% IN TELECOM SECTOR – AMENDMENT TO PRESS NOTE 5 (2005 SERIES)
1st Jan.2007	INDIA TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM SOURCES OF ROUGH DIAMONDS: JAIRAM RAMESH
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December 2006
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30th Dec. 2006	JODHPUR IS TOWN OF EXPORT EXCELLENCE FOR HANDICRAFTS & GUAR GUM: JAIRAM RAMESH GOVERNMENT LOOKING TO DOUBLE GUAR GUM EXPORTS IN 5 YEARS
27th Dec. 2006	2006 – THE YEAR OF RECORD EXPORTS LANDMARK FIGURE OF US $ 100 BILLION CROSSED – HIGH GROWTH TO PROPEL EXPORTS TO $ 125 BILLION THIS FISCAL, SAYS KAMAL NATH INDIA VOICES DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS AT WTO – STANDS FIRM ON FARM ISSUES YEAR END REVIEW OF 2006 – DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
26th Dec. 2006	2006 – YEAR OF RECORD FDI INFLOWS: KAMAL NATH MANUFACTURING SECTOR GROWTH RATE OVERTAKES SERVICES GROWTH TO EMERGE AS MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO GDP  INDIA COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO PRODUCT PATENT  REGIME TASK FORCE ON DEVELOPMENT OF DELHI-MUMBAI INDUSTRIAL  CORRIDOR BEING CONSTITUTED YEAR END REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY &  PROMOTION
26th Dec. 2006	KAMAL NATH GIVES AWAY FIEO EXPORT AWARDS   GREATER FOCUS ON AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS NEEDED: KAMAL NATH
21st Dec. 2006	KAMAL NATH CONVENES FIRST EVER PRE-BUDGET JOINT INTERACTION OF EXPORTERS WITH  FINANCE  MINISTER EXPORTERS URGE CONTINUANCE OF DEPB, TEXTILE UPGRADATION FUND SCHEME STELLAR EXPORT PERFORMANCE KEY FACTOR IN INDIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH WIDENING TRADE GAP NO CAUSE FOR WORRY, SAYS CHIDAMBARAM LOOK AHEAD AND STRATEGISE, ELSE WILL BE OVERTAKEN BY NEW COMPETITORS, KAMAL NATH TELLS EXPORTERS
21st Dec. 2006	SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES– VISIBLE GAINS
21st Dec. 2006	SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES– SUCCESS STORIES
19th Dec. 2006	CRITICISM OF SEZs COMPLETELY MISPLACED, SAYS KAMAL NATH -- SEZs AN ENGINE OF GROWTH   INDIA NEEDS SEZs, MPs AGREE  PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND  INDUSTRY MEETS
18th Dec 2006	GLOBALISATION MUST DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES TO THE POOR, SAYS KAMAL NATH
16th Dec. 2006	TRIPURA IS INDIA’S NEXT FRONTIER  IN RUBBER INDUSTRY : JAIRAM RAMESH
15th Dec. 2006	KAMAL NATH   INVITES JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING AND SERVICES
14th Dec. 2006	INDIA AND JAPAN TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ASIA: KAMAL NATH
14th Dec. 2006	FACILITIES TO EXPORTERS
14th Dec. 2006	OGL POLICY
14th Dec. 2006	STEPS TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT DOMESTIC OIL INDUSTRY
13th Dec. 2006	INDIA, JAPAN TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR  KAMAL NATH HOLDS DISCUSSIONS WITH JAPANESE MINISTER  OF ECONOMY AND TRADE
13th Dec. 2006	JAIRAM HOSTS DISCUSSIONS ON THE PROPOSED E-AUCTION OF TEA
12th Dec. 2006	Index of Six Infrastructure Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) October 2006
12th Dec. 2006	NATHU LA TRADE PICKS UP: JAIRAM RAMESH
12th Dec. 2006	INDO-RUSSIAN TRADE UP BY 39%
12th Dec. 2006	EXPORT TO PAKISTAN
12th Dec. 2006	EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES
12th Dec. 2006	INDIA JUSTIFIES CONTINUATION OF GSP BENEFITS
12th Dec. 2006	INDIA THE MOST FAVOURED OFF-SHORING DESTINATION: ASHWANI KUMAR
12th Dec. 2006	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN RETAIL
11th Dec. 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR CALLS FOR STRONGER INDO-MOROCCO ECONOMIC TIES AT THE RABAT INVESTMENT CONFERENCE MOROCCO KEEN ON INDIAN INVESTMENT IN POWER, AGRICULTURE TOURISM
10th Dec. 2006	NEW INITIATIVES FOR ‘AAM AADMI’ EXPORTS DEEMED EPC STATUS TO BE GRANTED TO KVIC
10th Dec. 2006	INDO-UAE TRADE POLICY FORUM SET UP TO EXPAND BILATERALTRADE
7th Dec. 2006	NEW INITIATIVES FOR EXPORT MARKETING IN J&K
7th Dec. 2006	DR. ASHWANI KUMAR CALLS FOR GREATER INDO-FRENCH COOPERATION IN TECHNOLOGY, PHARMA & BIO-TECHNOLOGY
7th Dec. 2006	KAMAL NATH INVITES ARABS TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE – SAYS STRONG INDO-ARAB PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL TO INDIA’S LONG TERM ENERGY SECURITY
6th Dec. 2006	VISA ISSUE OF INDIAN DIAMOND TRADERS IN ISRAEL TO BE RESOLVED BY NEXT MONTH: ISRAELI MINISTER ASSURES KAMAL NATH
6th Dec. 2006	JAIRAM RAMESH TO INAUGURATE ASIAN PACKAGING CONFERENCE IN MUMBAI ON DECEMBER 12
6th Dec. 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND FIRST INDIA-ARAB WORLD BUSINESS SUMMIT IN DUBAI TOMORROW
6th Dec. 2006	KASHMIR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN DUBAI FAIR
5th Dec. 2006	FREE TRADE PACT WITH EUROPEAN UNION
5th Dec. 2006	REGULATORY AUTHORITY FOR SEZs
5th Dec. 2006	INDIA, ISRAEL FOR CLOSER COOPERATION IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT – ISRAELI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL TIES WITH KAMAL NATH
5th Dec. 2006	Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR TO REPRESENT PM AT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE IN MOROCCO
5th Dec. 2006	COMPETITIVENESS OF INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS DISCUSSED – BERNARD MONTFERRAND CALLS ON Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR
2nd Dec. 2006	INDIA’S CONCERNS MUST BE FULLY ADDRESSED IN DOHA ROUND TALKS – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION CONFERENCE
1st Dec. 2006	EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO COUNTER COUNTERFEITING AND PIRACY BEING DEVISED:  Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR 10% REDUCTION IN PIRACY IN INDIA COULD CREATE 115000 NEW IT JOBS FICCI-ICC SEMINAR HELD
1st Dec. 2006	INDIA, EFTA MOVE TOWARDS TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES SETTING UP OF JOINT STUDY GROUP
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November 2006
Date                                                      Tittle
29th Nov 2006	PACKAGE FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRIES IN UTTARANCHAL
29th Nov 2006	NO PROPOSAL TO REVIEW FTAs; JAIRAM RAMESH
28th Nov 2006	EXPORT UP BY 34% IN FIRST SEVEN MONTHS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-OCTOBER 2006-2007
27th Nov 2006	INDIA’S TRADE WITH VIETNAM DOUBLED IN THREE YEARS VIETNAM MINISTER OF INDUSTRY MEETS KAMAL NATH
27th Nov 2006	SEZs TO BOOST EMPLOYMENT: KAMAL NATH
23rd Nov 2006	INDIA WELCOMES CHINESE INVESTMENT, SAYS KAMAL NATH – PROPOSES INVESTMENT TARGET OF US $ 5 BILLION BY 2010 INDIA-CHINA ECONOMIC, TRADE AND INVESTMENT COOPERATION SUMMIT IN MUMBAI
23rd Nov 2006	INDIA AND CHINA TO WORK TOGETHER FOR SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME OF DOHA ROUND JOINT STATEMENT BY BO XILAI, MINISTER FOR COMMERCE OF CHINA AND KAMAL NATH, MINISTER FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY OF INDIA
22nd Nov 2006	LEATHER EXPORTS TO REACH US $ 7 BILLION BY 2010  KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDIA LEATHER SUMMIT 2006
20th Nov 2006	INDIA’S MANUFACTURING GROWTH AT RECORD 12 % IN FIRST SIX MONTHS THIS FISCAL 100 % GROWTH IN FDI INFLOWS – IN SEPTEMBER INFLOWS UP BY 225 % FDI IN MANUFACTURING CONTINUES TO SURGE : KAMAL NATH
20th Nov 2006	KAMAL NATH FLAGS 3 FIRSTS IN INDIA’S INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND FDI MANUFACTURING GROWTH HITS 12% AHEAD OF 11th PLAN
16th Nov 2006	SEZs FUTURE VEHICLE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, SAYS KAMAL NATH INDIA EMERGES AS FAVOURITE FDI DESTINATION ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
15th Nov 2006	INDIA TO REITERATE ITS REQUEST FOR DISPUTE PANEL ON EXPORT OF SEAFOOD TO USA – MINISTRY CLARIFIES
14th Nov 2006	ANDHRA PRADESH AND MADHYA PRADESH FOCUS STATES AT IITF’06: KAMAL NATH
9th Nov 2006	28 PRODUCTS REGISTERED AS GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
9th Nov 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS ON THE PRESIDENT OF ITALY INDO-ITALIAN JOINT WORKING GROUP ON INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTITUTED
9th Nov 2006	INDIA’S ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE WORLD TO EXCEED US $ 450 BILLION THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH INDIA’S EXPORTS MAY CROSS US $ 125 BILLION IN 06-07
8th Nov 2006	US CAN  BE A MAJOR SOURCE OF FDI AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO INDIA: ASHWANI KUMAR
8th Nov 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS ON THE ITALIAN PRESIDENT
7th Nov 2006	INDIA, ITALY TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT SETTING UP OF INDO-ITALIAN JOINT WORKING GROUP ON INFRASTRUCTURE ANNOUNCED MAJOR OUTCOME OF 17TH SESSION OF INDIA-ITALY JOINT COMMISSION IN ROME
6th Nov 2006	INDO-GERMAN TRADE UP BY 35% GERMAN WORK PERMIT WITHIN FOUR WEEKS MAYOR OF COLOGNE CALLS ON Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR
2nd Nov 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING INDIA’S MANUFACTURING BASE IN ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS AND HARDWARE MANUFACTURING IDENTIFIED AS THRUST AREAS – BIGGER PACKAGE OF INCENTIVES ON THE ANVIL 27TH ANNUAL FUNCTION OF CETMA
2nd Nov 2006	KAMAL NATH INVITES NORWAY TO INVEST IN SEZs
1st Nov 2006	TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND EU – EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FRIENDS OF INDIA GROUP CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

 

October 2006
Date                                                      Tittle
30th Oct 2006	PRINCE ANDREW MEETS Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR – HUGE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASING TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND UK INDIA EMERGES THIRD LARGEST INVESTOR IN UK AFTER US AND JAPAN
19th Oct 2006	AGRI EXPORTS TO EMPOWER INDIAN FARMER – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES AGRICULTURE SUMMIT
18th Oct 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURE SUMMIT TOMORROW
18th Oct 2006	STC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH
12th Oct 2006	EU -- INDIA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER: KAMAL NATH
10th Oct 2006	SEZs IN KARNATAKA, ANDHRA PRADESH, KERALA AND CHATTISGARH APPROVED 26 FORMAL APPROVALS AND 8 IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVALS GRANTED BY BOARD OF APPROVALS
10th Oct 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR STEP UP IN UK FDI INFLOWS INTO INDIA
6th Oct 2006	BOARD OF APPROVALS GIVES IN-PRINCIPLE APPROVALS TO SEZs IN MADHYA PRADESH, WEST BENGAL AND TAMIL NADU
6th Oct 2006	FDI INFLOWS UP BY RECORD 92%: KAMAL NATH
6th Oct 2006	MANUFACTURING GROWTH PROPELS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION TO A NEW HIGH INDIA WITNESSES GROWTH OF OVER 12% IN INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT – HIGHEST IN A DECADE QUICK ESTIMATES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
4th Oct 2006	KAMAL NATH STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF SOUTH-SOUTH TRADE –URGES UNCTAD TO ACT AS EFFECTIVE BRIDGE BETWEEN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON TRADE AND GLOBALISATION
4th Oct 2006	ENHANCEMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CEILING FROM 49% TO 74% IN TELECOM SECTOR – AMENDMENT TO PRESS NOTE 5 (2005 SERIES)

 

Sep 2006
Date                                                      Tittle
30th Sep, 2006	G.K.PILLAI TAKES OVER AS COMMERCE SECRETARY
29th Sep, 2006	9TH UN/CEFACT FORUM TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT AND SIMPLIFICATION OF EDI & E-BUSINESS PROCESSES JAIRAM TO INAUGURATE UneDocs WORKSHOP
29th Sep, 2006	INDIA PITCHES FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
29th Sep, 2006	PLANTATION SECTOR SEEKS KAMAL NATH’s INTERVENTION ON SPECIAL PURPOSE TEA FUND AND COFFEE ISSUES TO HELP GROWERS
29th Sep, 2006	CENTRE TO SPEND RS. 850 CRORE TO DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REGIONAL TRADE, SAYS JAIRAM RAMESH
28th Sep, 2006	IN PRINCIPLE APPROVAL TO POSCO SEZ IN ORISSA WITH AN INVESTMENT OF OVER Rs.53,000 CRORE BOARD OF APPROVALS GIVES 18 FORMAL APPROVALS AND 13 IN PRINCIPLE APPROVALS FOR SEZs – STATES CONFIRM SEZs WOULD BE ON WASTE BARREN LAND
28th Sep, 2006	ECGC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH
26th Sep, 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR SHOWCASES INDIA’S POTENTIAL TO  US  INVESTORS INDIA INVESTMENT FORUM AT NEW YORK CONCLUDES TODAY
25nd Sep, 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GREATER ENGAGEMENT OF JAPANESE SMEs WITH INDIA
22nd Sep, 2006	EXPORTS UP BY RECORD 34% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-AUGUST 2006-2007
21st Sep, 2006	LIST OF AUTHORISED ACTIVITIES IN NON-PROCESSING AREA OF SEZs TO BE NOTIFIED
21st Sep, 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR TO REPRESENT INDIA AT THE INDIA INVESTMENT FORUM AT NEW YORK
19th Sep, 2006	GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO A LIBERAL POLICY REGIME FOR GEMS & JEWELLERY SECTOR KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES INDIA JEWELLERY FESTIVAL
19th Sep, 2006	STC EARNS RECORD PROFIT OF Rs.39 CRORE
15th Sep, 2006	NEW NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON IRON ORE EXPORTS NEEDED: JAIRAM RAMESH
14th Sep, 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND IMF-WORLD BANK ROUND TABLE IN SINGAPORE
14th Sep, 2006	MANUFACTURING SECTOR TARGETTED TO REACH 33% OF GDP, SAYS ASHWANI KUMAR INDIAN EXPORTS TO US GROWING AT FASTER RATE THAN CHINA’S
14th Sep, 2006	NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON IRON ORE EXPORTS NEEDED: JAIRAM RAMESH
14th Sep, 2006	IBSA – A GATEWAY FOR INTENSIFYING TRADE AND INVESTMENT LINKS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES FIRST IBSA BUSINESS SUMMIT
13th Sep, 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR NOMINATED TO PM’s HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING
12th Sep, 2006	INDIA INVITED TO INVEST IN BOSNIA INDIA-BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA JOINT TRADE PANEL MEETING HELD
11th Sep, 2006	BOSNIA INVITES INDIAN INVESTMENT IN TEXTILES, AUTO COMPONENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE INDIA-BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA JTC MEETING HELD
11th Sep, 2006	INDIA STANDS FIRM ON WTO AGRICULTURE ISSUES – KAMAL NATH ATTENDS G-20 IN RIO, STRESSES COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL
11th Sep, 2006	IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-MAY 2006
11th Sep, 2006	EFFECTIVE PROVISION OF SPECIAL PRODUCTS AND SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISM TO ADDRESS RURAL NEEDS A MUST FOR SUCCESSFUL DOHA OUTCOME, SAYS G-33
11th Sep, 2006	DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INTRA IBSA TRADE – INDIA-BRAZIL-SOUTH AFRICA CLOSE TO US $ 10 BILLION TARGET, SAYS UNCTAD
11th Sep, 2006	INDIA STANDS FIRM ON WTO AGRICULTURE ISSUES – KAMAL NATH ATTENDS G-20 IN RIO, STRESSES COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL
8th Sep, 2006	50% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF QUERIES POSTED ON DIPP WEBSITE INTERACTIVE FEATURES AND QUICK RESPONSES BOOST USER INTEREST
7th Sep, 2006	ENGINEERING PROCESS OUTSOURCING TO BE KEY ELEMENT IN INDIA’S EXPORT STRATEGY INDIA’S OVERALL EXPORTS MAY EXCEED $ 126 BILLION – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES COMMERCE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
6th Sep, 2006	INDIA, OMAN FOR FTA WITH GCC
5th Sep, 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GROWTH RATE OF 15% IN SERVICES EXPORT
5th Sep, 2006	KAMAL NATH RAISES VISA ISSUE WITH DUTCH MINISTER BILATERAL TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION DISCUSSED
1st Sep, 2006	JAIRAM PROMISES CENTRAL ASSISTANCE TO BOOST EXPORTS FROM MIZORAM
1st Sep, 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GREATER ITALIAN FDI AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES
1st Sep, 2006	RBI LAUDS SEZ SCHEME – SAYS IT WILL ATTRACT RS. 100,000 CRORE INVESTMENTS AND CREATE 500,000 JOBS

 

Aug 2006
Date                                                                        Tittle
30th Aug, 2006	KAMAL NATH PUSHES FOR ITPO OFFICE IN NAGPUR – WRITES TO CM/MAHARASHTRA
26th Aug, 2006	JAIRAM TO INAUGURATE COMMONWEALTH REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR CAPACITY BUILDING ON GENDER, TRADE POLICY AND EXPORT PROMOTION FOR SOUTH ASIA
25th Aug, 2006	INDIA-NEPAL DISCUSS TRADE AND INVESTMENT ISSUES AT IGC MEETING INDIA PROPOSES TO NEGOTIATE A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
23nd Aug, 2006	TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA THROUGH NATHU LA PASS
23nd Aug, 2006	INDIA-CHINA TRADE LIKELY TO SURPASS US$ 20 BILLION BEFORE FY 2008
23nd Aug, 2006	TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND THAILAND
23nd Aug, 2006	INDIA-PAK TRADE THROUGH LAND ROUTE
23nd Aug, 2006	INDO-US BILATERAL TRADE
23nd Aug, 2006	PRESENT FDI POLICY ON AGRICULTURE & PLANTATION
22nd Aug, 2006	BPO EXPORTS
22nd Aug, 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEET
21st Aug, 2006	SIXTH MEETING OF NMCC HELD
21st Aug, 2006	JAIRAM CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING EMPLOYMENT INTENSIVE EXPORT SECTORS SECTORS EMPLOYING WOMEN & POOR TO BE IN FOCUS
20th Aug, 2006	JAIRAM RAMESH TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL CONSULTATION ON POOR WOMEN IN TRADE
18th Aug, 2006	HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING ADOPTS NMCC NATIONAL STRATEGY TOACHIEVE GROWTH OF 12% PER ANNUM IN MANUFACTURING
18th Aug, 2006	FDI INFLOWS UP BY RECORD 47% IN FIRST QUARTER – INFLOWS IN JUNE 2006 SURGE BY OVER 100%  MAJOR NEW INFLOWS ON THE ANVIL, SAYS KAMAL NATH
18th Aug, 2006	EXPORTS UP BY 41% in JULY 2006
18th Aug, 2006	EXPORTS IN JULY UP BY 41% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA – APRIL-JULY 2006-07
18th Aug, 2006	FDI INFLOWS SHOW RECORD INCREASE OF 102% IN JUNE 200
17th Aug, 2006	KAMAL NATH URGES STRENGTHENING BRAND INDIA INAUGURATES CII MARKETING SUMMIT
10th Aug, 2006	IIFT CAMPUS IN KOLKATA LAUNCHED – KAMAL NATH MEETS CHIEF MINISTER OF WEST BENGAL
10th Aug, 2006	ENGINEERING EMERGES AS LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO INDIA’S EXPORTS – CROSSES US $ 5 BILLION IN FIRST QUARTER 2006-07 KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR BIG THRUST TO EPO SERVICES – GIVES AWAY EEPC EXPORT AWARDS
9th Aug, 2006	PROPOSAL FOR AIR CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN JABALPUR AND MUMBAI – KAMAL NATH WRITES TO PRAFUL PATEL
9th Aug, 2006	NO FDI IN RETAIL IF IT HITS SMALL PLAYERS, KAMAL NATH TELLS CONFEDERATION OF ALL INDIA TRADERS  DELEGATION CALLS ON COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY TO LAUNCH TRADERS DAY
8th Aug, 2006	ANTI DUMPING DUTY ON SHRIMP
8th Aug, 2006	INCREASE IN IMPORT OF ITEMS
8th Aug, 2006	FDI IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR
8th Aug, 2006	TRADE THROUGH NATHU LA
8th Aug, 2006	INTERESTS OF INDIA’S FARMERS AND INFANT INDUSTRIES CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED: KAMAL NATH
7th Aug, 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS FICCI MEET ON WTO TOMORROW
4th Aug, 2006	INDIA EXPLORING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN IVORY COAST
2nd Aug, 2006	DGFT GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL COMMITTEE FACILITATES FOREIGN TRADE
2nd Aug, 2006	TOWNS OF EXPORT EXCELLENCE EMERGE AS DYNAMIC INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS
1st Aug, 2006	INDIA, TAJIKISTAN TO STRENGTHEN TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
1st Aug, 2006	FTAs AS PART OF LOOK EAST POLICY
1st Aug, 2006	STUDY ON COMPETITIVENESS FOR LONG TERM STRATEGY FOR PLANTATION SECTOR
1st Aug, 2006	EXPORT OF MANGOES
1st Aug, 2006	FDI POLICY IN AGRICULTURE / PLANTATION SECTOR CLARIFIED: ASHWANI KUMAR
1st Aug, 2006	FDI IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
1st Aug, 2006	SETTING UP OF INDUSTRIES: ASHWANI KUMAR LISTS OUT SCHEMES OF DIPP

 

July 2006
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31st July 2006	MMTC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH PAYS 50% DIVIDEND FOR 2005-06
28th July 2006	INDIA-BHUTAN AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TRANSIT SIGNED
28th July 2006	KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES ONLINE FACILITY FOR ISSUE OF IMPORT EXPORT CODE NUMBERS  -- MAJOR E-INITIATIVE TO BOOST EXPORTS
28th July 2006	FAQ ON IMPORT-EXPORT CODE NUMBERS
28th July 2006	UNION BANK OF INDIA LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER FACILITY FOR EXPORTERS
27th July 2006	INDIA, JAPAN TO HAVE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT BY YEAR END JAPANESE MINISTER CALLS ON KAMAL NATH
27th July 2006	KAMAL NATH REVIEWS EXPORT TARGETS AND EXPORT PERFORMANCE WITH EPCs AND COMMODITY BOARDS – URGES EXPORTERS TO TARGET US $ 125 BILLION EXPORTS THIS FISCAL
27th July 2006	UNION BANK OF INDIA LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER FACILITY FOR EXPORTERS  ONLINE ISSUE OF IEC NUMBERS ON THE ANVIL
26th July 2006	BORDER TRADE WITH CHINA THROUGH NATHULA
26th July 2006	SINGLE WINDOW CLEARANCE MECHANISM FOR MANUFACTURING UNITS: ASHWANI KUMAR
26th July 2006	PAK STAND ON TARIFF RELIEF TO INDIAN ITEMS
26th July 2006	PROMOTION OF EXPORTS
24th July 2006	NO COMPROMISE ON INTERESTS OF FARMERS AND INFANT INDUSTRY, SAYS KAMAL NATH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES URGE REAL CUTS IN TRADE DISTORTING SUBSIDIES OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES –NEGOTIAITONS SUSPENDED
24th July 2006	INDIA STICKS TO ITS GUNS IN WTO TALKS KAMAL NATH SAYS TRADE INEQUALITIES UNACCEPTABLE
21st July 2006	JETRO LAUNCHES BUSINESS SUPPORT CENTRE IN  INDIA TO PROMOTE COOPERATION BETWEEN SMEs OF INDIA AND JAPAN
18th July 2006	INDEX OF SIX INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES (BASE: 1993-94=100) MAY 2006
17th July 2006	INDIA AND FRANCE SIGN  MOU ON IPR ISSUES
16th July 2006	INDIA’S EXPORTS SURGE ACROSS MANY PRODUCTS AND DESTINATIONS
14th July 2006	INDIA’S EXPORTS AT RECORD HIGH – GROWTH AT 40% IN JUNE AND OVER 30% CUMULATIVELY IN FIRST QUARTER OF THIS FISCALWITH SUSTAINED RECORD GROWTH, EXPORTS TO HIT US $ 126BILLION THIS YEAR, DOUBLE THE 2003-04 FIGURE: KAMAL NATH FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-JUNE 2006-07
14th July 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR ATTENDS SESSION OF INDIA-BELARUSSIAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION INDIA OFFERS HELP IN IT, PHARMA & POWER SECTOR
12th July 2006	NMCC AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION TO CO-ORDINATE THEIR WORK RATAN TATA MEETS CHAIRMAN/NMCC
12th July 2006	INTRODUCTION OF FLEXIBLE COMPLEMENTING SCHEME IN COFFEE / RUBBER / SPICES BOARDS
12th July 2006	FDI POLICY: A CLARIFICATION
11th July 2006	MEASURES TO FURTHER STEP UP MANUFACTURING GROWTH TO 12%
11th July 2006	INDIA WITNESSES MANUFACTURING REVIVAL MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT REGIONS ON THE ANVIL – POLICY INITIATIVES TO FURTHER PROPEL MANUFACTURING GROWTH: KAMAL NATH
11th July 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR LEADS HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION TO BELARUS
10th July 2006	KAMAL NATH MOOTS COMPETITIVENESS STUDY FOR PLANTATION SECTOR NON-TARIFF BARRIERS FACING PLANTATION AND AGRI EXPORTS MUST GO REVIEW MEETING OF PLANTATION AND AGRICULTURAL SECTOR HELD
7th July 2006	INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING TO GET DEEMED UNIVERSITY STATUS  RETAIL SECTOR GROWTH TO FUEL DEMAND FOR PACKAGING INDUSTRY  KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE INDIAPACK 2006
7th July 2006	ITALY SEEKS CLOSER ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIA  ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON KAMAL NATH
6th July 2006	KAMAL NATH TAKES UP PAK SAFTA ISSUE WITH SAARC SECRETARIAT
6th July 2006	IMPORTS UNDER FTA SHOULD NOT HURT DOMESTIC INDUSTRY, BUT SHOULD BE WIN WIN FOR BOTH SIDES, SAYS KAMAL NATH
5th July 2006	IMPORTS UNDER FTA SHOULD NOT HURT DOMESTIC INDUSTRY, BUT SHOULD BE A WIN-WIN FOR BOTH SIDES, SAYS KAMAL NATH SRI LANKAN TRADE MINISTER CALLS ON COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER
4th July 2006	ENHANCEMENT OF FDI CEILING FROM 49% TO 74% IN TELECOM SECTOR – AMENDMENT TO PRESS NOTE 5 (2005 SERIES)
1st July 2006	KAMAL NATH RAISES PITCH FOR FARMERS – SAYS ONUS FOR SUCCESS FOR DOHA ROUND RESTS ON DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES STAND UNITED IN GENEVA  WTO TALKS END IN DEADLOCK
1st July 2006	LIVELIHOOD, FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS NOT NEGOTIABLE - KAMAL NATH STANDS FIRM ON FARMERS' INTERESTS IN WTO MINI MINISTERIAL

 

June 2006
Date                                                           Tittle
30th June 2006	CONTENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN DEADLINE, SAYS KAMAL NATH NO COMPROMISE ON AGRICULTURE OR INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS – G-20, G-33 STAND UNITED IN GENEVA
29th June 2006	CONTENT MORE IMPORTANT THAN DEADLINE, SAYS KAMAL NATH NO COMPROMISE ON AGRICULTURE OR INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS – G-20, G-33 STAND UNITED IN GENEVA
28th June 2006	ADDRESS THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE OF DOHA: KAMAL NATH WRITES TO WTO TRADE MINISTERS ON THE EVE OF GENEVA MINI-MINISTERIAL
25th June 2006	KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND WTO MINI MINISTERIAL MEETING IN GENEVA
23rd June 2006	SECOND INDIA-UK BUSINESS LEADERS’ FORUM IN LONDON
23rd June 2006	JAPAN FORMALLY LIFTS BAN ON IMPORT OF INDIAN MANGOES MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN SECURING MARKET ACCESS
23rd June 2006	INDIA AND US DISCUSS KEY TRADE ISSUES  KAMAL NATH AND SUSAN SCHWAB COMMIT TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
22nd June 2006	INDIA IDENTIFIES NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
22nd June 2006	INDIA SHOULD AIM AT BECOMING USA’s LARGEST TRADING PARTNER: KAMAL NATH
22nd June 2006	FALL IN IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL 2005 -MARCH 2006
21st June 2006	GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES 50% AIRFREIGHT ASSISTANCE FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCT EXPORTS FROM THE NORTH EAST REVISED GUIDELINES UNDER EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FOR NORTH EAST ISSUED
20th June 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR URGES PUNJABI COMMUNITY IN AMERICA TO BECOME CONDUITS FOR US INVESTMENT IN INDIA
19th June 2006	INDIA’S EXPORTS UP BY RECORD 30% IN FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL —CONTINUED SURGE REFLECTS GROWING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR, SAYS KAMAL NATH INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA – APRIL-MAY 2006-07
19th June 2006	MANUFACTURING SET TO REACH 25% OF GDP, ASHWANI KUMAR TELLS US AUDIENCES
16th June 2006	JAIRAM RAMESH TO REVIEW INDO-BANGLA BORDER TRADE  AT PETRAPOLE
16th June 2006	US MANUFACTURING COMPANIES URGED TO INVEST IN INDIA – SHARE OF MANUFACTURING IN INDIA’S GDP TO GO UP TO 30%  BY  2020, SAYS ASHWANI KUMAR
16th June 2006	REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE VARIOUS BOARDS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BY SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH, MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE
15th June 2006	KAMAL NATH SECURES MARKET ACCESS FOR INDIAN MANGOES IN JAPAN – JAPAN TO LIFT LONG-STANDING BAN BY JULY
15th June 2006	ASEAN PLUS CHINDIA WILL BE A GLOBAL POWERHOUSE: KAMAL NATH
15th June 2006	JAPAN TO FUND IRRIGATION PROJECT IN CHHINDWARA, MADHYA PRADESH – KAMAL NATH MEETS CHAIRMAN OF JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
15th June 2006	KAMAL NATH URGES UNITED ACTION BY BRIC COUNTRIES TO DOUBLE SHARE IN WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH
14th June 2006	US $ 500 BILLION INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NEXT FIVE YEARS – KAMAL NATH URGES JAPAN TO RELOOK ITS INDIA INVESTMENT STRATEGY
13th June 2006	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION WITH BRIC COUNTRIES
13th June 2006	“INDO-US RELATIONS HAVE ENTERED A NEW PHASE”: ASHWANI KUMAR
9th June 2006	ASHWANI KUMAR PITCHES FOR MEGA US INVESTMENT IN PETROCHEMICAL SECTOR AND MANUFACTURING
8th June 2006	DR. ASHWANI KUMAR URGES GLOBAL AND US CORPORATIONS FOR MEGA INVESTMENTS IN INDIA’S  PETROCHEMICALS AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR
7th June 2006	KAMAL NATH TO LEAD HIGH LEVEL DELEGATION TO EAST ASIA SUMMIT AND INDIA-JAPAN BUSINESS SUMMIT
6th June 2006	JAIRAM RAMESH CALLS FOR STREGTHENING ECONOMIC TIES AT 4th INDIA –ETHIOPIA JOINT TRADE COMMITTEE MEETING
6th June 2006	EMPOWERED GOM RESOLVES SEZ ISSUES – SIGNIFICANT INFLOW OF INVESTMENT IN ZONES EXPECTED, SAYS KAMAL NATH
2nd June 2006	FRANCE TO STEP UP INVESTMENT IN INDIA- SAYS ALL INVESTMENT WELCOME IN FRANCE KAMAL NATH AND FRENCH COUNTERPART ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION
2nd June 2006	DR. ASHWANI KUMAR TO LEAD DELEGATION TO GREENBRIER (USA)
1st June 2006	FRANCE AN IMPORTANT POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FDI – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES DESTINATION INDIA EVENT IN PARIS
1st June 2006	FRANCE TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF INDIAN PROFESSIONALS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE 14TH SESSION  OF THE INDO-FRENCH JOINT COMMITTEE

 

May 2006
Tittle
	FRANCE TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF INDIAN PROFESSIONALS JOINT STATEMENT ON THE 14TH SESSION OF THE INDO-FRENCH JOINT COMMITTEE
	INDIA, US AGREE ON ACTION PLAN TO INCREASE BILATERAL ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT FOURTH MEETING OF THE US-INDIA TRADE POLICY FORUM CONCLUDES
	INDEX OF SIX INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES (BASE: 1993-94=100) APRIL 2006
	KAMAL NATH LEAVES FOR FRANCE TO ATTEND INDO-FRENCH JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING
	EXPORTS SHOW RECORD 27% GROWTH IN APRIL – FIRST MONTH OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2006-07 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL 2006-2007
	KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE NEW IPR OFFICE IN MUMBAI TOMORROW TO PARTICIPATE IN EXPRESS PHARMA EXCELLENCE AWARDS FUNCTION
	DEVELOPMENT MUST BE PRIMARY FOCUS OF WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS STATEMENT OF ASHWANI KUMAR AT WEF REGIONAL CONFERENCE AT SHARM El SHEIKH (EGYPT)
	FDI IN IT SECTOR INCREASED BY A RECORD 700% IN THREE YEARS: KAMAL NATH
	Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR MEET SHIMON PERES
	KAMAL NATH AND DAYANIDHI MARAN ATTEND STC’S GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – SPECIAL POSTAL COVER RELEASED
	Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR MEETS PAKISTAN PM – WEF IN EGYPT
	INDIA, POLAND TO STEP UP TRADE TO US $ ONE BILLION – POLAND TO LIBERALISE VISA REGIME FOR INDIAN BUSINESSES KAMAL NATH CALLS ON POLISH PM – SIGNS AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH POLAND
	SPECIAL POSTAL COVER TO MARK STC’s GOLDEN JUBILEE ON MAY 22
	FALL IN IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL 2005 -FEBRUARY 2006
	KAMAL NATH SEEKS GREATER ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH POLAND
	INDIA PROVIDES HIGHEST RETURNS ON FDI – Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR TELLS US INVESTORS
	3 COMPANIES APPLY FOR SINGLE BRAND RETAILING
	INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN WEST BENGAL
	Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR TO PARTICIPATE IN INDIA EVENT AT NEW JERSEY TO SHOWCASE TRADE AND BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
	CEMENT PRICE RISE UNACCEPTABLE, SAYS KAMAL NATH – ASKS CEMENT INDUSTRY TO COME UP WITH SOLUTION BY MONDAY TO CURTAIL PRICES
	INDIA, MYANMAR TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY BILATERAL TRADE
	INDIA TO LOOK AT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MALAWI – FOREIGN MINISTER OF MALAWI MEETS KAMAL NATH
	PATENTS (AMENDMENT) RULES NOTIFIED – A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN DEVELOPING USER-FRIENDLY IPR REGIME IN INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH
	PRICE SPECTRUM BAND FOR PLANTATION CROPS UNDER PRICE STABILISATION FUND SCHEME ANNOUNCED
	KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR STRENGTHENING COOPERATION WITH JAPANESE SMEs – INVITESJAPAN TO INVEST IN SETTING UP INDUSTRIAL ZONES
	US UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CALLS ON KAMAL NATH
	CEMENT MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION TOLD TO CALL MEETING OF ITS MEMBERS TO WORK ON LOWERING OF PRICES
	RECORD INCREASE IN OILMEAL EXPORTS FROM INDIA PERFORMANCE EXCEEDS EARLIER PROJECTION: KAMAL NATH

 

April2006

HANNOVER GENERATES RECORD BUSINESS WORTH US $ 1.3 BILLION FOR ENGINEERING EXPORTERS – BUSINESS DEALS AND JOINT VENTURES WITH MANY GERMAN COMPANIES

AUTO COMPONENTS EXPORTS FROM INDIA CLOCK RECORD GROWTH OF 33% -- TO TOUCH US $ 25 BILLION BY 2015 BUSINESS SEMINAR ON AUTO COMPONENTS SECTOR IN INDIA

SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE NOT FOR NEGOTIATION, KAMAL NATH TELLS WTO – SAYS TALKS HAVE NOT MOVED DUE TO INTRANSIGENCE OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

DOING BUSINESS WITH INDIA A WIN-WIN PROPOSITION – ‘DOING BUSINESS IN INDIA’ SEMINAR AT HANNOVER

INFRASTRUCTURE BOTTLENECKS IN INDIA BEING ADDRESSED: AJAY DUA AT INDO-GERMAN BUSINESS SUMMIT

KAMAL NATH FOR BIG PUSH TO ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF INDO-GERMAN RELATIONS OUTLINES AREAS OF COOPERATION FOR SMEs  CALLS FOR DISMANTLING OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS IN EU AT INDO-GERMAN BUSINESS SUMMIT IN HANNOVER

INDIA LAUNCHING MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITH INVESTMENT OF US $ 200 MILLION – JAIRAM RAMESH SEEKS CLOSER COOPERATION WITH SAFTA PARTNERS

PRIME MINISTER TO INAUGURATE HANNOVER FAIR GERMAN COMPANIES KEEN TO INVEST IN INDIA: IBEF STUDY

KAMAL NATH RELEASES COMPENDIUM ON INDIA’S FDI POLICY

HANNOVER 2006 TO SHOWCASE INDIA: SAYS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH URGES CLOSER LINKS WITH ASIA AS INDIA SEEKS SECOND COMING FOR ITS MANUFACTURING SECTOR  CII NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND AGM

INDIA AND MAURITIUS TO WORK FOR GREATER FDI INFLOW INTO INDIA’S INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR MAURITIUS COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER MEETS Dr. ASHWANI KUMAR

HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURING CONSTITUTED

INDIA’S EXPORTS TOUCH Rs.445657 CRORE – IN DOLLAR TERMS EXPORTS CROSS US $ 100 BILLION INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA : APRIL-MARCH 2005-06

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEED GREATER MARKET ACCESS TO GROW OUT OF POVERTY; KAMAL NATH TELLS ESCAP

RECORD 26% INCREASE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS FOR TWO YEARS IN SUCCESSION: KAMAL NATH

ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 2006 FOREIGN TRADE PLICY (2004-09)

ADDRESS BY SHRI KAMAL NATH, MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AT THE RELEASE OF ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2004-09

GLOSSARY OF TERMS – FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

EXPORTS EMERGE AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF JOB CREATION IN INDIA 1.4 MILLION INCREMENTAL JOBS CREATED THROUGH EXPORTS IN 2004-05 – EXPORTS TO DIRECTLY GENERATE 8 MILLION NEW JOBS BY 2009 KAMAL NATH RELEASES RIS REPORT

KAMAL NATH UNVEILS MAJOR TRADE INITIATIVES IN ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY INDIA’S EXPORTS CROSS MAGIC FIGURE OF US $ 100 BILLION

FTP SUPPLEMENT GIVES BIG PUSH TO GEMS & JEWELLERY EXPORTS

GRAND LEAP FORWARD IN EXPORTS – INDIA’S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS TOUCH 101 BILLION DOLLARS : KAMAL NATH

BOOST TO  SERVICES EXPORTS

POLICY SPACE MUST FOR ANY MODALITIES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS – PROTECTION OF RURAL INTERESTS CARDINAL FOR INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WILL LOSE IF TALKS FAIL: LAMY ICRIER SEMINAR ON WTO AND DOHA ROUND

GOVERNMENT MOVING TOWARDS INTEGRATED FOOD LAW TO MAKE INDIAN FOOD INDUSTRY GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE – KAMAL NATH EXPORT OF APEDA MONITORED PRODUCTS GROW BY 15 % KAMAL NATH GIVES AWAY APEDA ANNUAL AWARDS FOR 2004-05

KAMAL NATH TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY TOMORROW

NO COMPROMISE ON AGRICULTURE OR INDUSTRY INTERESTS – TIMELINES IMPORTANT BUT NOT AT THE  COST OF DEVELOPMENT CONTENT – KAMAL NATH TELLS DG/WTO

FOREIGN TRADE POLICY INITIATIVES PAYING RICH DIVIDENDS - INDIA’S MERCHANDISE EXPORTS CROSS 100 BILLION DOLLARS– KAMAL NATH CONVOCATION OF INDIAN INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN TRADE (IIFT) HELD IIFT KOLKATA CENTRE TO BEGIN MBA CLASSES FROM JULY 2006

KAMAL NATH TO PRESENT APEDA AWARDS ON 6TH APRIL

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE ICRIER CONFERENCE ON WTO DOHA ROUND ON 6th APRIL

SINGAPORE TO DEVELOP SEZ IN INDIA

BIG TICKET JAPANESE INVESTMENTS IN PIPELINE – JAPANESE MINISTERS MEET ASHWANI KUMAR

DGS&D ENTERS E-GOVERNANCE ERA JAIRAM RAMESH LAUNCHES E-BIDS FOR DGS&D RATE CONTRACTS

 

March 2006

UNIDO DG CALLS ON ASHWINI KUMAR

Index of Six Infrastructure Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) February 2006

PAKISTAN TO IMPORT MORE TEA FROM INDIA  POSITIVE OUTCOME OF THIRD ROUND OF PAKISTAN-INDIA TALKS ON ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL COOPERATION

INDIA TRADE CENTRE IN THE GULF REGION SOON – KAMAL NATH CALLS ON THE RULER OF DUBAI

INDIA’S TRADE WITH GULF TO EXCEED 20 BILLION DOLLARS THIS FISCAL EQUALING INDIA’S TRADE WITH  EUROPE FTA WITH GULF COUNTRIES PROGRESSING FAST KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDIA-GCC CONFERENCE

EXTENSION OF DEPB TO HELP EXPORTERS: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH LEAVES FOR MUSCAT AND UAE – BIG BOOST TO TRADE WITH GCC COUNTRIES EXPECTED

EXPORT OF DYES, AGRO-CHEMICALS, COSMETICES & CASTOR OIL TO RECEIVE A BIG PUSH CHEMEXCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE MEET WITH COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND HEADS OF MISSIONS OF CIS COUNTRIES

EXPORT TARGET FOR 2005-06 TO BE EXCEEDED FIRST FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONE TO COME UP AT HALDIA ANNUAL REPORT OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

EXPORT TARGET FOR 2005-06 TO BE EXCEEDED FIRST FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONE TO COME UP AT HALDIA ANNUAL REPORT OF MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

NO CONTRADICTION BETWEEN RTAs AND MULTILATERALISM: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR ROADMAP TO RESOLVE ISSUES HINDERING INDO-BANGLA TRADE – SAYS BILATERAL FTA WOULD ADDRESS TRADE DEFICIT ISSUES

NO EFFORTS WOULD BE SPARED FOR REVIVAL OF INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN PUNJAB: ASHWANI KUMAR

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION GROWTH UP BY OVER 8% -- MANUFACTURING SECTOR GROWS BY 9.2%

CHINA LIKELY TO BECOME INDIA’S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER CEOs FORUM SET UP

INDIA AND RUSSIA AIM TO EXPAND BILATERAL TRADE FROM THE PRESENT US $ 2 BILLION TO $ 10 BILLION BY 2010: KAMAL NATH

INDIA, CHINA SET TO ACHIEVE $ 20 BILLION TRADE BY 2007 – TRADE & ECONOMIC COOPERATION THE KEY TO STRENGTHENING INDIA-CHINA BILATERAL TIES -KAMAL NATH AND BO XILAI CO-CHAIR JOINT ECONOMIC GROUP MEETING AND ADDRESS INDIA-CHINA JOINT BUSINESS FORUM

LIST OF EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES

RECORD INCREASE IN EXPORTS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA – APRIL-FEBRUARY 2005-06

INDIA ON WAY TO DOUBLING SHARE IN WORLD TRADE – EXPORTS TOUCH NEARLY US $ 89 BILLION WITH RECORD GROWTH RATE OF OVER 26%, SAYS KAMAL NATH – SEEKS ACTIONABLE AGENDA FROM TRADE AND INDUSTRY

NEGATIVE LIST FOR INDO-ASEAN FTA TO TAKE CARE OF DOMESTIC CONCERNS

WIND UP TALKS AND GO HOME IF DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS IN ARE NOT MET, KAMAL NATH TELLS G6 AS TALKS IN LONDON ARE DEAD LOCKED

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND G-6 MEETING – TO PRESS DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS

RECORD 340% INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS IN JANUARY – INFLOWS IN APRIL-JANUARY UP BY OVER 60%: KAMAL NATH

INDIA SIGNS PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT WITH CHILE – WATERSHED IN TIES BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, SAYS KAMAL NATH

UZBEKISTAN TO SOURCE LARGE NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FROM INDIA

GOVERNMENT’S WEBSITE ON FDI  A BIG HIT – 150% INCREASE  IN QUERIES IN TWO YEARS

INDIA’S SHARE OF WORLD MARKET FOR BASMATI RICE IS 53%

HUGE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHERING INDO-UZBEK ECONOMIC TIES IN IT AND OIL & GAS SECTORS: JAIRAM RAMESH C-DAC TO IMPART IT TRAINING IN TASHKENT

INDIA TO SIGN PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT  WITH CHILE TOMORROW

ASHWANI KUMAR LAUDS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES OF INDIAN INDUSTRY – CALLS UPON FICCI-SEDF TO TAKE UP COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK IN BACKWARD DISTRICTS

SIGNING OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK BETWEEN INDIA AND AUSTRALIA TO OPEN UP NEW AVENUES FOR COOPERATION, SAYS KAMAL NATH – CALLS FOR MORE AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT IN INDIA

ENHANCEMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CEILING FROM 49% TO 74% IN THE TELECOM SECTOR – AMENDMENT TO PRESS NOTE 5 (2005 SERIES)

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR FDI IN SEZs OPEN HOUSE WITH SEZ STAKEHOLDERS HELD

45% INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS INTO INDIA

GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO TURN MANUFACTURING SECTOR INTO THE NEXT BIG GROWTH STORY: ASHWANI KUMAR AMERICAN INDUSTRY INVITED TO INVEST IN INDIA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDIA TO STRESS ITS DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE WITH SEZs TOMORROW

INDIA-US TO DOUBLE BILATERAL TRADE IN THREE YEARS KAMAL NATH AND ROB PORTMAN DISCUSS INDO-US BILATERAL TRADE

HANDICRAFTS EXPORT A MAJOR SOURCE FOR EMPLOYMENT GENERATION: JAIRAM RAMESH

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN SEZS

Feb2006

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GREATER ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND ICELAND

ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDIAN AND JAPANESE SMEs – KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CONVENES OPEN HOUSE WITH SEZs

MMTC PAYS 25% INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR 2005-06 -- CHAIRMAN PRESENTS CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH

TRADE DISTORTING FARM SUBSIDIES MUST GO, KAMAL NATH TELLS COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL |JOSEPH STIGLITZ TO DO STUDY ON AID FOR TRADE FOR COMMONWEALTH

HANDICRAFT EXPORTS FROM INDIA POISED FOR A QUANTUM LEAP KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES HANDICRAFTS AND GIFTS FAIR 2006

EXPORTS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO GDP GROWTH, SAYS KAMAL NATH AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS CROSS $ 8 BILLION PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MEETS

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 21% IN JANUARY EXPORTS EXCEED NON-OIL IMPORTS – IMPORT GROWTH DOWN TO 10% IN JANUARY INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-JANUARY 2005-06

FIRST MEETING OF THE INDIA-EU HIGH LEVEL TRADE GROUP HELD

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE INDIAN HANDICRAFTS & GIFTS FAIR 2006 ON FEBRUARY 16

INDIA, ESCAP IDENTIFY NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION ESCAP SECRETARY GENERAL MEETS JAIRAM RAMESH

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DECLINE

“INVEST IN SERBIA TO GET ACCESS TO EUROPEAN MARKET” - Jairam Ramesh calls upon Indian industry to set shop in Serbia to benefit from Serbia’s trade agreement with EU

SEZ ACT COMES INTO FORCE FROM TOMORROW KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES SEZ RULES PROVIDING FOR DRASTIC SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES AND SINGLE WINDOW CLEARANCE – STABLE POLICY REGIME EXPECTED TO STEP UP INVESTMENT |  FLOWS INTO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES 36% GROWTH IN EXPORTS FROM SEZs

IN TOURISM, INDIA IS INCREDIBLE, AND FOR BUSINESS, INDIA IS CREDIBLE” - KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES THE GOLDEN JUBILEE CONVENTION OF DELHI MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

INDIA AND SERBIA & MONTENEGRO TO GRANT EACH OTHER MOST FAVOURED NATION  STATUS AGREEEMENT ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION SIGNED

JAPAN AN IMPORTANT PARTNER FOR INVESTMENT – COLLABORATION BETWEEN SMEs IMPORTANT – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES JETRO SEMINAR

NEW MILESTONE IN INDO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS -- INDIA CONSENTS TO RUSSIA’S ACCESSION TO WTO JOINT STUDY GROUP FOR GIVING BIG PUSH TO BILATERAL TRADE –TARGET US $ 10 BILLION BY 2010  KAMAL NATH AND GERMAN GREF SIGN PROTOCOL AND AGREEMENT IN NEW DELHI

INDIA, EU TO EXPLORE CLOSER ECONOMIC COOPERATIONKAMAL NATH, PETER MANDELSON HOLD BILATERAL TRADE TALKS

INDIA FOR CALIBRATED LIBERALISATION – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES BUSINESS ACTION IN ASIA CONFERENCE

ASHWANI KUMAR TAKES OVER AS MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY

INDIA, UK TO TARGET DOUBLING OF BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT  -- KAMAL NATH PARTICIPATES IN UK-INDIA JOINT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMMITTEE

Jan2006

MANUFACTURING TOP PRIORITY FOR INDIA – FDI MUST BE JOB CREATING, KAMAL NATH SPEAKS AT DAVOS WTO MINI MINISTERIAL DRAWS UP ROADMAP FOR 2006

KAMAL NATH PARTICIPATES IN DAVOS SESSIONS, BBC WORLD DEBATE, WTO G-6 MEET

INDIA TO MOVE FROM BPO TO EPOs – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES DAVOS SESSION ON SHIFTING TRADE WINDS

HUB OF WORLD ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SHIFTING TO THE INDIAN OCEAN – INDIA THE HUB OF BOTH MANUFACTURING AND IT SERVICES, KAMAL NATH TELLS DAVOS

INDIA TO GAIN FROM CECA WITH SINGAPORE, SAYS KAMAL NATH

WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS TO BE WIN-WIN FOR INDIA

BRAIN DRAIN BEING REVERSED – INDIA ON THE CUSP OF A NEW PARADIGM – KAMAL NATH LAUDS BENGAL’S SUCCESS IN ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER ADDRESSES CII PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT ‘06

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 17 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

CLARIFICATION REGARDING FDI IN TOWNSHIPS, HOUSING, BUILT-UP INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION-DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

CREATING A ROAD MAP FOR FASHION, DESIGN AND LIFE STYLE PRODUCTS VIA INDO - ITALIAN COLLABORATION – KAMAL NATH RELEASES FICCI TASK FORCE REPORT – NID SIGNS STATEMENT OF INTENT

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) IN UP-LINKING OF TV CHANNELS

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND CII PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT 2006

EXPORTS REGAIN MOMENTUM IN DECEMBER – CROSS US $ 66 BILLION IN 9 MONTHS – KAMAL NATH BULLISH ON EXPORT PERFORMANCE INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-DECEMBER 2005-06

KAMAL NATH INVITES QUEBEC TO INVEST IN INDIA QUEBEC PRIME MINISTER INTERACTS WITH COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER

LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE, POST-HONG KONG – KAMAL NATH AND UK TRADE MINISTER DISCUSS BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL TRADE ISSUES

KAMAL NATH INVITES TRADE AND INDUSTRY TO GIVE INPUTS FOR UNION BUDGET, FOREIGN TRADE POLICY TARGET PLUS SCHEME TO BE REVAMPED – DEPB TO CONTINUE TILL REPLACEMENT IS FINALISED EXPORT GROWTH PICKS UP IN DECEMBER BOARD OF TRADE MEETS IN MUMBAI

NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL (NMCC) DISCUSSES ONGOING ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE WORK  NMCC MEMBERS CALLS ON PRIME MINISTER

JOINT STUDY GROUP RECOMMENDS COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH KOREA

DRAFT PATENTS RULES NOTIFIED

KAMAL NATH CONVENES MEETING OF BOARD OF TRADE IN MUMBAI FIRST EVER BOT MEETING OUTSIDE DELHI

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DECLINE DATA FOR APRIL-OCTOBER 2005

CALIBRATED GLOBALISATION THE BEST BET FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA, SAYS UNCTAD STUDY

HONG KONG MINISTERIAL – A COMING OF AGE FOR INDIAN COMMERCE IN TRADE TALKS FIEO FELICITATES KAMAL NATH ON PERFORMANCE AS NEGOTIATOR

GREATER MARKET ACCESS FOR INDIA’S INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AS A RESULT OF HONG KONG – FARMERS  INTERESTS FULLY PROTECTED SURGE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS CONTINUES SEZs TAKE OFF WITH PASSAGE OF BILL SAFTA IMPLEMENTATION CLEARED  YEAR END REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Dec2005

CABINET CLEARS IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTH ASIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT – A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR SAARC, SAYS KAMAL NATH

STC PAYS DIVIDEND CHEQUES TO THE GOVERNMENT

Index of Six Infrastructure Industries (Base: 1993-94=100) – November 2005

SAFTA COMES INTO EFFECT FROM 1ST JANUARY 2006 – A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR SOUTH ASIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH

FDI PROPOSALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE AUTOMATIC ROUTE ADVISED NOT TO APPLY FOR PRIOR APPROVAL

GOVERNMENT REFUTES BJP’S CRITICISM ON WTO

EXPORT GROWTH IN DOUBLE DIGIT CONTINUES NOVEMBER SLIPPAGE DUE TO SECTORAL SHORTFALLS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE FOR APRIL- NOVEMBER, 2005-2006

SPECIAL PRODUCTS, SPECIAL SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT FARMERS MAJOR GAIN FOR INDIA IN WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL INTENSE NEGOTIATIONS AHEAD TEXT OF STATEMENT BY KAMAL NATH IN LOK SABHA

INDIA SCORES - STRATEGY OF GRAND ALLIANCE OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PAYS OFF FARMERS INTERESTS FULLY PROTECTED, SAYS KAMAL NATH ..............

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOW UNPRECEDENTED UNITY AT WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE NOT MERE POSTURING – SAYS KAMAL NATH

INDIA WILL NOT MOVE IN WTO FARM TALKS AT HONG KONG WITHOUT END DATE FOR REMOVAL FOR AGRI EXPORT SUBSIDIES BY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, SAYS KAMAL NATH RULES OUT MOVEMENT IN INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS WITHOUT FLEXIBILITIES TO PROTECT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES

KAMAL NATH BRINGS CHHINDWARA TO THE WTO GREEN ROOM

INDIA RAISES ISSUE OF TRIPS AND CBD KAMAL NATH AT THE HONG KONG MINISTERIAL

DOHA ROUND SHOULD NOT PERPETUATE GLOBAL TRADE INEQUITIES –TRADE RULES MUST BENEFIT THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST - KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES HONG KONG MINISTERIAL PLENARY

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR ROADMAP FOR ELIMINATION OF TRADE DISTORTING FARM SUBSIDIES BY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES SAYS ONE DOLLAR PER DAY VERSUS ONE BILLION DOLLAR PER DAY THE REAL ISSUE

G-20 STANDS UNITED – WANTS AGRICULTURE TO MOVE FOR OTHER AREAS TO PROGRESS  G-20 MINISTERIAL DECLARATION IN HONG KONG

INDIA WILL NOT BE RUSHED INTO ANY DEAL, KAMAL NATH CAUTIONS ON THE EVE OF WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL

OVER 5 MILLION FARMERS REACH OUT TO KAMAL NATH ON THE EVE OF HONG KONG – PRESENT SIGNATURES ON PRO-FARM DEAL

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND THE AEM-INDIA CONSULTATIONS AND ASEAN-INDIA MINISTERIAL MEETING IN KUALA LUMPUR ON 9-10 DECEMBER, 2005

AGRICULTURE THE KEY ISSUE – FARMERS INTEREST TO BE FULLY PROTECTED AT HONG KONG MINISTERIAL, SAYS KAMAL NATH

GOVERNMENT PLANS INVESTMENT TO TAP POTENTIAL OF INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY -- KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES AUTOMOTIVE ROUNDTABLE

GOVERNMENT PLANS INVESTMENT TO TAP POTENTIAL OF INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY -- KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES AUTOMOTIVE ROUNDTABLE

KAMAL NATH TO LEAD INDIAN DELEGATION AT WTO SIXTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE (DECEMBER 13-18, 2005) IN HONG KONG

DRAFT WTO MINISTERIAL TEXT DISAPPOINTING, SAYS INDIA STATEMENT BY COMMERCE SECRETARY AT TNC MEETING IN GENEVA

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT TO BE THE YARDSTICK FOR JUDGING WTO OUTCOME, KAMAL NATH TELLS G-90 AFRICAN LDCS HAIL INDIA’S OFFER OF DUTY-FREE ACCESS

SAFTA FINALISED: KAMAL NATH

Nov2005

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND G-90 MEETING IN BRUSSELS – PRE-HONG KONG DEVELOPING COUNTRY INITIATIVES

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR FURTHER SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX STRUCTURE TO PROMOTE FDI AND EXPORTS ADDRESSES INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT 2005

UNCTAD SHOULD BE STRENGTHENED: KAMAL NATH DR. SUPACHAI CALLS ON COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT TOMORROW

KAMAL NATH MAKES PRESENTATION ON WTO BEFORE HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS AT CHOGM HAS INFORMAL MEETINGS WITH TONY BLAIR AND OTHER COMMONWEALTH LEADERS

KAMAL NATH URGES COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO HARMONISE WTO POSITION ADDRESSES CHOGM ROUND TABLE AND BUSINESS FORUM

INDIAN POULTRY SET TO FLY TO JAPAN JAPAN APPROVES INDIA AS A POULTRY MEAT SUPPLYING COUNTRY – KAMAL NATH WELCOMES DECISION

JAPAN OPENS DOOR FOR INDIAN POULTRY APPROVES INDIA AS A POULTRY MEAT SUPPLYING COUNTRY – KAMAL NATH WELCOMES DECISION

TRADE BASKET NEEDS TO BE DIVERSIFIED – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDO-INDONESIAN BUSINESS SUMMIT

KAMAL NATH LEAVES TONIGHT FOR MALTA TO REPRESENT INDIA AT CHOGM

KAMAL NATH TO REPRESENT INDIA AT CHOGM 2005

INDIA WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO PRESSURE, SAYS KAMAL NATH – HOLDS CONSULTATIONS WITH LEFT PARTIES ON  HONG KONG WTO STRATEGY

ALLOW FDI IN RETAIL, SHARAD JOSHI TELLS KAMAL NATH

MANUFACTURING SECTOR RECORDS HIGHEST RATE OF GROWTH SINCE 1997-98 IN FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL

INDIA WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO PRESSURE, SAYS KAMAL NATH – HOLDS CONSULTATIONS WITH LEFT PARTIES ON HONG KONG WTO STRATEGY

ALLOW FDI IN RETAIL, SHARAD JOSHI TELLS KAMAL NATH PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DISCUSSES FDI

FDI IN TERRESTRIAL BROADCASTING FM

FARMERS INTERESTS TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COST IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS: KAMAL NATH – HOPEFUL OF EXPORTS TOUCHING $ 100 BILLION MILESTONE THIS FISCAL ECONOMIC EDITORS CONFERENCE 2005

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR INTENSIFYING EFFORTS TOWARDS SOUTH ASIAN INTEGRATION SAARC CONCLAVE 2005

INDIA TO BOOST TRADE WITH CONGO COMMERCE MINISTER OF CONGO MEETS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH URGES ALL MEMBERS TO MAKE HONG KONG A SUCCESS  STATEMENT OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER ON WTO NEGOTIATIONS

EXPORTS CROSS US $ 50 BILLION IN SEVEN MONTHS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE APRIL-OCTOBER 2005-06

SEZS TO BE THE CENTRE OF EXPORT GROWTH STRATEGY KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDO-US ECONOMIC SUMMIT

HONG KONG SHOULD BE ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, NOT AMBITIONS -- KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES ICRIER SEMINAR

INDIA AND BRAZIL TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP GOVERNOR OF SAO PAULO INTERACTS WITH KAMAL NATH

EXPORTS UP BY RECORD 28% IN OCTOBER -- SUSTAINED GROWTH REFLECTS GROWING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA’S EXPORTS: KAMAL NATH

INDIA AIMING TO REACH US $ 100 BILLION EXPORTS THIS FISCAL KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES IITF 2005

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR DOUBLING OF INDO-US TRADE TO 40 BILLION DOLLARS BY 2008 USTR ROB PORTMAN AND KAMAL NATH ADDRESS INDIAN INDUSTRY

SENSITIVE ITEMS ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 3% OF INDIA’S TOTAL IMPORTS IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-AUGUST 2005.

NO AGRI MARKET ACCESS WITHOUT SPECIAL PRODUCTS AND SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISM: KAMAL NATH INDIA TAKES THE LEAD IN VOICING DEVELOPING COUNTRY CONCERNS

KAMAL NATH SAYS NO RE-OPENING OF JULY FRAMEWORK –HONG KONG TO BE JUDGED SOLELY BY DEVELOPMENT YARDSTICK GENEVA TALKS END INCONCLUSIVELY AS WIDE DIVERGENCES REMAIN

PROTECTING FARMERS’ INTERESTS: KAMAL NATH PUSHES G-4 TO GET SP AND SSM ON BOARD IN HONG KONG AGENDA DISCUSSIONS ON HONG KONG ISSUES CONTINUE IN GENEVA

NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY KEY TO COST REDUCTION IN CEMENT MANUFACTURE INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CEMENT AND BUILDING MATERIALS BEGINS

15 DAYS PRIOR NOTICE FOR APPROVALOF SEZ PROJECTS

DEVELOPMENT MUST OCCUPY CENTRE STAGE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS- AGRICULTURE NOT COMMERCE, SAYS KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR S & D PACKAGE FOR LDCs COMMERCE MINISTER WRITES TO 148 WTO MEMBER COUNTRIES TO BRING WORLD TRADE TALKS BACK ON DEVELOPIMENT TRACK

ENHANCEMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT CEILING FROM 49 PER CENT TO 74 PER CENT IN TELECOM SECTOR

KAMAL NATH RELEASES LOGO FOR HANNOVER FAIR  INDIA PARTNER COUNTRY AT HANNOVER MESSE 2006

Oct2005

EU OFFER A MIXED BAG: KAMAL NATH REJECTS LINKAGES WITH NAMA AND SERVICES

INDIA MODERNISES ITS PATENTS INFRASTRUCTURE KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES SECOND STATE-OF-THE-ART IPR BUILDING

SPECIAL PURPOSE TEA FUND ON THE ANVIL TO REVIVE TEA INDUSTRY: KAMAL NATH

REMOVAL OF CESS ON EXPORTS WILL MAKE INDIA GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE: KAMAL NATH

SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR PEPPER EXPORTS ANNOUNCED

HIGH LEVEL INDIA-EU TRADE GROUP TO MEET SHORTLY – OUTCOME OF INDIA-EU JOINT COMMISSION MEETING

ELANGOVAN INAUGURATES PU TECH CONFERENCE-CUM-EXHIBITION

INDO-DUTCH TRADE & INVESTMENT SET TO GET A BIG BOOST – NETHERLANDS DEPUTY PM MEETS KAMAL NATH

HIGH LEVEL FRENCH TRADE TEAM CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

BIG RISE IN INDO-SPANISH TRADE MAYOR OF BARCELONA CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

HUGE INCREASE IN INDIA’S TRADE WITH ROMANIA – INDIAN INVESTMENT IN ROMANIA ALSO ON THE RISE ROMANIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMERCE CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

MEETING OF INDO-EU JOINT COMMISSION BEGINS

OVER 8% GROWTH IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION QUICK ESTIMATES OF INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION

BILATERAL HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON INDO-MEXICAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT ON THE ANVIL

WTO TALKS DEADLOCKED – KAMAL NATH SAYS NO TO HIGHER TARIFF CUTS INDIA WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE TOUGH STANCE -- NO COMPROMISE ON FARM INTERESTS, SAYS KAMAL NATH

AIM FOR $ 100 BILLION EXPORTS THIS FISCAL, TAP NEW MARKETS – KAMAL NATH TELLS EXPORTERS DEPB SOON – PROVISION FOR OVERLAP TO SMOOTHEN TRANSITION MID-TERM REVIEW OF EXPORT PERFORMANCE 2005-06 HELD

LEFT NOTE A VALUABLE INPUT IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS, SAYS KAMAL NATH

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 20% MINUS OIL, EXPORTS MARGINALLY EXCEED IMPORTS  INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2005-06

KAMAL NATH REJECTS NEW US, EU AGRI MARKET ACCESS PROPOSALS  - PROTECTS INDIA’S AGRI CONCERNS IN WTO

G-20 PRESSURE FORCES MOVEMENT ON CUT IN DOMESTIC SUPPORT – US CLIMB DOWN ON SUBSIDY ISSUE

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES LAUD INDIA’S ROLE IN WTO

G-20 TO PREPARE PAPER ON ACTION AGAINST SUBSIDISED IMPORTS – INDIA MOOTS PROPOSAL TO SAFEGUARD AGRI INTERESTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

RECORD INCREASE IN GOLD JEWELLERY EXPORTS – TO TOUCH US $ 5 BILLION THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY FOR GOLD JEWELLERY FORMULATED

MMTC PAYS 25% FINAL DIVIDEND FOR FY 2004-05 CHAIRMAN MMTC PRESENTS CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CONVENES REVIEW MEETING ON EXPORTS

INDIA’S PAPER BECOMES BASIS FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES KAMAL NATH PUSHES TO GIVE MOMENTUM TO SERVICES TALKS

GOLD JEWELLERY EXPORTS MAY TOUCH US $ 5 BILLION THIS FISCAL – KAMAL NATH MEDIUM TERM STRATEGY FOR GOLD JEWELLERY FORMULATED FESTIVAL OF GOLD 2005 INAUGURATED

KAMAL NATH FOR TOUGH STANCE ON FARM ISSUES AT WTO TO ATTEND KEY WTO MEETINGS FROM MONDAY - FLUELA GROUP MEETING AT ZURICH & MINISTERIAL MEETINGS OF G-20, G-33,FIPS & FIPS PLUS IN GENEVA

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DECLINE BIG FALL IN IMPORTS OF EDIBLE OIL, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND RUBBER IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-JULY 2005

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE FESTIVAL OF GOLD 2005 ON OCTOBER 9

INDIA LOOKING AT FTA WITH AUSTRALIA: KAMAL NATH

Sep2005

TOTAL DIRECT EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EXPORTS ESTIMATED AT 9 MILLION IN 04-05

INDIA THE BEST INVESTMENT DESTINATION, KAMAL NATH TELLS US SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES FOCUS INDIA – IN CHICAGO

WORLD BANK REPORT DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT POLICY INITIATIVES TAKEN TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES

SIX INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES: AN OVERVIEW –AUGUST 2005

KAMAL NATH TO LEAD BUSINESS DELEGATION ON INVESTMENT MISSION TO US FOCUS INDIA SHOW IN CHICAGO ON SEPTEMBER 27-29

CANADA TO SUPPORT INDIA IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND PROTECTION AGREEMENT LIKELY SOON CANADIAN TRADE MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

ECGC PAYS Rs.25 CRORE DIVIDEND TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CHAIRMAN PRESENTS CHEQUES TO KAMAL NATH

SPECIAL PURPOSE TEA FUND ON THE ANVIL TO REVIVE TEA INDUSTRY: KAMAL NATH

INDO-PAK TRADE

MAJOR THRUST TO ENHANCE INDO-PAK TRADE PLANNED BIG SPURT IN IMPORTS FROM PAKISTAN A POSITIVE TREND, SAYS KAMAL NATH TRADE MINISTERS OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN INTERACT WITH INDIAN INDUSTRY

KAMAL NATH INVITES JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN INDIA CO-CHAIRS INTERACTIVE MEETING WITH JAPANESE COMPANIES ALONG WITH CM OF MADHYA PRADESH

KAMAL NATH TO INTERACT WITH JAPANESE COMPANIES ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ALONG WITH CM, MADHYA PRADESH

RECORD GROWTH IN INDIA’S EXPORTS IMPORTS MODERATING – PERFORMANCE REFLECTS GROWING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA’S EXPORTS: KAMAL NATH FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-AUGUST 2005-06

KAMAL NATH CAUTIONS AGAINST TURNING DOHA DEVELOPMENT ROUND INTO MARKET ACCESS ROUND G-20 MEETING IN PAKISTAN

JETCO TO BE KEY INSTRUMENT FOR BOOSTING INDO-UK TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES INDIA-UK INVESTMENT SUMMIT SOON KAMAL NATH INTERACTS WITH ALAN JOHNSON

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND G-20 MEETING IN PAKISTAN

INDIA’S TRADE WITH EU UP BY RECORD 43% THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH TALKS TRADE WITH PETER MANDELSON

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR BIG PUSH TO INDO-EU TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS CALLS FOR EASING OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS AND GREATER MARKET ACCCESS FOR INDIAN PROFESSIONALS SIXTH INDIA-EU BUSINESS SUMMIT

DEMAND FROM CHINA AND INDIA SPURS WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH, SPELLS OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IMBALANCES POSE RISK FOR GLOBAL ECONOMY, SAYS UNCTAD TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2005

INDO-ITALIAN TRADE LIKELY TO CROSS $ 5 BILLION THIS YEAR KAMAL NATH MEETS HIS ITALIAN COUNTERPART

WOOING FDI AN INTEGRAL PART OF INDIA’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY: KAMAL NATH

ALL NRI INVESTMENT TO QUALIFY FOR CONVERSION INTO REPATRIABLE EQUITY PRESS NOTE 4 (2005 SERIES)

Aug2005

KAMAL NATH TO TAKE UP MARKET ACCESS ISSUES WITH ITALY

AUTO COMPONENT EXPORTS UP BY 30%

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 7 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES INDIA’S FIRST MODERN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BUILDING AT DWARKA

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR PUTTING BHOPAL ON GLOBAL MAP AS FDI DESTINATION INDORE TO BE DEVELOPED AS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OVER RS.14 CRORE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MP IN CURRENT YEAR MADHYA PRADESH INVESTMENT MEETING HELD

ECGC SETTLES RECORD NUMBER OF CASES WORTH Rs.352 CRORE – REDUCED PREMIUM RATES FOR EXPORTERS KAMAL NATH REVIEWS PERFORMANCE OF ECGC

INDIA TO PRESS FOR CHANGES IN TRIPS REGIME TO PREVENT BIO-PIRACY CONCLUSIONS OF NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRIPS-CBD ISSUES AT THE WTO

KAMAL NATH’S ASSURANCE TO COFFEE DELEGATION

DRAFT NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA’S MANUFACTURING SECTOR READY COMMENTS INVITED FROM MEMBERS

GOVERNMENT KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON TEA PRICES: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TO INTERACT WITH CHIEF MINISTER OF MADHYA PRADESH ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STATE

NATIONAL SEMINAR DISCUSSES TRIPS-CBD & SUBSIDY ISSUES AT THE WTO

FORMULATION OF STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING INDIAN GOODS: WORKING GROUPS

COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL, LAO DEPUTY PM CALL ON KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TAKES UP ISSUE OF AYURVEDA EXPORTS WITH EU TRADE COMMISSIONER

NMCC DISCUSSES DRAFT STRATEGY FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN INDIA

BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN UP BY 74%

RETAIL SECTOR THE LARGEST INDUSTRY IN INDIA

DIRECT SELLING

EXPANSION OF INDIA’S TRADE WITH RUSSIA, USA, CHINA AND UK

INDUSTRIAL LICENCE POLICY

Rs.200 CRORE EARMARKED FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NORTH EAST: KAMAL NATH

PAKISTAN ADDS 83 MORE ITEMS TO POSITIVE LIST FOR IMPORTS FROM INDIA

SHARE OF MANUFACTURED GOODS IN INDIA’S EXPORTS RISES TO 70%: KAMAL NATH STRATEGIES TO FURTHER BOOST MANUFACTURED GOODS EXPORTS ON THE ANVIL

BIDS INVITED FOR EVALUATION OF WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES

SEZ EXPORTS UP BY 36 %: KAMAL NATH

INDIA TO GAIN FROM TRADE FACILITATION

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 17 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON TRADE FACILITATION MUST ADDRESS CONCERNS OF EXPORTERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: KAMAL NATH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON TRADE FACILITATION

N.K. MATHUR JOINS STC BOARD

EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES

REMOVAL OF CESS TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA’S AGRI EXPORTS

ANTI-DUMPING CASES AGAINST 35 COUNTRIES INITIATED

EXPORTS UP BY RECORD 26% IN JULY 2005  INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA – APRIL-JULY 2005-06

CESS ON EXPORTS TO BE ABOLISHED: KAMAL NATH

POSITIVE TREND IN EXPORTS AND MANUFACTURING FDI INFLOWS UP BY 50% TEXT OF KAMAL NATH’s STATEMENT AT PRESS BRIEFING ON 16 AUGUST

ANTI-DUMPING CASES AGAINST 35 COUNTRIES INITIATED

INDIA FILES REVISED OFFERS ON SERVICES TO WTO

INDIA READY TO SHARE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE WITH CARICOM: ELANGOVAN FOUR KEY AREAS FOR CLOSER COOPERATION IDENTIFIED INDIA-CARICOM ECONOMIC FORUM INAUGURATED

SCOPE FOR FURTHER INCREASE IN INDO-PAK BILATERAL TRADE TEXT OF JOINT STATEMENT

INDIA SHOULD PURSUE GATS VISA PROPOSAL IN WTO STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON SERVICES

INDIA-PAKISTAN TALKS ON ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL COOPERATION BEGINS

INDIA CAN GAIN $ 50 BILLION IN EXPORTS FROM LIBERALISATION OF TRADE IN SERVICES -  GLOBAL AND SECTOR-SPECIFIC STRATEGIES VITAL CONCLUSIONS OF PRE-HONG KONG STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON  GATS NEGOTIATIONS

INDIA, MAURITIUS HOLD TALKS ON A COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

$50 BILLION FOR INDIA IN SERVICES IF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIBERALISE MODES 1 & 4  STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS IN WTO BEGIN

INDIA -INDONESIAN TRADE AT $4 BILLION A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION:  KAMAL NATH – INDONESIA ANNOUNCES VISA ON ARRIVAL FOR INDIANS AT INDIA -INDONESIA JBC

ALTERNATIVE TO DEPB SCHEME SOON- OVERLAP PERIOD LIKELY TO ENSURE SMOOTH TRANSITION: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NTBs

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION UP BY 12%

SEZ FOR PUNJAB SOON: KAMAL NATH

BOOST TO AGRI EXPORTS – APPLICATIONS BEING RECEIVED FOR BENEFITS UNDER VISHESH KRISHI UPAJ YOJANA

BOOST TO AGRI EXPORTS – APPLICATIONS BEING RECEIVED FOR BENEFITS UNDER VISHESH KRISHI UPAJ YOJANA

POLICY MEASURES TO ATTRACT FDI IN SEZ

RETAIL SECTOR IN INDIA GROWING AT 7% PER ANNUM: KAMAL NATH

BILATERAL TRADE WITH BIMST COUNTRIES

AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TOUCH US $ 8 BILLION

FUNDS FOR EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES OF KERALA

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THAILAND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY TO BE PROTECTED

INCREASE IN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO US

INDIA HAS TRADE RELATIONS WITH 200 COUNTRIES

ROLE OF DGFT

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NON-TARIFF BARRIERS FOR INDIAN EXPORTS ON AUGUST 4

July2005

KAMAL NATH MEETS JAPANESE MINISTER – GURGAON INCIDENT DISCUSSED ISOLATED INCIDENT AND NOT THE NORM, MINISTER TELLS JAPAN JAPANESE INVESTMENT NOT TO BE AFFECTED, SAYS NAKAGAWA

WTO STALEMATE A WAKE-UP CALL – BENEFIT TO FARMERS, THE POOR AND JOBLESS SOLE CRITERIA FOR JUDGING SUCCESS OF DOHA ROUND: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR AMENDMENT TO TRIPS AGREEMENT TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY

CHINA OPENS UP FOR INDIAN MANGOES

GURGAON AN ISOLATED INCIDENT – INVESTOR CONFIDENCE NOT TO BE AFFECTED: KAMAL NATH

117% INCREASE IN FDI INFLOWS IN APRIL-MAY: KAMAL NATH

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 18 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

GOVERNMENT HELPS TEA INDUSTRY

CECA AND FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

42 NEW SEZs APPROVED

DETAILS OF EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES

SERVICES OFFERS – CABINET COMMITTEE ON WTO MEETS INDIA, A DEMANDEUR IN WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: KAMAL NATH

TEXT OF ADDRESS BY KAMAL NATH ON “INDIA IS THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES” AT IIPA

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR RAISING INDIA’S LEATHER EXPORTS TO US $ 7 BILLION BY 2010 TO GENERATE OVER ONE MILLION ADDITIONAL JOBS LEATHER INDUSTRY INTERACTS WITH COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER

KAMAL NATH TO INTERACT WITH LEATHER EXPORTERS TOMORROW

KAMAL NATH OUTLINES LAKSHMAN REKHAS FOR INDIA IN WTO AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS VALEDICTORY SESSION OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON PRE-HONG KONG AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION ON WTO AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS TOMORROW

INDIA’S EXPORTS UP BY 19% FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR FIRST QUARTER 2005-06 (APRIL-JUNE)

KAMAL NATH ATTENDS G-33 MEET ON SPECIAL PRODUCTS, SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISM IN DALIAN

EU SUPPORTS G-20 MARKET ACCESS PROPOSAL IN AGRICULTURE – US CONCEDES G-20 PROPOSAL A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION IN DOHA ROUND TALKS KAMAL NATH REITERATES CALL FOR DEVELOPMENT AUDIT OF WTO

POLICY SPACE IN NAMA VITAL: KAMAL NATH TELLS WTO IN DALIAN

INDIA, CHINA TO WORK TOGETHER IN WTO DOHA ROUND – CHINESE COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSSES WTO ISSUES WITH KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH PUSHES NTBs INTO G-20 AGENDA STATEMENT BY G-20 MINISTERS IN DALIAN

STC UNVEILS MAJOR PLANS FOR DIVERSIFICATION RECORDS HIGHEST EVER TURNOVER OF Rs.9700 CRORE CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND WTO MINI MINISTERIAL IN CHINA

BOARD OF TRADE WORKING GROUPS CONSTITUTED TO FURTHER BOOST EXPORTS

KAMAL NATH WELCOMES US DECISION TO RESTORE GSP – SAYS THE DECISION A FILLIP TO BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT

SOME ISSUES IN WTO NON-NEGOTIABLE FOR INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH DEFENCE OF AGRICULTURE OF PRIME IMPORTANCE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MEETS

AGRI EXPORTS FROM INDIA REACH Rs.27,000 CRORE ACROSS THE BOARD RISE IN AL MAJOR SECTORS

DRAFT OF PATENTS RULES 2005 NOTIFIED – DIPP INVITES SUGGESTIONS / COMMENTS

FLORICULTURE EXPORTS CROSS Rs.250 CRORE – 60 AGRI EXPORT ZONES INCLUDING FLORICULTURE APPROVED: KAMAL NATH

June2005

CECA, A PATH BREAKER – KAMAL NATH TRADE WITH SINGAPORE TO CROSS 10 BILLION DOLLARS LUNCHEON MEETING OF FIICI, CII, ASSOCHAM HELD

GOVERNMENT INITIATES PRE-HONG KONG STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ON WTO ISSUES

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR POLICY SPACE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS ISSUE OF TARIFF CUTS FROM BOUND LEVELS NON-NEGOTIABLE STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS ON NAMA HELD

PERFORMANCE OF SIX INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES MAY 2005

INDIA TO DEVELOP STRATEGY FOR VANILLA: KAMAL NATH

PRE-HONG KONG STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS – KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS WORKSHOP ON NAMA NEGOTIATIONS

KAMAL NATH TO HEAD INTER-STATE TRADE COUNCIL

QATAR – AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER – KAMAL NATH DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER

INDIA’S TRADE WITH SINGAPORE

CABINET APPROVES INDIA-SINGAPORE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT INDIA’S FIRST CECA WITH ANY COUNTRY – ALSO FIRST BILATERAL AGREEMENT IN SERVICES CECA A MILESTONE, SAYS KAMAL NATH

STRATEGISE TO ACHIEVE QUANTUM LEAP IN INDIA’S EXPORTS, KAMAL NATH TELLS BOARD OF TRADE ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL ECONOMY TO FUEL GROWTH

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE FIRST MEETING OF THE RECONSTITUTED BOARD OF TRADE ON 17 JUNE

EXPORTS SHOW RECORD 22% GROWTH IN MAY 2005 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-MAY, 2005-2006

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 12 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR ENERGISING G-33 TO PROTECT FARMERS’ INTERESTS IN WTO PARTICIPATES IN JAKARTA MEET AS LEAD DISCUSSANT ON KEY FARM ISSUES

KAMAL NATH TO PARTICIPATE IN G-33 MINISTERIAL MEETING AT JAKARTA

CHINA  AMONG INDIA’S TOP FIVE EXPORT DESTINATIONS

WOOING FDI AN INTEGRAL PART OF INDIA’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY: KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES ASIA SOCIETY IN NEW YORK INDO-US TRADE CROSSES $ 19 BILLION IN 2004-05

KAMAL NATH OUTLINES FIVE MILESTONES FOR DEEPENING INDO-US PARTNERSHIP KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF US-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL

SPS ENQUIRY POINTS BEING FINALISED TO FACILITATE INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL TRADE

 

May2005

SERVICES OFFERS: CABINET COMMITTEE ON WTO MEETS

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY MUST GO HAND IN HAND, SAYS KAMAL NATH

Rs.93 CRORE WORTH NEW SCHEMES FOR TEA CLEARED

PACKAGE FOR RELEF MEASURES TO REVIVE COFFEE SECTOR

BETTER PRICE FOR TOBACCO GIVES RELIEF TO TOBACCO GROWERS

INDIA- BOTSWANA TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE

INDIA TO BECOME INTERNATIONAL TRADING CENTRE FOR DIAMONDS, SAYS KAMAL NATH KAMAL NATH INVITES FDI IN JOINT VENTURES IN THE DIAMOND SECTOR – CALLS FOR INCREASED INVESTMENT IN GEM AND JEWELLERY SEZS INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND CONFERENCE INAUGURATED

WTO NEGOTIATIONS ENTERING A CRUCIAL PHASE WORKSHOP FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS ON WTO HELD

INDIA PAVILION IN JAPAN - A HUGE DRAW

BAN ON SALE OF PEPPER IN DTA

KAMAL NATH INVITES AUSTRALIA TO INVEST MORE IN INDIA TRADE AND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT PROPOSES TO RAISE TRADE TO $ 8 BILLION IN 2 YEARS

INDIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY TO BENEFIT FROM THE LCA STUDIES

RECORD SPURT IN FDI INFLOWS IN 2004 ANNUAL REPORT OF DIPP 2004-5

DOUBLE DIGIT EXPORT GROWTH CONTINUES FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL 2005-06

SEZ ACT TO ENHANCE EXPORT-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT IN INDIA - FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONES WILL ALSO TAKE OFF NOW, SAYS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH ASSURES EXPORTERS FULL SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE TARGET OF $ 92 BILLION THIS YEAR FIEO EXPORT AWARDS FUNCTION

LIST OF 38 NEW SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (SEZs) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT (as on 11/05/05)

EXPORT OF CHILLIES NOT AFFECTED

STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA ENTERS ITS 50th YEAR THE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES A HOST OF NEW TRADE INITIATIVES

NEW BILL EXPECTED TO GENERATE $ 2 BILLION FDI AND 50% GROWTH IN JOBS IN SEZs – KAMAL NATH

INDO-SINGAPORE TRADE PACT BY END MAY

SEZ BILL TO GIVE A BIG PUSH TO EXPORTS AND FDI

KAMAL NATH MOOTS “100-100” INITIATIVE IN AGRICULTURE AT PARIS WTO MINI MINISTERIAL

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT AUDIT OF WTO NEGOTIATIONS AT OECD SESSION ON DOHA ROUND ATTENDS KEY TRADE MEETINGS IN PARIS IN PREPARATORY PROCESS FOR HONG KONG MINISTERIAL

INDO – IRAQ TRADE

EXPORT OF HUMAN HAIR

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND OECD MEETING, WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL AND G-20 IN PARIS

 

April2005

RECORD EXPORT GROWTH OF OVER 24% IN 2004-05 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR THE YEAR 2004-05

INDIA-JAPAN TRADE CAN REACH $ 10 BILLION IN THREE YEARS – KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES BUSINESS INTERACTION WITH JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER

INTER STATE TRADE COUNCIL TO MEET SOON: KAMAL NATH PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MEETS

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 27 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER TO HEAD INTER-STATE TRADE COUNCIL

INDIA A GLOBAL TRADE HUB – SIX FREE TRADE & WAREHOUSING ZONES TO BE SET UP

Rs.6359 CRORE SEZ AT NAVI MUMBAI

KAMAL NATH RELEASES BOOK IN HINDI ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

GROWING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIAN EXPORTS LEADS TO HIGH GROWTH

COMPULSORY SAMPLING OF ALL CHILLI EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS

COMMITTEE FOR MAKING INDIA A GOLD TRADING HUB CONSTITUTED

EXPORT POTENTIAL OF INDIAN CHILLIES

LIBERAL POLICY ATTRACTING FDI

TRANSITION FROM DEPS TO DUTY DRAWBACK REGIME

JAPAN BACKS INDIA FOR UNSC – KAMAL NATH CALLS ON JAPANESE PM

INDIA URGES REVOKING OF US ANTI-DUMPING ACTION AGAINST INDIAN SHRIMPS

INDIA, JAPAN TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP – JAPAN MOOTS INDIA AS AN IMPORTANT MANUFACTURING BASE OUTCOME OF KAMAL NATH’S VISIT TO JAPAN

KAMAL NATH CALLS ON PM OF JAPAN, URGES SUPPORTIVE SIGNALS TO BOOST FDI TO INDIA PROPOSES LIMITED AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE TO STEP UP AGRO EXPORTS TO JAPAN TIME RIGHT TO PUSH INDO-JAPAN TRADE  - INDIA: A COUNTRY OF VAST POSSIBILITIES, SAYS KOIZUMI

KAMAL NATH UNDERLINES SCOPE FOR MORE JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN INDIA INVESTING IN INDIA A PROFITABLE PROPOSITION – DESTINATION INDIA SEMINAR HELD IN TOKYO

TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH JAPAN – KAMAL NATH LEAVES    FOR TOKYO TONIGHT

CHINA POISED TO BECOME INDIA’S NO.1 TRADING PARTNER: KAMAL NATH INDIA-CHINA BUSINESS COOPERATION CONFERENCE

ON THE RELEASE OF THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 2005 TO THE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2004-2009

GLOSSARY OF TERMS – FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 2005  FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2004-09

KAMAL NATH UNVEILS NEW TRADE INITIATIVES WITH CONTINUED THRUST ON EXPORTS

EXPORTS LEAD TO ONE MILLION INCREMENTAL DIRECT EMPLOYMENT IN 2004-05, KAMAL NATH

FTP ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT: MEASURES TO RETAIN BRAND IMAGE OF INDIAN TEA

TARGET PLUS AND DUTY-FREE CREDIT ENTITLEMENT SCHEMES OPERATIONALISED

PRICE STABILISATION FUND SCHEME – PRICE SPECTRUM BAND FOR 2004 FIXED  FOR RUBBER, COFFEE AND TEA GROWERS TO BENEFIT

KAMAL NATH CONSTITUTES TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP ON PATENT LAW ISSUES

20% GROWTH IN INDIA’S TRADE WITH GERMANY THIS FISCAL, BUT SCOPE FOR MORE GERMAN INVESTMENT IN INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH INDO-GERMAN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

NEW TEA ORDER TO ENFORCE QUALITY NORMS

ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS IN PATENTS ACT TO PREVENT PRICE RISE – DOMESTIC PHARMA INDUSTRY INTERESTS FULLY PROTECTED: KAMAL NATH DIPP-UNCTAD SEMINAR ON PRODUCT PATENTS HELD

KAMAL NATH RECONSTITUTES BOARD OF TRADE

KAMAL NATH TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ON 8th APRIL, 2005

MMTC TO SET UP SIX FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONES

COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO REVIEW LONG TERM IMPACT OF TSUNAMI

‘VAT SYSTEM TO HELP EXPORTERS’ - ELANGOVAN

KAMAL NATH TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ON 8th APRIL, 2005

MMTC TO SET UP SIX FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONES

March 2005

EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA UP BY OVER 81% -- IMPRESSIVE GROWTH IN EXPORTS TO ALL MAJOR DESTINATIONS EXPORT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND CRUDE UP BY 92%

"ASEAN REGION - AN IMPORTANT TRADING PARTNER"- ELANGOVAN ELANGOVAN INAUGURATES FOCUS ASEAN +2 SEMINAR

PHARMA AMONG TOP FIVE SECTORS ATTRACTING FDI INTO INDIA

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR FOCUS ON FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INDIA INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT

COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO REVIEW LONG TERM IMPACT OF TSUNAMI

STC SIGNS MOU WITH MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

Important changes  incorporated in the Patents (Amendment) Bill, 2005 as compared to the Patents (Amendment) Bill, 2003

INDIA SHOULD AIM AT $ 10 BILLION PROCESSED FOOD EXPORTS IN TWO YEARS NEW PATENT REGIME TO CREATE GREATER EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIAN AGRO PRODUCTS, SAYS KAMAL NATH APEDA ANNUAL AWARDS FUNCTION

EEPC SIGNS MoU WITH CHINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EEPC TO SET UP A DEDICATED CHINA DESK INDO-CIS BUYER SELLER MEET HELD

EXPORT TRANSACTION COST

FAST TRACK CLEARANCE FOR EOUs

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS APEDA AWARDS FUNCTION TOMORROW

NO INVOLVEMENT OF INDIAN EXPORTERS IN CHILLI POWDER CASE – EXPORTS NOT AFFECTED

INDIA, MERCOSUR, IBSA TRIANGULAR TRADE ALLIANCE MOOTED SIGNING OF INDIA-MERCOSUR AGREEMENT PATH BREAKING: CELSO AMORIM

G-20 NEW DELHI DECLARATION (TEXT OF THE G-20 MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ADOPTED ON 19th MARCH 2005 AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MINISTERIAL MEETING OF G-20 HELD IN NEW DELHI ON 18TH AND 19TH MARCH, 2005)

G-20 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALLIANCE STANDS FIRM ON AGRICULTURE DEMANDS MAJOR REDUCTION IN TRADE DISTORTING SUPPORT FORGES COMMON POSITION AHEAD OF HONG KONG WTO MINISTERIAL G-20 MINISTERIAL MEETING CONCLUDES

INDIA, MERCOSUR SIGN AGREEMENT TO OPERATIONALISE PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT (PTA)

G-20 MINISTERIAL MEETING BEGINS – DEVELOPING COUNTRIES COME TOGETHER TO STRATEGISE ON WTO ISSUES

G-20 MINISTERIAL MEETING BEGINS TOMORROW – FIRST EVER MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEET ON WTO ISSUES BEING HOSTED BY INDIA

CLARIFICATION REGARDING GUIDELINES PERTAINING TO APPROVAL OF FOREIGN/TECHNICAL COLLABORATIONS UNDER THE AUTOMATIC ROUTE WITH PREVIOUS VENTURES/TIE-UPS IN INDIA

LECTURE ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN WTO TOMORROW

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR REVERSAL OF STAGNANT TRADE WITH JAPAN

RECORD GROWTH IN INDIA'S EXPORTS FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-FEBRUARY 2004-05

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR GREATER ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM SEEKS BELGIAN INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE NTB ISSUE

NEW LAW ON SEZ TO BE PLACED IN PARLIAMENT SOON –INVESTMENT CLIMATE IN INDIA BEING CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED, SAYS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE FICCI BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME ON COMPETITIVENESS TOMORROW

FOREIGN MINISTER OF MALTA CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

INCENTIVES FOR UNITS IN SEZs

EXPORT POLICY FOR IRON ORE ON ANVIL; KAMAL NATH

WIDESPREAD CONSULTATIONS BEING HELD ON DEPB REPLACEMENT SCHEME: KAMAL NATH

185% GROWTH IN INDIA’S EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN: KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR EQUITABLE TARIFF FORMULA IN NAMA NEGOTIATIONS URGES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TO LIBERALISE MODE 4 WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL IN KENYA GETS UNDERWAY

GUIDELINES FOR FDI IN CONSTRUCTION-DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ISSUED CATALYSING INVESTMENT FOR GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT

'INDIA KEEN TO INCREASE TRADE WITH AFRICA' ELANGOVAN URGES INDIAN FIRMS TO EXPAND AFRICAN OPERATION

KAMAL NATH LEAVES FOR KENYA TO ATTEND WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL

ANTI-DUMPING FACED BY SEAFOOD EXPORTERS IN USA

INDIA AIMS AT 1.5% SHARE OF WORLD TRADE BY 2009

TSUNAMI HITS INDIA’S MARINE EXPORTS

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND WTO MINISTERIAL IN KENYA

 

Feb2005

KAMAL NATH UNVEILS BRONZE BUST OF PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AT PRAGATI MAIDAN

KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES TEX-STYLES INDIA 2005

HUGE POTENTIAL FOR PHARMA INDIAN EXPORTERS IN THE CIS REGION INDO-CIS HEALTH SUMMIT HELD

INDIA –MOST EFFECTIVE HEALTH DESTINATION IN THE WORLD, SAYS ELANGOVAN COOPERATION WITH CIS COUNTRIES MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL, URGES EXPORTERS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE INDO –CIS HEALTH SUMMIT INAUGURATED

DIFFERING SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS HINDERING EXPORTS, SAYS STC CHAIRMAN INDIAN PHARMA INDUSTRY WORTH US $ 10 BN. INDO-CIS HEALTH SUMMIT INAUGURATED

AFGHANISTAN INVITES INDIAN INVESTMENT -- AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

CABINET CLEARS 100% FDI IN CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT SECTOR ON AUTOMATIC ROUTE TO HAVE MULTIPLIER EFFECT ON ECONOMY AND CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SAYS KAMAL NATH

SUGGESTIONS INVITED ON FOREIGN TRADE POLICY KAMAL NATH TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT TO FOREIGN TRADE POLICY ON 31ST MARCH, 2005

INDO-PAK JSG: A GOOD BEGINNING POSITIVE OUTCOME OF TWO-DAY TALKS FOR FUTURE ROADMAP TEXT OF JOINT STATEMENT

FDI IN ORGANISED RETAIL TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT, BUT SHOULD NOT DISPLACE ONGOING RETAIL ACTIVITIES KAMAL NATH INITIATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON FDI IN RETAIL FICCI SEMINAR ON RETAILING IN INDIA

FDI IN ORGANISED RETAIL TO GENERATE EMPLOYMENT, BUT SHOULD NOT DISPLACE ONGOING RETAIL ACTIVITIES KAMAL NATH INITIATES PUBLIC DEBATE ON FDI IN RETAIL FICCI SEMINAR ON RETAILING IN INDIA

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR ENHANCED TRADE WITH PAKISTAN – POTENTIAL FOR BILATERAL TRADE TO GROW FIVE FOLD UNDERLINED FIRST MEETING OF INDO-PAK JOINT STUDY GROUP ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION BEGINS

SEMINAR ON RETAILING TOMORROW – KAMAL NATH  TO ADDRESS

KERALA SEEKS PROTECTION OF PLANTATION SECTOR SUBMITS SUGGESTIONS FOR FTP TO KAMAL NATH

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN IMPROVE THEIR TRADE PERFORMANCE BY INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN DYNAMIC, NEW SECTORS OF WORLD TRADE, SAYS UNCTAD

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE FIRST MEETING OF INDO-PAK JOINT STUDY GROUP ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION ON 22nd FEBRUARY

CACCI BUSINESS DELEGATION CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

OOMMEN CHANDY URGES KAMAL NATH'S INTERVENTION ON PEPPER IMPORTS

AUSTRIA KEEN ON STRENGTHENING TRADE TIES WITH INDIA – INDO-AUSTRIAN TRADE UP BY 40% THIS FISCAL

GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKES MASSIVE PROGRAMME TO MODERNISE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON IPRs BEGINS

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 27 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

ELANGOVAN SEEKS STATES’ SUPPORT FOR TAX EXEMPTION TO EOUs/SEZs

COOPERATION WITH ITALY IN LEATHER AND DESIGN SECTORS ITALIAN MINISTER CALLS ON ELANGOVAN

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE FICCI SEMINAR ON IPRs TOMORROW

ELANGOVAN CALLS FOR INCREASED TRADE WITH UZBEKISTAN JVs MOOTED IN TEXTILES AND FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

ELANGOVAN CALLS FOR PRODUCTIVITY WITH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT NPC WORKSHOP INAUGURATED

INDIA, ITALY TARGET EUROS 5 BILLION TRADE IN 2 YEARS SCOPE FOR ITALIAN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDIA-ITALY BUSINESS FORUM

FOOD PROCESSING PARK TO BECOME MAJOR AGRO-INDUSTRIAL BASE FOR INDO-ITALIAN JOINT VENTURES MOU SIGNED

RECORD INCREASE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS – JANUARY EXPORTS UP BY 33% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-JANUARY 2004-05

KAMAL NATH INVITES FDI FROM ITALY ITALIAN MINISTER MEETS COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER

INDIA'S EXPORTS CROSS $ 60 BILLION IN 10 MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL – TARGET WILL BE EXCEEDED, SAYS KAMAL NATH

INDIA, SRI LANKA SET UP TRADE NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE TO WORK OUT ROADMAP FOR CEPA SECOND ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON INDIA-SRI LANKA BILATERAL COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT HELD

SEZ ACT TO GIVE BIG BOOST TO FDI AND EMPLOYMENT KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

COFFEE GROWERS MEET KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TO CHAIR PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE MEET ON PROPOSED SEZ LEGISLATION TOMORROW

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR FDI IN INFRASTRUCTURE INDO-US SUMMIT: PARTNERSHIP IN BUILDING INDIA’S INSFRASTRUCTURE

INDIA, FINLAND TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE TRADE MINISTER OF FINLAND MEETS KAMAL NATH

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CORPORATES MUST GO HAND IN HAND KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES CONVOCATION OF IMT/GHAZIABAD

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DECLINE DATA FOR APRIL-NOVEMBER 2004

INDIA TO DOUBLE ITS SHARE OF GLOBAL TRADE BILATERAL TRADE WITH NORWAY UP BY 100% NORWEGIAN MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

INDIA AGGRESSIVELY PUSHING MARKET ACCESS FOR PROFESSIONALS IN WTO TALKS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES ANNUAL FUNCTION OF ICAI

KAMAL NATH LAUNCHES COMMONWEALTH’S INDIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT FORUM

INDIAN PHARMA COMPANIES FULLY EQUIPPED FOR NEW PATENT REGIME, SAYS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHARMA AT CHATHAM HOUSE

INDIA, SERBIA TO SIGN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT SOON

STC REGISTERS RECORD TURNOVER

INDIA TO HOST G-20 MEET IN DELHI ON MARCH 18: KAMAL NATH PREPARATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG MINISTERIAL

Jan2005

INDIA TO HOST G-20 MEET IN DELHI ON MARCH 18: KAMAL NATH WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL URGES PROGRESS OF DOHA TALKS

KAMAL NATH MAKES A STRONG PITCH FOR FDI AT DAVOS MEET

KAMAL NATH HOLDS BILATERAL IN DAVOS – TO MEET ZOELLICK, LAMY TODAY

EXPORTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY AMENDMENT TO PATENTS ACT: KAMAL NATH AT DAVOS

INDIA, CHINA ECONOMIC TIES POISED TO GROW – KAMAL NATH STRESSES COMPLEMENTARITIES AT DAVOS SESSION

INDIA, CHILE SIGN FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION HISTORIC MOMENT IN BILATERAL RELATIONS, SAYS KAMAL NATH – BIG BOOST TO TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA

KAZAKHSTAN INVITES INDIA TO SET UP JOINT VENTURES IN OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDIA TO FORGE CLOSER TRADE TIES WITH CIS COUNTRIES

EXPORTS FROM SEZs AND EOUs UP BY 25% KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES DFRC FACILITY FOR DTA UNITS —ASSURES SEZ BILL IN NEXT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT

ALL SUPPLIES TO SEZs MADE ELIGIBLE FOR DFRC BENEFIT – DGFT ISSUES NOTIFICATION

KAMAL NATH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE WITH SEZs & EOUs ON PRE-BUDGET PROPOSALS AND FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

UN-ESCAP CHIEF CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

TWO FIRMS DISALLOWED FROM EXPORTS OF IRON ORE FOLLOWING SHOW CAUSE NOTICES

INDIA, MALAYSIA TARGET US $ 10 BILLION TRADE IN THREE YEARS KAMAL NATH INVITES MALAYSIA TO INVEST IN INDIA

ELIGIBILITY FOR DEEMED EXPORT BENEFITS – DGFT CLARIFICATION

INDIA, EU AGREE TO FIND AREAS OF COMMON INTEREST IN WTO AND TO WORK FOR PROGRESS OF DOHA ROUND KAMAL NATH TAKES UP MARKET ACCESS ISSUES WITH PETER MANDELSON BOTH ADDRESS FICCI ON INDIA-EU STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

TAX HOLIDAY UNDER SECTION 10 B OF IT ACT EXTENDED TO UNITS SET UP IN DTA & SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERTED AS 100% EOU

INDIA, UK IDENTIFY KEY AREAS OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION ANNUAL UK-INDIA INVESTMENT SUMMIT TO BOOST MUTUAL INVESTMENT OUTCOME OF FIRST MEETING OF JETCO

INDIA- UK JOINT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMMITTEE LAUNCHED HISTORIC OCCASION: KAMAL NATH, PATRICIA HEWITT

SEZ BILL TO BE BROUGHT IN BUDGET SESSION: KAMAL NATH

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 12 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

Press Note No. 1 (2005 Series) Guidelines pertaining to approval of foreign/technical collaborations under the automatic route with previous ventures/tie-up in India.

GOVERNMENT ISSUES PRESS NOTE 1 (2005 SERIES) REVISED GUIDELINES SUPERSEDE PRESS NOTE 18

INDIA TO RESIST ATTEMPTS TO DIVIDE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN WTO

KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES WITHDRAWAL OF PRESS NOTE 18 ON FUTURE JVs AND OTHER DETAILS

EXPORT SURGE CONTINUES INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-DECEMBER 2004-05

INDIA- UK JOINT ECONOMIC AND TRADE COMMITTEE LAUNCH TOMORROW

PETER MANDELSON COMING – TO INTERACT WITH  KAMAL NATH ON 14TH JANUARY

INDIA’S EXPORTS CROSS $ 53 BILLION – OVER 23% INCREASE ESTIMATED IN NINE MONTHS

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND CII PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT

ANSWER TO INDO-PAK PROBLEM LIES IN TRADE: KAMAL NATH JOINT STUDY GROUP MEETING ON 25 JANUARY

KAMAL NATH PRESENTS Rs.1.05 CRORE CHEQUE TO PM FOR TSUNAMI RELIEF ON BEHALF OF COMMERCE PSUs GEMS & JEWELLERY EPC CONTRIBUTES Rs.51 LAKH

INDIA, ITALY AGREE TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE FLOWS POST-MFA COLLABORATION IN FASHION DESIGN, TEXTILE CLUSTERS AGREED MINUTES OF INDO-ITALIAN JOINT COMMISSION SIGNED

5TH INDO- UZBEG JCM TO BE HELD ELANGOVAN TAKES 73 MEMBER TRADE DELEGATION TO UZBEKISTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN

BILATERAL TRADE WITH ITALY AIMED AT 5 BN $ IN 2 YEARS ITALIAN BUSINESS DELEGATION TO VISIT INDIA SOON NON TARIFF BARRIERS NEGATE THE SPIRIT OF WTO: KAMAL NATH

CEPA WITH KOREA LIKELY KOREA WILLING TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA

TRADE WITH ITALY SHOWS SIGNIFICANT AND BALANCED GROWTH, BUT INDIA RAISES MARKET ACCESS ISSUES KAMAL NATH PARTICIPATES IN FICCI INTERACTIVE MEETING WITH ITALIAN MINISTER – 16TH SESSION OF INDO-ITALIAN JOINT COMMISSION HELD

KAMAL NATH CONSTITUTES FTA CELL TO DEAL WITH INDUSTRY GRIEVANCES

LONG TERM STRATEGY FOR MANUFACTURING SECTOR ON THE ANVIL OUTCOME OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL

INDO-JAPAN POLICY DIALOGUE LAUNCHED

EXPORT AND IMPORT ITEMS UNDER VISHESH KRISHI UPAJ YOJANA NOTIFIED MAJOR BOOST TO AGRI EXPORTS –SCHEME TAKES EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL, 2005

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR MAJOR BOOST TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR FIRST MEETING OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL INAUGURATED

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS COUNCIL TOMORROW

VISHESH KRISHI UPAJ YOJANA GIVES BOOST TO AGRI EXPORTS – EXPORT AND IMPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

Dec2004

INDIA ENTERS PRODUCT PATENT REGIME WITH FULL SAFEGUARDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH RECORD INFLOW OF FDI – DOUBLE DIGIT INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AFTER SEVEN YEARS YEAR END REVIEW OF 2004 - DIPP

DEPB RATES REVISED FOR TEXTILE SECTOR MAJOR BOOST TO EXPORT EFFORTS, POST-MFA

MFA PHASE-OUT FROM 1ST JANUARY 2005 – MAJOR TEXTILE EXPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO PROSPER: OECD REPORT

MISUSE OF IRON ORE EXPORT POLICY – NEW POLICY ON THE ANVIL SHOW CAUSE NOTICES ISSUED

2004 – A YEAR OF RECORD EXPORTS HIGHEST EVER GROWTH RATE IN OVER A DECADE LAUNCH OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY – PROACTIVE ROLE IN WTO YEAR END REVIEW – COMMERCE 2004

MMTC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF DUTY-NEUTRALISATION EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES EXPORT-LED GROWTH TO CREATE 25 MILLION JOBS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN 10 YEARS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER ADDRESSES FICCI AGM

KAMAL NATH’S STATEMENT ON THE ORDINANCE RELATING TO PATENTS (THIRD) AMENDMENT

SALIENT FEATURES OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE PATENT LAW INDIA INTRODUCES PRODUCT PATENT REGIME

PUBLIC HEALTH INTEREST FULLY PROTECTED: KAMAL NATH IMPORTANT PUBLIC INTEREST PROVISIONS IN THE PATENT LAW

INTRODUCTION OF NEW PATENT REGIME, PHASE-OUT OF MFA OPEN VAST OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA, SAYS KAMAL NATH ORDINANCE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST YEAR’S BILL – ORDINANCE TO BE DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT IN BUDGET SESSION

APPAREL PARKS FOR MAHARASHTRA APPROVED – 3599 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR LOANS UNDER TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION FUND SCHEME – TEXTILE INDUSTRY GEARS UP FOR POST-MFA SCENARIO

KAMAL NATH CONSTITUTES TEA ADVISORY COMMITTEE

KAMAL NATH CLEARS SEZ FOR WIPRO SETTING UP OF TWO MORE SEZs APPROVED

IMPORT OF PEPPER UNDER ADVANCE LICENCE BANNED MOVE TO HELP PEPPER GROWERS – KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH PROPOSES SMALL GROWERS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR TEA SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR TEA TO BE TAKEN TO CABINET SOON MEETING OF MPs FROM TEA GROWING AREAS HELD

KOREAN FDA TO ACCEPT EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL’S CERTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL & FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORTED TO REPUBLIC OF KOREA

INDO SRILANKA PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

INVESTMENT BY NRIs

INDO-PAK JOINT STUDY GROUP TO LOOK AT PTAs ON FAST TRACK: KAMAL NATH

AGRICULTURE TO BE FOCUS AREA OF NEW TRADE POLICY – KAMAL NATH

NO AMBIGUITY IN PRESS NOTE 18 GUIDELINES: KAMAL NATH

NO THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS OF PEPPER UNDER INDO-THAI AGREEMENT

TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA TO BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED: KAMAL NATH BILATERAL TRADE CROSSES US $ 10 BILLION

INDIA, CZECH REPUBLIC TO DIVERSIFY AND EXPAND TRADE ENLARGED EU TO GIVE NEW IMPETUS TO INDO-CZECH TRADE PROTOCOL OF THE 6TH SESSION OF CZECH-INDIAN JOINT COMMISSION SIGNED

ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENTS TO OPEN UP IMMENSE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES IMC MEETING ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS

AGRI EXPORT ZONES RESULT IN Rs. 2107 CRORE EXPORTS

INDIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC STRESS SCOPE FOR GREATER BILATERAL TRADE MEETING OF INDO-CZECH JOINT COMMITTEE AND JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL HELD

RS 20,000 BILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR PLANNED ELANGOVAN PRESENTS THE ANNUAL EXPORTS AWARDS ADVOCATES CONSORTIUM APPROACH FOR TURNKEY PROJECTS

INPUT OUTPUT NORMS FOR 28 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH AFRICA MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL, ELANGOVAN FOCUS: AFRICA PROGRAMME TO ENHANCE BILATERAL TRADE INDO-COMESA CONFERENCE ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION INAUGURATED

PREPAREDNESS OF INDIAN TEXTILE INDUSTRY FOR THE POST-MFA REGIME NEW INVESTMENT OF Rs.50,000 CRORE IN LAST FIVE YEARS – INCREASED ORDERS FOR INDUSTRY – CAPACITIES FULLY BOOKED UPTO APRIL 2005

INDIA TO TAKE UP ISSUE OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS: KAMAL NATH

RECORD GROWTH IN INDIA’S EXPORTS FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-NOVEMBER 2004-05

VISHESH KRISHI UPAJ YOJANA

REFUND OF TAXES AND LEVIES TO BE FULLY ADDRESSED IN DEPB SUCCESSOR SCHEME – KAMAL NATH ASSURES APPAREL EXPORTERS SAYS REIMBURSMENT IS NOT SUBSIDY

SAFTA TO BOOST TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

BIG SURGE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS – RECORD 26% GROWTH IN NOVEMBER’04 AND 24% IN APRIL-NOVEMBER – KAMAL NATH TELLS EXPORTERS TO AIM HIGHER AND ASSURES FULL POLICY SUPPORT SETS EXPORT TARGET OF $ 88 BILLION FOR 2005-06 AS WELL AS TARGETS TILL 2008-09 REVIEW MEETING ON EXPORT PERFORMANCE AND THE NEW DEPB SCHEME HELD

INDO-PAK TRADE MAY CROSS US $ 500 MILLION THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH

100% FDI PERMITTED IN FREE TRADE AND WAREHOUSING ZONES

INDO-FRENCH TRADE – A FACT SHEET

KAMAL NATH INVITES FRANCE TO INVEST IN SEZs – SUGGESTS EASIER VISA NORMS TO FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF INDIAN IT PROFESSIONALS TO FRANCE INDIA, FRANCE TO EXPAND TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES 13TH SESSION OF INDO-FRENCH JOINT COMMITTEE HELD

INDIA, SWITZERLAND TO PROMOTE BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT INDO-SWISS JOINT COMMISSION MEETING HELD

INDO-FRENCH JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW

INDIA, ISRAEL AGREE TO FORM JOINT STUDY GROUP FOR COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: KAMAL NATH MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN RELATIONS, SAYS ISRAELI VICE PRIME MINISTER

$ 5 BILLION ANNUAL TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND ISRAEL IN THREE YEARS POSSIBLE, SAYS KAMAL NATH INDIA-ISRAEL BUSINESS CONFERENCE HELD

NATIONAL DESIGN POLICY TO PROMOTE EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS AND POSITIONING OF INDIAN BRANDS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES NATIONAL DESIGN SUMMIT

LEGISLATION ON PATENT AMENDMENT BY THIS MONTH END: KAMAL NATH

INDIA OFFERS US $ 10 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT TO MOROCCO MOROCCAN MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA LIKELY TO SIGN PREFERENTIAL TRADING ARRANGEMENT SOON INDIA-BRAZIL-SOUTH AFRICA (IBSA) DIALOGUE TO BE CARRIED FORWARD SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE MINISTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH SAYS INDIA WILL RESIST NEW FORMS OF PROTECTIONISM IN POST-MFASCENARIO NEW TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER POLICY SOON – FDI AS BOTH SOURCE OF CAPITAL AND NEW TECHNOLOGY KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE

LIBYA LIFTS BAN ON COMMODITY IMPORTS FROM INDIA

3 NEW SEZs BECOME OPERATIONAL

 

Nov2004

KAMAL NATH CALLS REVIEW MEETING TO ACHIEVE US $ 75 BILLION EXPORTS THIS FISCAL EXPORTS TO ALL MAJOR DESTINATIONS UP BY OVER 20%

RECORD RISE IN INDO-PAK TRADE: KAMAL NATH EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN UP BY 328%

INDO-PAK TRADE BUOYANT THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN UP BY 328%

INDIA TO FOCUS EFFORTS ON INCREASING EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES INDIA-LAC BUSINESS MEET OPENED TODAY

EXEMPT EXPORTS FROM VAT: CAPEXIL CAPEXIL AGM AND EXPORT AWARDS FUNCTION HELD

IMPROVED INVESTMENT CLIMATE RESULTS IN UNPRECEDENTED FDI INFLOWS THIS FISCAL FULL AUTOMACITY THE GOAL OF FDI POLICY, SAYS KAMAL NATH

EQUITY BASE OF EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION INCREASED TO Rs. 800 CRORE: KAMAL NATH

EXEMPT EXPORTS FROM VAT: CAPEXIL CAPEXIL AGM AND EXPORT AWARDS FUNCTION HELD

INPUT OUTPUT NORMS FOR 60 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

MAJOR PROCEDURAL SIMPLIFICATION STEPS TO BOOST EXPORTS ANNOUNCED

INDIA, PAKISTAN AGREE TO SET UP JOINT STUDY GROUP ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION KAMAL NATH CALLS ON PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF AND PAK PM SHAUKAT AZIZ

KAMAL NATH CALLS UPON SAARC COUNTRIES TO DEVISE CONCRETE AGENDA BASED ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION INAUGURAL SESSION OF SAARC COMMERCE MINISTERS CONFERENCE

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND SAARC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ISLAMABAD RENEWED THRUST ON ECONOMIC RELATIONS AMONG SAARC COUNTRIES AND PROGRESS TOWARDS SAARC FTA

KAMAL NATH MOOTS JOINT STUDY GROUP ON COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA URGES RUSSIA TO STEP UP PURCHASE OF TEA, TOBACCO, MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM INDIA TO REVIVE TRADE RUSSIA KEEN TO COOPERATE WITH INDIA IN WTO - DEPUTY PM OF RUSSIA MEETS COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER

COMMERCE CONSULTATIVE MPs FAVOUR CURBS ON IRON ORE EXPORTS STATE LEVIES SHOULD NOT IMPINGE ON EXPORTS – KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC EDITORS TOMORROW

KAMAL NATH CONSTITUTES PANEL TO MAKE INDIA A GOLD TRADING HUB

KAMAL NATH TO ACCOMPANY PM TO INDO-EU SUMMIT TWO-WAY ANNUAL TRADE AT $ 28 BILLION

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR LIBERAL COMMITMENTS IN SERVICES FROM DEVELOPED COUNTRIES ADDRESSES ICAI CONFERENCE ON WTO

TURKISH BUSINESS DELEGATION CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

SEPARATE CELL FOR INVESTMENT FROM JAPAN PROPOSED JAPANESE BUSINESS DELEGATION CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

54% INCREASE IN STC's TURNOVER THIS YEAR - DIVIDEND CHEQUE PRESENTED TO SHRI KAMAL NATH.

JAPAN INVITED TO HAVE FRESH LOOK AT TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDIA-JAPAN BUSINESS COOPERATION COMMITTEES MEET

Oct2004

SWEDEN KEEN ON MORE TRADE WITH INDIA

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL FOR EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS CONSTITUTED MOVE WILL REDUCE LITIGATION AND FOSTER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND TRADE & INDUSTRY, SAYS KAMAL NATH

INDIA TO GAIN FROM LIBERALISATION OF SERVICES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS ADJUSTMENT COSTS OF TARIFF ELIMINATION UNDER NAMA SHOULD BE ADDRESSED RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNCTAD CONSULTATION ON WTO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

INDIA TO GAIN FROM LIBERALISATION OF SERVICES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS ADJUSTMENT COSTS OF TARIFF ELIMINATION UNDER NAMA SHOULD BE ADDRESSED RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNCTAD CONSULTATION ON WTO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL FOR EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS OPERATIONALISED MOVE WILL REDUCE LITIGATION AND FOSTER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND TRADE & INDUSTRY, SAYS KAMAL NATH

KAMAL NATH RULES OUT TRADE-OFFS IN AGRICULTURE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS OUTLINES INDIA’S APPROACH IN KEY NEGOTIATING AREAS OF NAMA, SERVICES THREE-DAY CONSULTATION ON WTO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT BEGINS

PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION OF SCRAP IMPORT MADE MANDATORY

INDIA-MYANMAR TRADE CAN BE DOUBLED IN TWO YEARS KAMAL NATH RELEASES JOINT TASK FORCE REPORT

INVESTMENT CRITICAL FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION SUMMARY OF THE KEY MESSAGES FROM OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT

KAMAL NATH CONSULTS POLITICAL PARTIES ON PATENTS AMENDMENT BILL ON THIRD AMENDMENT IN WINTER SESSION

KAMAL NATH INVITES FDI FROM ASEAN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER’S ADDRESS AT THE INDIAN-ASEAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP PLENARY

INDIA’S FDI POLICY AMONG THE MOST LIBERAL IN THE WORLD: KAMAL NATH OECD-INDIA INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE INAUGURATED

GOLD JEWELLERY EXPORTS CROSS $ ONE BILLION THIS YEAR – 141% GROWTH RECORDED IN APRIL-AUGUST ’04 KAMAL NATH INAUGURATES FESTIVAL OF GOLD

PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORT OF SCRAP MADE MANDATORY – KAMAL NATH REVIEWS IMPORT POLICY OF SCRAP AND METALLIC WASTE

DOUBLE DIGIT EXPORT GROWTH CONTINUES INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-SEPTEMBER, 2004-2005

OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND INDIA INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE OCTOBER 19-21

ROUNDTABLE TO FOCUS ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN INDIA – KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE

KAMAL NATH TO INAUGURATE EXHIBITION ON GOLD ON 18 OCTOBER

BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT REMOVES ANTI DUMPING MEASURES LEVIED AGAINST INDIAN JUTE EXPORTS TO BRAZIL

KAMAL NATH INVITES UK FDI IN MANUFACTURING AND GREENFIELD SECTORS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES DESTINATION INDIA SEMINAR

THE AGE OF INDIAN MNCs HAS DAWNED – FDI WELCOME IN INDIA KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES MEETING ON CELEBRATING INDIAN INVESTMENT IN THE UK

REMOVE SUBSIDIES BEFORE SEEKING AGRI MARKET ACCESS – KAMAL NATH SPEAKS AT PARIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

KAMAL NATH PARTICIPATES IN A HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE IN PARIS SIGNALLING INDIA'S APPROACH ON MODALITIES FOR WTO NEGOTIATIONS

AGRICULTURE TO BE THE CORE OF WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON MODALITIES, POST-JULY PACKAGE, SAYS KAMAL NATH MARKET ACCESS ONLY IF SUBSIDIES ARE REMOVED KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT FRENCH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

HINDUSTAN DIAMOND PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO COMMERCE MINISTER

GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO ECONOMIC REFORMS - KAMAL NATH TELLS GERMAN BUSINESS DELEGATION

INDIA, KOREA SHOULD AIM AT ANNUAL TRADE OF 10 BILLION DOLLARS WITHIN THREE YEARS AND AVERAGE ANNUAL FDI OF ONE BILLION DOLLARS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDO-KOREAN BUSINESS MEETING

INDIAN ELECTED VICE CHAIR AT UN/CEFACT FOR THE FIRST TIME

KAMAL NATH TO ATTEND BUSINESS MEETING WITH KOREAN PRESIDENT TRADE WITH KOREA DOUBLES IN SIX YEARS

S.N. MENON TAKES OVER AS COMMERCE SECRETARY

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO GAIN SUBSTANTIALLY FROM REMOVAL OF TEXTILE QUOTAS CONCLUSIONS OF UNCTAD STUDY ON IMPLICATIONS OF MFA TERMINATION

Sep2004

INDIA AIMS AT $ 10 BILLION TRADE WITH GERMANY BY NEXT YEAR KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES INDO-GERMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

GREATER AWARENESS OF SPS STANDARDS NEEDED TO AVAIL OF WTO AGRI EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

EXPORTS TO FRANCE UP BY 20%  BALANCE OF TRADE TURNS SURPLUS FOR INDIA

PAKISTAN TEXTILES DELEGATION CALLS ON KAMAL NATH

EXPORTS MAY TOUCH $ 75 BILLION THIS FISCAL: KAMAL NATH

ECGC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE OF Rs. 13.71 CRORE TO COMMERCE MINISTER

TEA ADVISORY COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 25-POINT RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAKEHOLDERS CONFERENCE

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-AUGUST, 2004-2005

Rs. 800 CRORE PORT-BASED SEZ NEAR COCHIN CLEARED

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE FOR REVIVAL OF TEA INDUSTRY

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS DURING APRIL-JULY 2004 DECLINES BY 22%

LANGUAGE RELATED MARKET ACCESS FACILITATION INITIATIVE IN THE GERMAN IT MARKET LAUNCHED

MAJOR TRADE FACILITATION STEPS TO ENHANCE INDIA’S TRADE WITH CIS REGION

KAMAL NATH TO ADDRESS STAKEKOLDERS CONFERENCE ON TEA INDUSTRY

BIG INCREASE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS TO CIS TRADE WITH AFRICA SHOWS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH

COMPREHENSIVE RELIEF PACKAGE FOR TEA AND COFFEE INDUSTRY ON ANVIL ELANGOVAN INAUGURATES UPASI ANNUAL CONFERENCE

GOVERNMENT APPROVES LEATHER GOODS PARK  AT KOLKATA

KAMAL NATH TO WRITE TO ALL CHIEF MINISTERS FOR EXEMPTION OF EXPORTS FROM STATE LEVIES

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 21 NEW EXPORT  ITEMS NOTIFIED

Aug2004

HIGHLIGHTS OF FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

GLOSSARY OF TERMS – FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

COMPREHENSIVE FOREIGN TRADE POLICY TO MAKE INDIA A GLOBAL TRADE PLAYER – FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, ALONG WITH MASSIVE PUSH TO EXPORTS KAMAL NATH ANNOUNCES A FIRST-EVER FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2004-2009

SPECIAL FOCUS INITIATIVES IN FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

PACKAGE FOR AGRICULTURE IN FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

BOOST TO GEMS & JEWELLERY AND LEATHER & FOOTWEAR IN FOREIGN TRADE POLICY

NEW STATUS HOLDER CATEGORISATION – FOREIGN TRADE POLIY 2004-2009

PROCEDURAL SIMPLIFICATION AND RATIONALISATION MEASURES – FOREIGN TRADE POLICY 2004-2009

PROTOCOL TO IMPLEMENT THE EARLY HARVEST SCHEME UNDER THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON FTA BETWEEN INDIA AND THAILAND SIGNED HISTORICAL LANDMARK IN INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH THAILAND

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON FREE TRADE AREA BETWEEN INDIA AND THAILAND

INDIA, JAPAN TO ENHANCE TRADE & INVESTMENT TIES JAPANESE TRADE MINSTER MEETS KAMAL NATH

INDIA-GCC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION SIGNED NEW MILESTONE IN INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH GULF COUNTRIES

HIGHLIGHTS OF INDIA-GCC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION SIGNED ON 25TH AUGUST 2004

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND GULF COUNTRIES TO BE SIGNED TOMORROW

INDIA INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE AND OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT TO BE HELD IN NEW DELHI

India's Exports at a record high India's foreign trade data: April-July, 2004-2005

INDO-THAILAND TRADE PACT

INDIA’S OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED IN WTO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT KAMAL NATH’S STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT

PRODUCT PATENT REGIME MAY NOT BE ADVERSE, SAY EXPERTS

INDIA MUST USE FTAs TO ITS ADVANTAGE: KAMAL NATH MEETING OF THE INDO-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

FLEXIBLE VISA REGIME TO INCREASE INDO-LIBYAN TRADE

INDIA’S DEFENSIVE INTERESTS IN AGRICULTURE FULLY SAFEGUARDED IN WTO FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES FICCI SEMINAR ON JULY FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT

STEPS ANNOUNCED TO EASE CONGESTION AT JNPT

PRICE SPECTRUM BAND FOR RUBBER, COFFEE AND TEA ANNOUNCED

MAJOR VICTORY FOR INDIA IN WTO REVISED FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT SPECIAL PRODUCTS, SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISM AND S&D IN AGRICULTURE TO SECURE FARMERS’ INTERESTS MOVE TO REDUCE DE MINIMIS IN FARM SUPPORT STALLED SINGAPORE ISSUES DROPPED FROM DOHA AGENDA KAMAL NATH SAYS REVIVAL OF DOHA PROCESS BENEFITS INDIA

July2004

KAMAL NATH URGED TO RETURN TO GENEVA FOR WTO TALKS

KAMAL NATH TAKES TOUGH STAND IN GENEVA NO COMPROMISE ON AGRICULTURE, INDIA TELLS WTO

KAMAL NATH LEAVES FOR GENEVA TO PARTICIPATE IN WTO TALKS

BIMST-EC

FARMERS, WORKERS INTERESTS TO BE FULLY PROTECTED, KAMAL NATH ASSURES TRADE UNIONS

REVIVAL PACKAGE FOR TEA INDUSTRY ON THE ANVIL KAMAL NATH’s STATEMENT IN LOK SABHA

KAMAL NATH CONTINUES DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES ON WTO ISSUES TO MEET TRADE UNIONS LATER TODAY

KAMAL NATH RELEASES BOOK ON "FUTURE NEGOTIATION ISSUES AT WTO: AN INDIA-CHINA PERSPECTIVE"

INDIA’S EXPORTS UP BY RECORD 34% IN JUNE INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR FIRST QUARTER – APRIL-JUNE 2004-05

KAMAL NATH OPENS DIALOGUE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES ON WTO ISSUES

SEZ AT NAVI MUMBAI

19 INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS UNDER THE INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADATION SCHEME

GOVERNMENT KEEN TO HELP TEA INDUSTRY – KAMAL NATH PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC TEA DOUBLED

DRAFT FRAMEWORK DISAPPOINTING, SAYS INDIA MORE WORK NEEDED TO MAKE DRAFT ACCEPTABLE

INDIA CAN BECOME INTEGRAL PART OF THE GLOBAL MANUFACTURING CHAIN - ELANGOVAN

STEPS BEING TAKEN TO INCREASE TRADE WITH CHINA THROUGH LAND ROUTE

BIG RISE IN EXPORT OF STEEL

INDIA, BANGLADESH TO CONSIDER STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IN THE TEXTILE SECTOR IN POST-MFA SCENARIO BANGLADESH DELEGATION MEETS ELANGOVAN

COOPERATION BETWEEN G-90 AND G-20 VITAL, SAYS INDIA KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES G-90 IN MAURITIUS

7 INDUSTRIAL GROWTH CENTRES APPROVED FOR UTTAR PRADESH

NEW FOODGRAIN EXPORT POLICY ON THE ANVIL

INDO-THAILAND FREE TRADE AGREEMENT

NEW TRADE POLICY

RELIEF TO COFFEE GROWERS

INDIA PLANS TO DOUBLE MARINE EXPORTS TO BECOME HUB OF SEA FOOD PROCESSING ACTIVITIES

SEZ ACT TO COVER SERVICES – KAMAL NATH

ANNUAL EXPORT TARGET FOR 2004-05 FOR MERCHANDISE GOODS FIXED AT 16% TO REACH A LEVEL OF $ 73.4 BILLION

June2004

N.N. KHANNA IS THE NEW CHAIRMAN & MD OF ITPO

INDIA’s CONCERNS IN AGRICULTURE MUST BE ADDRESSED, KAMAL NATH TELLS WTO-DG

KAMAL NATH CALLS FOR TIME-BOUND GLOBAL MARKETING PLANS IN THRUST SECTORS TO ACHIEVE QUANTUM GROWTH IN EXPORTS

KAMAL NATH TO TAKE UP WITH FM ALL PENDING EXPORT-RELATED ISSUES

EXPORT GROWTH CONTINUES ON DOUBLE-DIGIT PATH INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-MAY, 2004-2005

UNCTAD XI GIVES POSITIVE SIGNAL FOR PROGRESS OF THE DOHA ROUND SAO PAOLO CONSENSUS MARKS CONCLUSION OF LANDMARK UNCTAD MEET

BPO ADDS TO GLOBAL GROWTH AND WELFARE – FEARS ON OUTSOURCING UNFOUNDED, SAYS INDIA AT UNCTAD XI

THIRD ROUND OF GSTP LAUNCHED AT UNCTAD XI

INDIA SEEKS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN TRADE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INDIA’S STATEMENT AT UNCTAD PLENARY ON ASSURING DEVELOPMENT GAINS FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE

INDIA CALLS FOR BALANCE BETWEEN POLICY SPACE AND MULTILATERAL COMMITMENTS KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES PLENARY OF UNCTAD XI

INDIAN FARMER MUST GET FAIR SHARE OF WORLD AGRO TRADE, KAMAL NATH TELLS LAMY

COMMERCE SECRETARY MEETS EXPORT PROMOTION BODIES ON EXPORT TARGET & STRATEGIES FOR YEAR 2004-05

INDIAN FARMER MUST GET FAIR SHARE OF WORLD AGRO TRADE, KAMAL NATH TELLS LAMY

INDIA, BRAZIL TRADE POISED FOR RAPID GROWTH KAMAL NATH SPEAKS AT JOINT MEETING OF BRAZILIAN AND INDIAN INDUSTRIES IN SAO PAOLO

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-MARCH 2004

KAMAL NATH ATTENDS NG-5 MEETING ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES IN SÃO PAOLO

KAMAL NATH INVITES G-20 TO HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING IN INDIA REITERATES INDIA´S LIMITED FLEXIBILITY IN AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS

INDIA FOR FURTHER STRENGTHENING OF G-20 KAMAL NATH ARTICULATES FARMERS´ INTERESTS AT SAO PAOLO MEETING OF G-20 MINISTERS

KAMAL NATH TO LEAD INDIAN DELEGATION TO UNCTAD XI – TO PARTICIPATE IN G-20 MINISTERIAL MEETING IN SAO PAULO

MEXICO THE LARGEST DESTINATION FOR INDIAN EXPORTS IN LATIN AMERICA MEXICAN DELEGATION MEETS ELANGOVAN

TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL FOR EXPANSION OF INDIA’S TRADE WITH MERCOSUR PRE-UNCTAD RIO FORUM HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF INDIA-MERCOSUR FTA FOR GROWTH OF INTER-REGIONAL TRADE

SEZs MUST TAKE OFF, SAYS KAMAL NATH – SPECAL PACKAGE FOR SEZS AND EOUs IN THE OFFING OPEN HOUSE MEETING WITH EOUs AND SEZs

EXIM POLICY IN JULY – TO BOOST INDIA’S EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS KAMAL NATH INTERACTS WITH FICCI

INDIA FORGING AHEAD WITH RTAs – BORDER TRADE TO BE STRENGTHENED TOO

May2004

MAJOR THRUST ON SERVICES SECTOR KAMAL NATH MOOTS WORKING GROUP TO MAKE INDIA GLOBAL SERVICES HUB

E. V. K. S. ELANGOVAN TAKES CHARGE AS MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

EXPORTS SHOULD BE UNSHACKLED FROM ALL UNNECESSARY CONTROLS AND DELAYS AIM AT HIGHER SHARE OF WORLD TRADE KAMAL NATH ADDRESSES FIRST INTERACTIVE SESSION  ON EXIM POLICY

KAMAL NATH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE WITH EXPORTERS ON EXIM POLICY TOMORROW

2004-05 EXPORTS START OFF ON A POSITIVE NOTE INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL 2004-2005

KAMAL NATH TAKES OVER AS COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER

STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 20 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

G-20 SAYS THE BLENDED FORMULA FOR TARIFF REDUCTION UNACCEPTABLE A FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED APPROACH TO AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS

April2004

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-JANUARY 2004

BIS GRANTS QUALITY SYSTEMS CERTIFICATE TO DGFT

EXPORTS FROM SEZs UP BY 46%

INTERACTIVE SESSION ON EXIM POLICY & CUSTOMS

INDIA’S EXPORTS CROSS TARGET EXPORT GROWTH RATE AT 17.26% SURPASSES THE TARGET OF 12% EXPORTS REACH $ 61.8 BILLION IN 2003-04

INDIA CAN BECOME A DESTINATION OF THE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE FOR GLOBAL GOOD, SAYS DR. MASHELKAR

COMPONENT II OF GOI-UNCTAD-DFID PROJECT ON TRADE AND GLOBALISATION LAUNCHED INDIA TO PARTICIPATE IN UNCTAD-XI AT MINISTERIAL LEVEL

JAITLEY ASSURES FIEO CHIEF TO CONSIDER SUITABLE MEASURES TO ENSURE EXPORT GROWTH ON SUSTAINABLE BASIS AMIDST THE APPRECIATING RUPEE

INDIA SCORES A SIGNIFICANT GAIN AT THE WTO IN THE DISPUTE AGAINST EC ON GSP PREFERENCES

DISTORTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE, PROTECTIONIST BARRIERS MUST GO SEMINAR ON OPEN ECONOMIES – SESSION ON TRADE LIBERALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD IDENTIFY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALISATION SEMINAR ON DEVELOPMENT IN OPEN ECONOMIES

March 2004

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES HAVE KEY ROLE IN REVIVING WTO TALKS

RECORD GROWTH IN EXPORTS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL- FEBRUARY 2003-2004 INTRODUCTION OF EDI QUICKENS PROCESS OF DATA COLLECTION

INDIA-BANGLADESH JOINT WORKING GROUP ON TRADE HELD REVISED BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT SOON

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: EDIBLE OILS MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO IMPORT GROWTH

MOVEMENT OF LABOUR KEY DIMENSION OF TRADE IN SERVICES - RECOMMENDATIONS OF WORKSHOP ON NEW GLOBAL TRADE PARADIGM

BRAZILIAN AND AFRICAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET JAITLEY

FILING OF TRADE RETURNS EXTENDED UPTO 31ST MARCH 2004

INDIA’S EXPORTS CONTINUE ON A DOUBLE DIGIT PATH INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL- JANUARY, 2003-2004

Feb2004

MOU SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND NETHERLANDS FOR PROMOTION OF INVESTMENT NETHERLANDS ECONOMIC AFFAIRS MINISTER MEETS JAITLEY

INDIA-PHILIPPINES AGREED TO COOPERATE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND RAILWAYS SECTORS AGREED MINUTES OF JOINT WORKING GROUP SIGNED

STC PAYS 20% DIVIDEND FOR 2003-04 – DIVIDEND CHEQUE PRESENTED TO ARUN JAITLEY

OUTSOURCING HAS OPENED UP NEW TRADE AVENUES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – FEARS OF JOB LOSS MISPLACED, SAYS UNCTAD GLOBAL OUTSOURCING POISED TO RISE TO US $ 827 BILLION

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-NOVEMBER 2003

INDIA AND SINGAPORE TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE

CHINA GRANTS CONCESSIONS TO INDIA ON 217 TARIFF LINES UNDER THE BANGKOK AGREEMENT

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON THE BIMST- EC FREE TRADE AREA

JACK STRAW MEETS ARUN JAITLEY NO UK MOVE AGAINST OUTSOURCING

ARUN JAITLEY LEAVES FOR THAILAND TO ATTEND BIMST-EC MINISTERIAL MEETING

PHARMA EXPORTS CROSS $ 5 BILLION

MMTC DECLARES 25% INTERIM DIVIDEND DIVIDEND CHEQUE OF RS. 12.41 CRORE PRESENTED TO SHRI JAITLEY

GOVERNMENT CLEARS SUPPORT TO LEATHER COMPLEX IN ANHDRA PRADESH

Jan2004

ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHES DIGITAL SIGNATURE AND ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER FACILITY --- MAJOR EDI INITIATIVES TO BOOST EXPORTS

EXIM FACILITATION MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY DGFT INITIATIVES TO MAKE INDIA A MANUFACTURING HUB FOR QUALITY GOODS AND SERVICES

HIGHLIGHTS OF EXIM FACILITATION MEASURES EXIM POLICY 2003-2004

RECORD 42% INCREASE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS DURING DECEMBER 2003 OVER 13% INCREASE IN AGGREGATE EXPORTS DURING NINE MONTHS INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL- DECEMBER, 2003-2004

BRAZIL SEEKS INDIA’S SUPPORT TO UPGRADE ITS IPR INFRASTRUCTURE BRAZILIAN COMMERCE MINISTER CALLS ON JAITLEY

WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATING BUSINESS INSTITUTES AND INDUSTRY EMPHASISES IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

AGRICULTURE KEY ISSUE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS – INDIA’S DEFENSIVE INTERESTS IN FARM SECTOR MUST BE ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED, JAITLEY TELLS LAMY STRESS ON MOVING THE MULTILATERAL PROCESS FORWARD

INDIA-ISRAEL TO PROMOTE TRADE & ECONOMIC COOPERATION

INDIA’S EXPORTS DOUBLED IN LESS THAN A DECADE

TRADE EXPANSION REDUCES POVERTY FINDINGS OF DRAFT REPORT ON "TRADE LIBERALISATION AND POVERTY" PREPARED BY UNCTAD TEAM IN INDIA

BUSINESS DELEGATION TO CIS COUNTRIES

JAITLEY TO ATTEND THIRD SESSION OF INDO-ISRAEL JOINT TRADE COMMITTEE MEETING

EXPERTS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON TRADE REFORMS & POVERTY NCAER-UNCTAD WORKSHOP ON IMPACT OF TRADE REFORMS ON THE INDIAN INFORMAL ECONOMY AND POVERTY

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2003 PRESS NOTE

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT LAND CUSTOMS STATIONS TO BOOST TRADE WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

INDIA, UK DISCUSS MULTILATERAL AND BILATERAL TRADE ISSUESINDO-UK TRADE CROSSES US $ 5 BILLION IN 2002-03

RECORD INCREASE IN ENGINEERING EXPORTS

EXPORTS TO NAFTA ON THE RISE

EXPORTS BACK ON DOUBLE DIGIT TRACK IN NOVEMBER 2003 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-NOVEMBER 2003-04

Dec2003

INDIA EMERGES KEY PLAYER IN WTO

CLARIFICATION ON PATENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL 2003

ARUN JAITLEY BEGINS PRE-EXIM POLICY INTERACTIONS WITH TRADE & INDUSTRY

AGRO AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORTS TOUCH RECORD TURNOVER OF RS. 13827 CRORE AGRI EXPORTS TO AUGMENT INCOME OF FARMERS JAITLEY GIVES AWAY APEDA EXPORT AWARDS

EXPORTS FROM SSIs

ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH SRI LANKA PROPOSED

INDIA 19TH LARGEST SUPPLIER TO US MARKETS

EXPORT TO CHINA

COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON SUBSIDIZED AGRO-IMPORTS

INDIA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR MULTILATERAL PROCESS TEXT OF STATEMENT BY ARUN JAITLEY REGARDING CANCUN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

MINISTRY DENIES NEWS ITEM ON PERSONAL INCOME TAX

INDUSTRY POISED FOR ERA OF SUSTAINED HIGH GROWTH JAITLEY PRESIDES OVER PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

INDIA URGES DROPPING OF THREE SINGAPORE ISSUES CALL FOR SPIRIT OF ACCOMMODATION AS WAY FORWARD INDIA’S INTERVENTION AT THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING

EXPORT OF CARS DOUBLED

G-20 MEETING PROGRESSING WELL

CHINA EMERGES AS A MAJOR IMPORTER OF IRON ORE FROM INDIA

EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS

FIVE FOLD INCREASE IN INDIA’S TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA

ARUN JAITLEY TO ATTEND G-20 MEETING AT BRAZIL

BENEFITS OF US GENERALISED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON INDO-ASEAN ECONOMIC COOPERAION

PACKAGE FOR SEZs

JAITLEY CALLS UPON PAPER INDUSTRY TO STRIVE FOR COMPETITIVENESS

EXPORTS FROM SEZs UP BY 29% DURING APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2003 AND EOUs BY 24%

JAITLEY APPROVES 15 PROPOSALS OF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION/FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS

ISSUE OF SHARES AGAINST EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS PERMITTED

INDIA WINS GSP CASE AGAINST EC AT THE WTO

EXPORT GROWTH SUSTAINED INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-OCTOBER 2003-04

Nov2003

STEADY GROWTH IN INDIA’S TRADE WITH USA

CLARIFICATION ON THE WAL-MART REPORT

STEADY GROWTH IN INDIA’S TRADE WITH USA

CLARIFICATION ON THE WAL-MART REPORT

Rs 675 crore Industrial Infrastructure (Cluster) Scheme cleared

JAITLEY INTERACTS WITH EXPORTERS ON IMPACT OF RUPEE APPRECIATION ASSURES GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT TO SUSTAIN EXPORT MOMENTUM

GOVERNMENT TO FOCUS ON MAKING EXPORTS MORE COMPETITIVE: ARUN JAITLEY CAPEXIL EXPORT AWARDS PRESENTED

INDIA TO CONSIDER SIGNING AN INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION MOU WITH KYRGYZ REPUBLIC MOOKHERJEE TO LEAD FIEO DELEGATION TO KYRGYZSTAN PROTOCOL OF INDO-KYRGYZ JOINT COMMISSION SIGNED

INDIA, KYRGYZSTAN TO ENHANCE TRADE TIES 3RD INDO-KYRGYZ JOINT COMMISSION MEETING BEGINS

INCLUDE GENDER ISSUES IN WTO AGENDA, SAY WOMEN ACTIVISTS GREATER MARKET ACCESS NEEDED FOR GENDER SENSITIVE PRODUCTS SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE, GLOBALISATION AND GENDER

PUBLIC DISCOURSE TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF GIVE AND TAKE DIMENSION OF WTO NEGOTIATIONS VITAL FOR MAXIMISING COUNTRY'S TRADE GAINS: JAITLEY ICAI SEMINAR ON WTO - CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

EXPORTS BACK ON DOUBLE DIGIT TRACK GROWTH IN SEPTEMBER TOUCHES NEARLY 16% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE : APRIL- SEPTEMBER, 2003-04

Oct 2003

JAITLEY APPROVES 20 CASES OF FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION

INDIA, BANGLADESH HOLD TRADE TALKS RENEWAL OF TRADE AGREEMENT SOON

INDIA, OMAN FOR CLOSER TRADE & ECONOMIC TIES 4TH SESSION OF INDO-OMAN JOINT COMMISSION MEETS IN MUSCAT

IM PORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS- CRUDE OIL MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO IMPORT GROWTH DATA FOR APRIL-JULY 2003 PRESS NOTE

RELIEF MEASURES FOR PLANTATION SECTOR ON THE ANVIL

HINDUSTAN DIAMOND PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE TO JAITLEY

BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS ARUN JAITLEY

INDIA, ROMANIA PLAN BIG THRUST TO BILATERAL TRADE & INVESTMENT RELATIONS INDIA-ROMANIA JOINT COMMITTEE & JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD

INDIA, NEW ZEALAND TO COOPERATE ON MARKET ACCESS ISSUES

INDIA, NEW ZEALAND TO FOSTER GREATER COOPERATION IN EDUCATION & FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

EXPORTS SUSTAIN GROWTH MOMENTUM INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL- AUGUST, 2003-2004

Sep 2003

JAITLEY TO INAUGURATE UPASI CONFERENCE FOCUS ON INTERESTS OF PLANTATION GROWERS

ENGINEERING EXPORTS TOUCH ALL TIME HIGH OF US $ 7.17 BILLION JAITLEY GIVES AWAY ENGINEERING EXPORT AWARDS

INDIA’S FDI POLICY FRAMEWORK MOST LIBERAL, SAYS JAITLEY

CANCUN CONFERENCE SHOWED CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA & AFRICAN COUNTRIES : JAITLEY INDIA’S TRADE UNDER FOCUS AFRICA PROGRAMME UP BY 35%

WE DID NOT YIELD AND PROACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE NEGOTIATIONS: JAITLEY CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BROUGHT CENTRESTAGE AT CANCUN

INDIA HAILS ACCESSION OF NEPAL AND CAMBODIA TO THE WTO

NO NEGOTIATIONS ON SINGAPORE ISSUES WITHOUT EXPLICIT CONSENSUS

MEDIA STATEMENT BY A GROUP OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON SINGAPORE ISSUES

INDIA, CHINA RE-EMPHASISE SOLIDARITY ON WTO ISSUES  AT CANCUN

SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI DIRECTOR GENERAL WTO RELEASES CII PUBLICATION ON THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

PLIGHT OF FARMERS DIRECTLY LINKED TO SUBSIDIES GIVEN BY DEVELOPED WORLD, SAYS JAITLEY AGRICULTURE FLAGGED AS INDIA’S KEY CONCERN IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS STATEMENT BY THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER OF INDIA AT THE CANCUN INAUGURAL PLENARY SESSION

ISSUES OF AGRICULTURE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS

NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS ISSUES IN THE WTO

DRAFT AGREEMENT ON INDIA-ASEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION DISCUSSED

EXPORT GROWTH SUSTAINED INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA: APRIL-JULY 2003-2004

Aug 2003

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES MUST REDUCE THEIR AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES IF PROGRESS IS TO BE MADE IN MARKET ACCESS INDIA’S STATEMENT ON THE DRAFT MINISTERIAL TEXT

SEZs AT INDORE, KOLKATA & JAIPUR READY FOR OPERATION EXPORTS FROM EXISTING SEZs CROSS Rs. 10,000 CRORE 21 SEZs APPROVED SO FAR

CONSENSUS ON KEY WTO ISSUES THREE MORE JOIN COALITION ON AGRICULTURE COMMERCE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETS

NCP, AIADMK HAIL COALITION ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES IN WTO

CONSENSUS ON KEY WTO ISSUES THREE MORE JOIN COALITION ON AGRICULTURE COMMERCE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE MEETS

INDIA AND OTHER DEVELOPING COUNTRIES GIVE THEIR RESPONSE TO EU – US FARM PROPOSALS JOINT PROPOSAL BY INDIA, CHINA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA AND OTHERS PRESENTED TO WTO

THIRD ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS ON INDIA-SINGAPORE ECONOMIC COOPERATION HELD

PROJECT ON STRATEGIES & PREPAREDNESS FOR TRADE & GLOBALISATION IN INDIA TO FACILITATE INFORMED CONSENSUS ON KEY WTO ISSUES: UNCTAD

DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS SHOULD BE CENTRESTAGE AT CANCUN, SAYS JAITLEY INFORMED PUBLIC DEBATE VITAL FOR SUCCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE AND GLOBALISATION: AGENDA TOWARDS CANCUN INAUGURATED

JAITLEY TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRADE AND GLOBALISATION TOMORROW

BJP WELCOMES PROCESS OF CONSULTATIONS ON WTO JAITLEY SAYS FARMERS’ INTERESTS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE

EU-US FARM TRADE PLANS NOT ACCEPTABLE, SAYS JAITLEY

UNDERSTANDING THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM A FACT FILE ON WTO

JAITLEY CONSULTS LEFT PARTIES ON WTO ISSUES

MAURITIUS TRADE AND INDUSTRY MINISTER CALLS ON JAITLEY

JAITLEY SEEKS CONSENSUS ON WTO NEGOTIATING STRATEGY CONSULTATIONS WITH ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE HELD

JAITLEY HOLDS CONSULTATIONS WITH TRADE UNIONS ON WTO ISSUES

ANTI DUMPING MEASURES BEING USED EFFECTIVELY TO SAFEGUARD DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IN POST-QR ERA JAITLEY ADDRESSES NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTI-DUMPING AND SUBSIDY ISSUES

INDO-THAI FTA TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE, INVESTMENT JAITLEY ADDRESSES INTERACTIVE MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM OF THAILAND

PATENTS AMENDMENT TO BE FULLY BALANCED WITH NATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS, SAYS JAITLEY APEX CHAMBERS LAUD GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE TO GENERATE DEBATE ON PRODUCT PATENTS – INDUSTRY SEES OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA FROM STRONGER IPRs ARUN JAITLEY ADDRESSES INTERACTIVE SESSION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PATENTS ACT

INDIA’S EXPORTS CONTINUE ON A DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH TRAJECTORY FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR THE FIRST QUARTER: APRIL- JUNE 2003-2004

July 2003

IT BASED INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PLAN FOR TEA INDUSTRY

INDIA CAUTIONS WTO MEMBERS OF BACKLASH IF REFORMS ARE FORCED – FARMERS’INTERESTS THE KEY CONCERN MINI MINISTERIAL AT MONTREAL

GREATER COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA IN THE WTO

CAPITALISATION OF IMPORT PAYABLES – LIBERALISATION OF POLICY

TARGETS FOR EXPORTS IN TENTH PLAN

INDIA SEEKS TRANSPARENCY IN THE CANCUN PROCESS

GROWTH OF EXPORTS

EXPORTS REGISTER HIGH GROWTH DESPITE RUPEE APPRECIATION

SEZs at MORADABAD AND JAIPUR APPROVED

INDIA’S EXPORTS REGISTER IMPRESSIVE GROWTH ACROSS ALL REGIONS EXPORTS TO CHINA INCREASE BY 106% EXPORTS UP BY 19.18% IN 2002-03 – SUMMARY OF DISAGGREGATED EXPORT DATA

AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TOUCH Rs. 21,704 CRORE – UP BY OVER 11% IN 2002-03

INDIA, CHINA AIM TO ACHIEVE $ 10 BILLION TRADE WITHIN   NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS

INDIA OPPOSES MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT

ENHANCEMENT OF CORPUS OF Rs. 500 CRORE PRICE STABILISATION FUND LIKELY – FURTHER RELIEF MEASURES FOR PLANTATION SECTOR ON THE ANVIL ARUN JAITLEY ADDRESSES PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXCHANGE VIEWS ON AGRICULTURE ISSUES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS EMPHASIS ON SPECIAL PRODUCTS AND SPECIAL SAFEGUARD MECHANISMS TO PROTECT FARMERS INTERESTS MEETING OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON AGRICULTURE HELD

INDIA’S EXPORTS ON DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH PATH AGAIN INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-MAY, 2003-2004

June 2003

WTO NEGOTIATIONS IN SERVICES – INDIA EMPHASISES NEED FOR REMOVAL OF BARRIERS IN MODES 4 & 1

INDIA, CHINA SHOULD SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN WTO, SAYS CHINESE MINISTER OF COMMERCE JAITLEY DISCUSSES COOPERATION IN WTO WITH CHINESE MINISTER

INDIA SIGNS FRAMEWORK TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MERCOSURAGREEMENT TO FACILITATE QUANTUM LEAP IN EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA

INDIA CAUTIONS ON SINGAPORE ISSUES

INDIA CALLS FOR MEANINGFUL PACKAGE ON IMPLEMENTATION, S&D ISSUES AND RESOLUTION OF TRIPS & PUBLIC HEALTH BEFORE CANCUN

INDUSTRY TO BE CONSULTED ON WTO NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS - ARUN  JAITLEY EGYPT MINI MINISTERIAL SESSION ON NON-AGRI MARKET ACCESS

FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THAILAND SOON JAITLEY HOLDS BILATERALS WITH THAILAND, MEXICO AND COMMISSIONER LAMY

INDIA PITCHES FOR SPECIAL WINDOW IN AGRICULTURE TO PROMOTE FARMERS’ INTERESTS JAITLEY SPEAKS AT WTO MINI MINISTERIAL IN EGYPT

LEVELS OF AMBITION IN AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS MUST BE TEMPERED WITH REALISM – JAITLEY HIGHLIGHTS FARMERS’ CONCERNS AT WTO MINI MINISTERIAL

JAITLEY URGES US INVESTMENT IN SEZs, AEZs

FRAMEWORK TRADE AGREEMENT WITH MERCOSUR FTA WITH MERCOSUR TO FACILITATE QUANTUM LEAP IN EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA

EXPORTS REGISTER OVER 8% GROWTH DESPITE HIGH BASE FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL 2003

May 2003

CONFERENCE OF COMMERCIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIA FROM WEST ASIAN & NORTH AFRICAN (WANA) COUNTRIES ON JUNE 3-7 EXPORTS TO WANA REGION GROWS BY OVER 28%

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS – EDIBLE OIL IMPORT MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO GROWTH DATA FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2002-03

NEGOTIATIONS ON INDIA-SINGAPORE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT

ARUN JAITLEY LAYS FOUNDATION STONE OF NIRYAT BHAWAN FIEO’S HQ – A DELHI LANDMARK

MARKET DENIAL, NOT MARKET ACCESS, SAYS JAITLEY REACTING TO REPORTED US MOVE TO BAN OUTSOURCING

EXPORT GROWTH TARGET OF MERCHANDISE GOODS FOR 2003-04 FIXED AT 12% TO REACH $ 57.8 BILLION

EXPORTS TO CHINA DOUBLED

NO CURTAILING OF POLICY SPACE ON INVESTMENT, SAYS JAITLEY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT BE HURRIED INTO DECISIONS ON KEY WTO ISSUES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADE, INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CONCLUDES

INDIA CAUTIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK ON INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADE, INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

INDIA HAS VAST POTENTIAL IN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR INDIA

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADE, INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT –JAITLEY TO ADDRESS CLOSING SESSION

IMPROVED MARKET ACCESS FOR ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS URGED EXPORT OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES SEMINAR ON TRADE LIBERALISATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES HELD

SEMINAR ON TRADE IN ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS & SERVICES ON MAY 16 – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT ON MAY 18-20 INDIA PROJECT OF GOI/UNCTAD TAKES OFF

SHARE OF AGRO EXPORTS IN TOTAL EXPORTS IS 8%

CONSTRUCTION OF DRY PORTS

TRADE AGREEMENT WITH BOSNIA

EXPORTS OF POTATOES FROM INDIA

PROCEDURE FOR IMPORT OF ITEMS UNDER  TARIFF RATE QUOTA

POTENTIAL FOR GREATER INDO-ITALIAN TRADE UNDERLINED ITALIAN TRADE MINISTER MEETS RUDY

AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS ON RISE

GOVERNMENT TAKING ALL STEPS TO FACILITATE EXPORTS TO IRAQ

IMPORT OF TEA ONLY 2% OF DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

NO THREAT TO EXPORT OF SHRIMP TO USA US OVERTAKES JAPAN AS LARGEST MARKET FOR INDIAN SEAFOOD

MEETING ON EXPORT TARGET AND STRATEGIES HELD

MAJOR COALITION BUILDING INITIATIVE UNDERWAY TO ACHIEVE DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS

INITIATIVES TO BOOST TRADE IN NORTH-EASTERN REGION

COMMERCE MINISTRY RANKED FIRST IN E-READINESS SURVEY

KEEP DOHA AGENDA FULLY INTACT, ARUN JAITLEY TELLS OECD

KELKAR COMMITTEE’S REPORT ON EXPORT

PROMOTION OF TRADE IN SOUTH ASIA

GUIDELINES AGAINST USE OF PESTICIDES IN TEA GROWING

STATES URGED TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES FOR ATTRACTING GREATER INVESTMENTS ARUN JAITLEY WRITES TO STATE CHIEF MINISTERS

COFFEE BOARD RECONSTITUTED

FOCUS: CIS TO ENHANCE INDIA’S TRADE

FOCUS: CIS PROGRAMME

DEVELOPMENT FOCUS OF DOHA AGENDA MUST BE FULLY INTACT, ARUN JAITLEY TELLS OECD

April 2003

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: INITIATIVES AND STATUS

INDIA’S EXPORTS CROSS THE $ 50 BILLION MILESTONE

INDIA’S SHARE IN WORLD EXPORTS INCREASES TO 0.8% -- ONE PER CENT SHARE POSSIBLE EVEN BEFORE TARGET DATE OF 2007

INDIAN TRADE STATISTICS – 1991-92 TO 2002-03

Jaitley lays foundation stone of modern Intellectual Property Office

ARUN JAITLEY TO ATTEND OECD MEET

Government committed to make India major player in world market, says Jaitley

India, Chile Preferential Trade Agreement soon

Tea Marketing Control Order amended to address genuine difficulties of buyers/sellers of tea

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, 2002-03 OF Directorate General of Anti-Dumping & Allied Duties

EGYPT AGREES TO IMPORT WHEAT FROM INDIA POTENTIAL TO RAISE BILATERAL TRADE TO $ ONE BILLION EGYPTIAN DELEGATION CALLS ON ARUN JAITLEY

HANDICRAFT EXPORTS CROSS TARGET

EXPORTERS URGED TO ADOPT E-COMMERCE TO MAXIMISE TRADE GAINS RUDY ADDRESSES CII NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-COMMERCE

FACILITATION MEASURES TO HELP EXPORTERS TO IRAQ

MEASURES TO BOOST PROJECT EXPORTS UNDER CONSIDERATION

INDIA-SINGAPORE COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AGREEMENT – DECLARATION OF INTENT TO BE SIGNED TODAY

DOHA AGENDA SHOULD FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES INDIA COMMITTED TO PROGRESS IN NEGOTIATIONS

US RULE FOR CONTAINERS ENTERING THAT COUNTRY

INDIA REQUESTS DUTY FREE ENTRY FOR SPECIFIED PRODUCTS INTO THE US

FACILITIES FOR MARINE PRODUCT EXPORTS

EXPORTS CONTINUE ON A HIGH GROWTH TRAJECTORY IMPORTS OF SENSITIVE ITEMS, BARRING OIL, SHOW NEGATIVE GROWTH INDIA PLAYS PROACTIVE ROLE IN WTO ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE: 2002-03

ALL EXIM POLICY NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED SIMULTANEOUSLY

TRADITIONAL EXPORTS GET A BOOST FROM EXIM POLICY

RECORD 86% GROWTH IN INDIA’S EXPORTS TO CHINA

INDIA, SWEDEN AGREE TO FOCUS ON DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA PROTOCOL OF THE 14TH SESSION OF INDO-SWEDISH JOINT COMMISSION SIGNED

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 16% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-FEBRUARY, 2002-2003

March  2003

WHY AN ANNUAL POLICY? ENABLES QUICK RESPONSE TO CHANGING SITUATIONS

WHAT ARE SERVICES?

JAITLEY ANNOUNCES EXTENSION OF EXPORT OBLIGATION FOR REHABILITATION OF SICK UNITS

FARMERS MUST BENEFIT FROM PROCESS OF GLOBALISATION, SAYS JAITLEY MAJOR INITIATIVES TO BOOST AGRO EXPORTS

EXPORTS TO CROSS US $ 50 BILLION MARK IN 2002-03: JAITLEY

ARUN JAITLEY UNVEILS NEW LOOK EXIM POLICY TO BUILD ON AREAS OF INDIA’S CORE COMPETENCE

HANDICRAFT EXPORTS MAY TOUCH Rs. 7800 CRORE THIS YEAR EXPORTERS URGE FULL EXEMPTION FROM VAT 44TH ANNUAL MEET OF HANDICRAFTS EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION

INDIA OFFERS TO SUPPLY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS TO RWANDA RWANDA KEEN ON MORE TRADE WITH INDIA – RWANDAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS JAITLEY

INDIA NEGOTIATING REGIONAL TRADE PACTS WITH ASEAN, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, SOUTH AFRICA ETC. RTAs SHOULD NOT RAISE TRADE BARRIERS FOR NON-MEMBERS, SAYS INDIA SEMINAR ON WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON RTAs BEGINS

RTAs – A FACT SHEET

MODERNISATION OF TRADE MARKS REGISTRY MAKES RAPID PROGRESS

INDIA-BANGLADESH SECRETARY LEVEL TRADE TALKS HELD

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON RTAs ON 27 & 28 MARCH

MMTC SIGNS MOU FOR 2003-04 – TARGETS 14% GROWTH

GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORTS SET TO CROSS TARGET ARUN JAITLEY URGES GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORTERS TO AIM AT DOUBLING OF EXPORTS

CARGO COMPLEX FOR PERISHABLES TO GIVE BIG BOOST TO AGRO EXPORTS – JAITLEY

RUDY FELICITATES STUDENTS OF FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAND CUSTOMS STATIONS CONSTITUTED

DOHA ROUND MUST ADDRESS INDIA’S CONCERNS – JAITLEY PASCAL LAMY MEETS ARUN JAITLEY – SIGNALS EU’s WILLINGNESS TO MOVE FORWARD ON AREAS OF INDIA’s CONCERN

JAITLEY WANTS SPEEDIER IMPLEMENTATION OF SEZsPARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY MEETS

PASCAL LAMY TO MEET ARUN JAITLEY TOMORROW

JAITLEY RAISES ISSUE OF IT PROFESSIONALS WITH MALAYSIAN MINISTER

ARUN JAITLEY INITIATES PRE-EXIM POLICY INTERACTION WITH SERVICES SECTOR

INDIA SIGNS BILATERAL PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENT WITH AFGHANISTAN

INDIA REITERATES STRONG COMMITMENT TOWARDS BIMST-EC FREE TRADE AREA RUDY ADDRESSES 4th BIMST-EC MINISTERIAL MEETING

IMPACT OF US-IRAQ WAR ON TRDE BALANCE

REPRESENTATIONS FOR BAN ON MEAT EXPORT

INDO-THAILAND FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON THE ANVIL

TRADE PACTS WITH SOUTH EAST ASIAN REGION

ADDITIONAL STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 25 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

RUDY TO ATTEND 4TH BIMST-EC TRADE MINISTERIAL MEETING IN COLOMBO

INDIA, SLOVENIA TO INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY BILATERAL TRADE PROTOCOL OF INDO-SLOVENIAN JOINT COMMITTEE SIGNED

SEZs TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN EXPORT ORIENTED ACTIVITIES

DOUBLE DIGIT EXPORT GROWTH CONTINUES TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-JANUARY, 2002-2003

Feb 2003

NEW EPC FOR EOUs, SEZs SET UP

SAFEGUARDS AGAINST IMPORT SURGE UNDER SAPTA

Rs. 500 CRORE IS THE CORPUS OF PRICE STABILISATION FUND FOR COMMODITIES – OVER 3 LAKH GROWERS IN DIFFERENT STATES TO BENEFIT

INCLUSION OF SERVICES IN FTA WITH SRI LANKA LIKELY

CENTRAL LEGISLATION ON SEZs ON THE ANVIL: JAITLEY

WTO PANEL ESTABLISHED ON INDIA’S DISPUTE WITH EU ON GSP TARIFF CONCESSIONS

INDIA ACCORDS HIGH PRIORITY TO ADDRESSING ISUE OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS: ARUN JAITLEY

AGRI EXPORT ZONES IN KERALA, MAHARASHTRA: JAITLEY

RUDY ASKS IT INDUSTRY TO DIVERSIFY INTO GLOBAL MARKETS

Rs. 500 CRORE PRICE STABILISATION FUND OPERATIONALISED GROWERS OF TEA, COFFEE, RUBBER AND TOBACCO TO BENEFIT

INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO WORK TOGETHER IN WTO ON DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AGREED MINUTES OF INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMISSION SIGNED

MALAYSIAN MINISTER CALLS ON ARUN JAITLEY

JAITLEY EMPHASISES BOOSTING OF TRADE & INVESTMENT TIES WITH AUSTRALIA INDIA, AUSTRALIA TO ENHANCE COOPERATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIO-TECH, ENERGY SECTORS

ENGINEERING EXPORTS TO NAFTA REGION GROWS BY 75%

INDIA’S EXPORTS TO AUSTRALIA GROWS BY OVER 19% INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMISSION BEGIN

RUDY INAUGURATES INDIAN TRADE EXHIBITION IN MOSCOW

INDIA FOCUSSES ON DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AT WTO JAITLEY SPELLS OUT PRIORITIES FOR CANCUN

JAITLEY URGES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN AGRICULTURAL TARIFFS TO PROTECT INDIAN FARMERS

RUDY TO INAUGURATE INDIAN TRADE EXHIBITION IN MOSCOW

NO DILUTION OF DOHA AGENDA, SAYS JAITLEY REITERATES INDIA’S CONCERNS ON MARKET ACCESS ISSUES

AJIT SINGH STANDS BY INDIA'S FARMERS HIGHLIGHTS INDIA'S CONCERNS ON AGRICULTURE AT WTO TOKYO MEET

INDIA ASSERTIVE ON GREATER MARKET ACCESS FOR ITS GOODS AND SERVICES JAITLEY SPEAKS AT TOKYO MINI MINISTERIAL ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS ASSERTS PRIMACY OF IMPLEMENTATION AND S&D ISSUES

ARUN JAITLEY ARTICULATES INDIA'S CONCERNS AT TOKYO MINI-MINISTERIAL GAINS IN MODALITIES FOR AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS, BUT INDIA PRESSES FOR MORE IN AREA OF MARKET ACCESS

US, EU ASSURE COMMITMENT TO PHASE OUT OF TEXTILE QUOTAS ARUN JAITLEY TAKES UP MARKET ACCESS ISSUES WITH US, EU – ROBERT ZOELLICK, PASCAL LAMY AND TRADE MINISTERS OF KENYA, BRAZIL MEET JAITLEY

INDIA, CANADA TO FACILITATE VISA MECHANISM JAITLEY TAKES UP INVESTMENT ISSUES WITH CANADIAN MINISTER

ARUN JAITLEY TO ATTEND WTO MINI MINISTERIAL IN TOKYO

ADDITIONAL STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 17 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

INDIA, CANADA DISCUSS VISA FACILITATION ISSUES CANADIAN MINISTER MEETS JAITLEY

ARUN JAITLEY TAKES UP MARKET ACCESS ISSUES WITH FRENCH MINISTERS OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY BOOST TO BILATERAL TRADE PROPOSED

MAJOR MOVE TO FACILITATE EXPORTS – WORKING HOURS AT AIR CARGO COMPLEXES EXTENDED FACILITATION INITIATIVES ALSO FOR ICDs/CFSs

OVER 32% INCREASE IN INDIA’S EXPORTS TO CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH MINISTER MEETS COMMERCE SECRETARY

MAJOR DRIVE TO SIMPLIFY PROCEDURES TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT PM REVIEWS PROCEDURES FOR APPROVALS- MAJOR OVERHAULING ON THE CARDS

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-DECEMBER, 2002-2003

Jan 2003

EIC SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH SRI LANKA STANDARDS INSTITUTION TO BOOST INDO- SRI LANKA TRADE

INDIA, SPAIN TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE INDO-SPANISH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING HELD

EIC TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH SRI LANKA STANDARDS INSTITUTION

EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR EOUs FINALLY SET UP

DGFT allows incidence of SAD for DEPB rates

INDIA OFFERS BEST LOCATION FOR RELOCATION OF MANUFACTURING BASE AND SUB-CONTRACTING

STEPS FOR CARGO FACILITATIONS

WORKING HOURS EXTENDED AT AIR CARGO COMPLEXES

QRs ON IMPORT OF GARLIC REMOVED

UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD SAFETY MECHANISMS OVERSEAS VITAL FOR MULTIPLYING INDIA’S AGRO AND FOOD EXPORTS

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS – DATA FOR APRIL-NOVEMBER 2002

INDIA A MAJOR EXPORTER OF NATURAL STONE AND GRANITE

NEED FOR CLOSER INDO-JAPAN ECONOMIC TIES STRESSED JAPANESE MINISTER MEETS ARUN SHOURIE

INDIA-US TRADE: 2002 (2001 ACTUAL FIGURES IN BRACKETS)

ADDITIONAL STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 37 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

INDO-UK TIES: UK KEEN TO COOPERATE ON WTO ISSUES PATRICIA HEWITT MEETS SHOURIE

EXPORT GROWTH ON A HIGH TRAJECTORY – HIGHLIGHTS OF PERFORMANCE IN THE FOREIGN TRADE SECTOR IN 2002

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 13% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-NOVEMBER  2002-03

Dec 2002

AUTOMATIC CLEARANCE OF EXPORT IMPORT CONSIGNMENTS FROM MARCH 31 NO DILUTION OF DOHA MANDATE ON TRIPS AND PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD OF TRADE MEETS

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS – DATA FOR APRIL-OCTOBER 2002

SHOURIE APPROVES NEW EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL FOR EOUs/SEZs

DGFT BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST DIGITAL SIGNATURE ENABLED AGENCY MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN PAPERLESS TRADING

SHOURIE TO ATTEND 5th BIMST-EC MINISTERIAL MEETING IN COLOMBO

CAPEXIL SHARE OF EXPORTS UP WAREHOUSE SERVICES FOR RUBBER & STONE TO START IN USA – RUDY MMTC GETS TOP EXPORT AWARD

INDIA PROACTIVE IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS: ARUN SHOURIE MEETING OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE  OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HELD

RUDY TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON DOING BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPE

BEEF EXPORTS ARE BANNED – COMMERCE DEPARTMENT REITERATES FACTUAL POSITION

INDIA’S EXPORTS TO EAST EUROPE UP BY 18% RUDY URGES EXPORTERS TO ACTIVITATE EFFORTS TO INCREASE EXPORTS IN NON-TRADITIONAL ITEMS

RUDY INAUGURATES AROGYA 2002

ARUN SHOURIE BEGINS PRE-EXIM POLICY CONSULTATIONS WITH TRADE AND INDUSTRY INTERACTIVE MEETINGS HELD WITH EOU/EPZ/SEZs, EPCs AND COMMODITY BOARDS

RUDY TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL SEMINAR ON DOING BUSINESS WITH EAST EUROPE

EARNING OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE BY EPZ AND SEZ UNITS

MEETING OF INDO-NEPAL GOVERNMENTALCOMMITTEE INDO-NEPAL TRADE TREATY

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 13% INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-OCTOBER 2002-03

NOV 2002

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRICE STABILISATION FOR COMMODITIES PRESENTED TO ARUNSHOURIE

INDIA TO FOCUS ON INCREASING MARKET ACCESS IN WTO INDUSTRIAL TARIFF NEGOTIATIONSFICCI ROUND TABLE ON WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON INDUSTRIAL TARIFFS AND MARKET ACCESS

GROUP OF MINISTERS ON WTO

INDIA TO EMERGE AS MAJOR PLAYER IN ORGANIC PRODUCTION & EXPORTS – RUDY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIC PRODUCTS BEGINS

INDIA & CHILE SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT TO PROMOTE TRADE RELATIONS IITF REPRESENTS INDIA’S STRENGTH IN TRADE & COMMERCE – RUDY

GOVERNMENT FULLY ALIVE TO PROBLEMS OF COMMODITIES AND PLANTATION SECTOR – SHOURIE ASSURES FULL SUPPORT IN DEALING WITH COMMODITY PRICE SITUATION

IMPORTS FOR RE-EXPORT HAVE NOT AFFECTED DOMESTIC INDUSTRY: RUDY

IND0-SINGAPORE TRADE HIGHEST IN ASEAN COUNTRIES RUDY EMPHASISES CLOSER TIES WITH SINGAPORE

EXPANSION OF TRADE WITH CHINA, JAPAN UNDERWAY

AGRO AND PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS EXPORTS CROSS Rs. 10,000 CRORE RUDY GIVES AWAY APEDA EXPORT AWARDS

INDIA’S EXPORTS TO NETHERLANDS UP BY 11.5% RUDY MEETS NETHERLANDS FOREIGN TRADE MINISTER

OVER 5% GROWTH IN PROJECT EXPORTS – CALL FOR STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PROMOTE EXPORTS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

PROJECT EXPORTS OF INDIA TOUCHES Rs. 1434 CRORE RUDY GIVES AWAY OCCI EXPORT AWARDS

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED

STEPS TO SAFEGUARD SERVICE SECTOR

PROMOTION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

PRIORITY TO FARMERS, SSI INTERESTS IN WTO MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS – ARUN SHOURIE AT SYDNEY MINI MINISTERIAL

ARUN SHOURIE SPELLS OUT INDIA’S PRIORITIES ON MARKET ACCESS IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS -- FLEXIBILITIES FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO SAFEGUARD INTERESTS IN AGRICULTURE AND NON-AGRICULTURAL SECTORS OF SYDNEY INFORMAL WTO TRADE MINISTERS’ MEET

GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE OUTLAY FOR FOCUS AFRICA PROGRAMME IN NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR- RUDY

ARUN SHOURIE URGES FASTER MOVEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES – ARTICULATES INDIA’S VIEWS ON TRIPS AND ACCESS TO MEDICINES AT SYDNEY WTO INFORMAL TRADE MINISTERS’ MEET

SHEKHAWAT ASKS INDIAN INDUSTRIES TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE TO SURGE AHEAD IN GLOBAL COMPETITION VICE PRESIDENT INAUGURATES INDIA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR 2002 JUDICIOUS BLEND OF TECHNOLOGY-INVESTMENT NECESSARY IN INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR – RUDY

ARUN SHOURIE CALLS FOR NEGOTIATIONS ON A BROAD FRONT TO FULLY TAKE ON BOARD THE INTERESTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – NEED TO RE-ESTABLISH CREDIBILITY OF WTO SYSTEM UNDERLINED SYDNEY INFORMAL WTO MINISTERS MEET GETS UNDER WAY

ARUN SHOURIE TO ATTEND INFORMAL WTO MINISTERIAL IN SYDNEY

INDIA, FINLAND TO COOPERATE IN ENERGY, HEALTHCARE, ENVIRONMENT AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY 13th MEETING OF INDO-FINNISH JCM HELD

SPECIAL FUND EARMARKED FOR PROMOTING EXPORTS  FROM STATES – RUDY

INDIAN EXPORTS TO FINLAND UP BY 28% RUDY MEETS FINALAND TRADE MINISTER

EXPORTS CONTINUE TO SHOW DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-SEPTEMBER, 2002-2003

Oct2002

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 45 NEW EXPORT   ITEMS NOTIFIED

HINDUSTAN DIAMOND DECLARES 20% DIVIDEND

MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN INDO-LIBYAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS – LIBYA LIFTS BAN ON IMPORT OF TEA – COOPERATION IN OIL AND GAS, POWER TO BE STEPPED UP

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS – DATA FOR APRIL-AUGUST 2002

INDIA, LIBYA FOR CLOSER TRADE AND ECONOMIC TIES

PROCEDURE FOR IMPORT OF VARIOUS ITEMS UNDER TARIFF RATE QUOTA (TRQ)

EXPORTS GO UP BY OVER 13%  INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-AUGUST, 2002-2003

Sep2002

LANGUAGE-RELATED MARKET ACCESS FACILITATION INITIATIVE IN JAPANESE IT MARKET LAUNCHED

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: APRIL-JULY 2002

GOVERNMENT REFUTES SPECULATION ON LIFTING OF RUBBER IMPORT CURBS

RUDY ASKS DRUGS & PHARMA INDUSTRY TO TAP HUGE MARKET IN LATIN AMERICAN REGION

RUDY TO INAUGURATE INDO-LAC HEALTH SUMMIT ON 18 SEPTEMBER

INDIA AND ASEAN DISCUSS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT – AGREE TO ESTABLISH ASEAN-INDIA ECONOMIC LINKAGES TASK FORCE

MARAN ATTENDS FIRST ASEAN ECONOMIC MINISTERS MEETING AT BRUNEI

RECORD GROWTH IN INDIA’S EXPORTS TO US

INTERFACE OF DGFT WITH COMMERCIAL MISSIONS CRITICAL FOR EXPORT PROMOTION: RUDY DGFT PORT OFFICERS MEETING CONCLUDES

MARAN ANNOUNCES SETTING UP OF COMMITTEE TO REORIENT DGFT ROLE TO ENSURE GREATER TRANSPARENCY

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 17% IN JULY 2002 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-JULY, 2002-2003

Aug 2002

MARAN URGES WTO TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ON ANTI-DUMPING AND SUBSIDIES AGREEMENTS NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTI-DUMPING AND SUBSIDY ISSUES INAUGURATED

NATIONAL SEMINAR ON ANTI-DUMPING AND SUBSIDY ISSUES FROM TOMORROW

INDIA, KOREA AGREES TO FORM A JOINT INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMITTEE

IMPORT OF SENSITIVE ITEMS: APRIL-JUNE 2002

IT, SERVICES, DRUGS & PHARMA SECTORS IDENTIFIED TO ENHANCE INDO-AFRICA TRADE RUDY INAUGURATES SEMINAR ON FOCUS-AFRICA

MARAN ANNOUNCES PACKAGE OF RELIEF MEASURES FOR COFFEE GROWERS

INDIA-NEPAL INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING CONCLUDES

DUTY CONCESSION BY PAKISTAN

DUTY CONCESSIONS TO INDIA BY EU ON TEXTILES

EXPORTS UP BY OVER 12% IN JUNE 2002 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-JUNE, 2002-2003

July 2002

MEDIUM TERM EXPORT STRATEGY FOR COFFEE

DUTY-FREE ACCESS TO BANGLADESHI PRODUCTS

INDIA’S SHARE OF WORLD TRADE IN SERVICES 1.4%

INCREASE IN EXPORT OF INDIAN HERBS

PRICE STABILISATION FOR CASH CROPS

TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE TO EXPORTERS IN NORTH EASTERN REGION NOTIFIED FOR HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS

SETTING UP OF 28 AGRI EXPORT ZONES APPROVED

TRADE CONCESSION OFFERED BY PAKISTAN

REFORM IN TEA AUCTION SYSTEM

EXPORT OF DIAMONDS

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES – AN UPDATE

INDIA AND EC DISCUSS MARKET ACCESS ISSUES

FDI INFLOWS AT A RECORD HIGH: MARAN MEETING OF PARLIAMENTARY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HELD

EVOLVING AN EXPORT STRATEGY FOR INDIAN NATURAL RUBBER GROWERS

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 59 NEW EXPORT

INDIA TO SEEK INCREASED MARKET ACCESS IN SERVICES

RUDY RELEASES FOREIGN TRADE PROMOTERS AND FACILITATORS DIRECTORY

INDIA TO ASSIST ETHIOPIA IN DEVELOPMENT OF SSIs, AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-BASED MANUFACTURING SECTOR

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL-MAY 2002-2003

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL 2002

June 2002

COUNCIL FOR LEATHER EXPORTS AIMS TO INCREASE INDIA’S SHARE IN JAPANESE IMPORTS TO 2% BY 2005-06 PRESENTATION MEETING ON FOCUS-JAPAN HELD

INDO-ROMANIAN TRADE TO GET A BOOST MARAN ADDRESSES INDO-ROMANIAN JOINT COMMISSION & JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL

COMMERCE MINISTER’S ADDRESS AT INDO-ROMANIAN JOINT COMMISSION AND JOINT BUSINESS COUNCIL AT BUCHAREST

CALL FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENDA BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE MARAN ADDRESSES WORLD BANK ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT ECONOM ICS

DGS&D TO BE CONSULTANTS TO CHATTISGARH IN PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT MOU WITH CHATTISGARH SIDC SIGNED

INDIA COMMENDED FOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND REFORM PROCESS – WTO’s TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF INDIA

EXPORT TARGET SET AT US $ 48.79 BILLION FOR 2002-03, ENVISAGING GROWTH RATE OF 12 PERCENT

Rs.330 CRORE FOR ASSISTANCE TO STATES TO BUILD EXPORT INFRASTRUCTUREEXPORT STRATEGY FOCUSSES ON GREATER INVOLVEMENT OF STATES

EXPORT PROMOTION BODIES CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING HIGHER EXPORT GROWTH THIS YEAR

FIRST MEETING OF JOINT MINISTERIAL PANEL UNDER INDIA-SRI LANKA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT HELD

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 16 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

GOVERNMENT PLANS A PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO BOLSTER THE PRICES OF TEA AT AUCTION CENTRES

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE DATA FOR APRIL, 2002-2003

May 2002

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL 2001-- MARCH 2002

STEP TO FACILITATE EXPORTS

MINISTER URGES GREATER ATTENTION TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES’ CONCERNS IN POST-DOHA AGENDA

ACTION COMMITTEE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MEDIUM TERM EXPORT STRATEGY: AN UPDATE

INDIA TO ENHANCE TRADE WITH AFRICAN REGION

MARAN MOVES PATENTS (SECOND AMENDMENT) BILL IN RAJYA SABHA

MEXICO KEEN ON MORE TRADE WITH INDIA

Rs.330 CRORE EARMARKED FOR ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN 2002-03

INDIA LEADS IN ORGANIC TEA PRODUCTION

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 15 NEW EXPORT

EXPORTS TO US AND THE EU

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES RELIEF PACKAGE FOR COFFEE SECTOR

ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES EFFECTIVELY USED TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IN POST-QR ERA

MEASURES INITIATED TO HELP SSIs BECOME GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE: RUDY

IMPORT OF VEGETABLE FATS, ACRYLIC YARN, COPPER PRODUCTS AND ZINC OXIDE PERMITTED UNDER INDO-NEPAL TRADE TREATY

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE FOR THE YEAR 2001-2002

 

APR 2002

INDIA’S EXPORTS TO TANZANIA UP BY 30%

TRADE WITH SAARC COUNTRIES UP BY 43%

ALL PARTY DELEGATION OF ASSAM MEETS MARAN

LEATHER EXPORTS LIKELY TO TOUCH US $ 2 BILLION

INDIA OFFERS EXCELLENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, MARAN TELLS CANADIAN INVESTORS

INDIA HOPES FOR BETTER MARKET ACCESS FOR AGRO PRODUCTS IN AUSTRALIA

INDIA PARTICIPATES IN SEMINAR ON PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT

MOVE TO RESOLVE LIQUIDITY PROBLEMS OF PROJECT EXPORTERS IN IRAQ

SIX LAKH TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

HANDICRAFT EXPORTS LIKELY TO TOUCH US $ 1.6 BILLION IN 2002-2003

INDIA SEEKS COOPERATION WITH LOMBARDY TO UPGRADE INDUSTRIAL CLUSTERS

CROATIA KEEN ON COOPERATION WITH INDIA IN IT SECTOR

EXPORTERS’ MEET ON NEW EXIM POLICY HELD

ONE LAKH TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

INDIA, CROATIA TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE

INDO-BANGLADESH TRADE TALKS HELD

BID TO PREVENT BIO-PIRACY GETS MAJOR FILLIP

MARAN CALLS FOR DEVELOPMENT COALITION ON BIO-DIVERSITY

MARAN TO INAUGURATE UNCTAD SEMINAR TOMORROW

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-FEBRUARY, 2001-2002

March 2002

MARAN LAUNCHES FOCUS: AFRICA PROGRAMME

GLOSSARY OF TERMS -- EXIM POLICY

NEW LOOK EXIM POLICY GIVES MASSIVE THRUST TO EXPORTS

CORRIGENDUM

SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR STATUS HOLDERS  EXIM POLICY FOR 2002-07

INDIA’S TRADE WITH SAARC UP BY 37%

INDIA AND NEPAL TO COOPERATE IN IMPLEMENTING

TWO LAKH METRIC TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT UPTO JUNE 2002

A G R I E X P O R T Z O N E S

SCHEME FOR EXPORT-LINKED ASSISTANCE

RUDY CALLS FOR GREATER COOPERATION WITH LAC REGION

TRADE WITH RUSSIA TO GET A BOOST

FIVE-YEAR EXIM POLICY TO BE ANNOUNCED ON MARCH 31

10 NEW AGRI EXPORT ZONES NOTIFIED

GEM & JEWELLERY EXPORTS RECORD 24% GROWTH IN JANUARY 2002

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 36 NEW EXPORT  ITEMS NOTIFIED

QRs ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN FOODGRAINS AND PACKAGING RESTRICTIONS FOR EXPORT OF PULSES REMOVED

EXPORT OF INDIAN LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS

EXPORT OF INDIAN TEA TO AFGHANISTAN

NCTI STUDY ON GLOBAL IMPORTS OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES

EXPORTS UP BY 18% IN JANUARY 2002 INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-JANUARY, 2001-2002

Feb 2002

TRADE PERFORMANCE OF INDIA AND CHINA

NEW EXPORT STRATEGY

SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN TALKS ON INDO-NEPAL TRADE TREATY

INDIA AND INDONESIA TO COOPERATE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICALS AND AGRO PRODUCTS

BOARD ROOM LEVEL CONTACTS TO ATTRACT FDI IN SELECT SECTORS MOOTED

INDIA, ITALY SIGN COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS

MARAN FOR REPLICATING ITALIAN CONCEPT OF CLUSTERS TO ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIAN INDUSTRY

Rs.85 CRORE WORTH BUSINESS DEALS FINALISED

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 32 NEW EXPORT

MARAN LEADS INVESTMENT PROMOTION DELEGATION

GOVERNMENT’S INITIATIVES IN REVAMPING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SHOW RESULTS

ONE LAKH TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

US DEPUTY SECRETARY OF TREASURY CALLS ON MARAN

STC PRESENTS DIVIDEND CHEQUE OF Rs.5.46 CRORE TO MARAN

INDO-RUSSIAN PROTOCOL ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION SIGNED

INDO-RUSSIAN WORKING GROUP MEET ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION BEGINS

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS: DATA FOR APRIL-DECEMBER 2001

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-DECEMBER, 2001-2002

DIPAK CHATTERJEE TAKES OVER AS COMMERCE SECRETARY

Jan 2002

NEW WEBSITE FOR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES

MEDIUM TERM EXPORT STRATEGY 2002-2007

AMANDMENTS ON STANDARD INPUT-OPUTPUT NORMS FOR DYE STUFFS AND DYES

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING IMPORTANT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

INDIA OFFERS CONSULTANCY TO MOROCCO IN TELECOM, RAILWAYS, IT & INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

PROCEDURE FOR AVAILING TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR IMPORT OF SKIMMED MILK POWDER ETC.

RUDY TO ATTEND INDO-MOROCCAN JCM AT RABAT

STATES URGED TO FORMULATE POLICY PACKAGES FOR SEZs

RUDY SAYS WORLD TRADING BLOCS ‘EXCLUSIVE’ IN NATURE & WEAKEN INTERESTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

RUDY ASKS EXPORTERS TO FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA

INTEREST SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR COFFEE GROWERS APPROVED

TRADE WITH CHINA UP BY 25%

INDIA TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO COTE’D IVOIRE IN DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS

INDIA TO FOCUS ON MARKET ACCESS, STAKE HOLDER-DRIVEN APPROACH ON WTO ISSUES

CONVERGENCE IS NEW AGE MANTRA FOR GROWTH-RUDY RUDY INAUGURATES INFRACON-2002

RUDY URGES EXPORTERS TO TAP NEW MARKETS RUDY GIVES AWAY EEPC EXPORT AWARDS

AGRI EXPORT ZONES GET GOING

IMPORT DATA FOR 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS -- APRIL-NOVEMBER 2001

STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR NEW EXPORT ITEMS AND AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS FOR EXISTING EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-NOVEMBER, 2001-2002

Dec 2001

MAJOR NEW SCHEMES TO PROMOTE EXPORTS DURING 2001 -- AGRI EXPORT ZONES, MARKET ACCESS INITIATIVE

MFN DEFINED

1,00,000 TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT DURING DECEMBER 2001 AND JANUARY 2002

INDIA KEEN ON EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF BIMST-EC FREE TRADE AREA

REVISED EXPORT TARGET

50,000 TONNES OF COARSE GRAINS RELEASED FOR EXPORT

RUDY TO ATTEND MINISTERIAL MEETING OF BIMST-EC IN MYANMAR

RUDY URGES PAPER INDUSTRY TO BECOME COMPETITIVE VALECDICTORY FUNCTION OF PAPEREX 2001

MARAN LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST TRADE PORTAL

INDIA & TAJIKISTAN TO GIVE MOST FAVOURED NATION STATUS TO EACH OTHER

STUDIES ON COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES INITIATED

NO DECISION ON CHANGE IN LABOUR LAWS FOR SEZs

REVIEW OF INDO-NEPAL TREATY: LIMITED EXTENSION OF TREATY FOR THREE MONTHS

MARAN ANNOUNCES PACKAGE OF FRESH MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD INTERESTS OF RUBBER GROWERS

NO IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF CHINA'S ENTRY INTO WTO ON INDIAN INDUSTRIES: RUDY

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS NOW FIRMLY ON GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA, SAYS RUDY

EXPORTERS URGED TO BE PROACTIVE IN PROMOTING EXPORTS DURING CURRENT YEAR

ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR VITAL TO INCREASE TRADE WITH NEW ZEALAND, SAYS RUDY

INDIA, FRANCE TO INTENSIFY TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION , MARAN URGES FRENCH SUPPORT FOR GREATER MARKET ACCESS IN EU

DOHA AGREEMENT ON TRIPS WOULD ACCELERATE INDIA’S PHARMA EXPORTS RUDY ASKS INDIAN MISSIONS IN EAST AFRICA TO ADOPT AGGRESSIVE STRATEGY TO BOOST TRADE

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-OCTOBER, 2001-2002

Nov 2001

RUDY CALLS FOR EXPANSION OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND KENYA

INDIA & CHINA SHOULD WORK CLOSELY ON MULTILATERAL ISSEUS, SAYS MARAN

INDO-SLOVAK TRADE POISED FOR EXPANSION -- NEW AREAS OF COOPERATION IDENTIFIED

DUMPING OF CHEAP VEGETABLE OILS FROM NEPAL

INDIA MOOTS CREATION OF FOOD SECURITY BOX

INDIA'S EXPORT SHARE IN WORLD TRADE 0.6%

Business opportunities to increase with Romania

Rudy leaves for Kenya

Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health is a Major Achievement   at Doha, says Rudy

ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL CELLS OF WTO IN STATES

Tourism to provide impetus to trade with China, says Rudy

ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON STEEL BY USA

BASMATI EXPORTS ON THE RISE

IMPACT OF NEW FDI PROPOSALS ON INDIGENOUS INDUSTRY

STEEL IMPORT CURBS BY US: INDIA SUGGESTS COUNTRY SPECIFIC QUOTA

QUALITY ADHERENCE MUST FOR EXPORTS IN WTO REGIME,  SAYS SAPTHARISHI

IT & AGRO PRODUCTS CRUCIAL TO INCREASE TRADE WITH CHINA, SAYS RUDY

MAJOR GAINS FOR INDIA AT DOHA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

INDIA DISAPPOINTED WITH REVISED DRAFT

INDIA SEEKS FLEXIBILITY IN TRIPS AGREEMENT TO ENSURE

INDIA ASKS FOR COMPLETION OF STUDY PROCESS ON INVESTMENT, COMPETITION POLICY

INTERESTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SHOULD BE THE CENTRAL THEME OF WTO, MARAN TELLS THE DOHA MINISTERIAL

MARAN KEEPS A HECTIC SCHEDULE AT DOHA

EXTENSION IN EXPORT OBLIGATION PERIOD ALLOWED

AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS FOR EXISTING EXPORT ITEMS AND STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

WHY INDIA IS OPPOSING NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW ISSUES

IMPORT DATA FOR 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS -- APRIL- SEPTEMBER 2001

WTO -- A GLOSSARY OF TERMS

MARAN TO LEAD INDIAN DELEGATION TO DOHA MEET

WHAT ARE THE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -- A FACT SHEET

QUALITY AND CREDIBILITY VITAL FOR TRADE EXPANSION, SAYS RUDY

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-SEPTEMBER, 2001-2002

Oct 2001

UK -- INDIA'S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER AFTER US

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PACKAGE OF MEASURES TO ASSIST THE NATURAL RUBBER SECTOR

MEETING OF CABINET COMMITTEE ON WTO MATTERS HELD

SUSTAINED EFFORTS VITAL TO ACCELERATE EXPORTS IN PRESENT GLOBAL SCENARIO

MARAN HOLDS CONSULTATIONS WITH POLITICAL PARTIES AHEAD OF MINISTERIAL -- OPPOSITION PARTIES

SIX-POINT STRATEGY ON FDI

MARAN ANNOUNCES SETTING UP OF HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR EXIM POLICY 2002-2007

TRADE WITH JAMAICA TO GET BOOST  -   JAMAICAN MINISTER CALLS ON RUDY

EXPORTERS URGED TO TAP POTENTIAL FOR PROJECT EXPORTS - RUDY GIVES AWAY OCCI EXPORT AWARDS

FAO GIVES A MAJOR BOOST TO TEA

INDIA OPPOSES INCLUSION OF NEW ISSUES IN WTO AGENDA AND DEMANDS RESOLUTION OF IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AT SINGAPORE MEET

MMTC REDESIGNING BUSINESS PROCESSES TO BECOME LEADING GLOBAL TRADING HOUSE

50,000 TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

JOINT PROPOSAL OF INDIA, CHINA FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC TEA APPROVED

ONLINE FACILITIES FOR AGRO-PROCESSED FOOD EXPORTERS

SAPTHARISHI ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF FAO-IGG SESSION ON TEA

CALL FOR EFFECTIVE TEA MARKETING STRATEGIES -- TEA MARK LABEL SOON FOR GLOBAL PROMOTION

INDO-KOREAN TRADE TO GET A BOOST   KOREAN MINISTER MEETS RUDY

MARAN CONTINUES CONSULTATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON WTO ISSUES

IMPORT DATA FOR 714 ITEMS BELIE FEARS OF POST-QR SURGE IMPORT DATA FOR 2000-2001

CONFERENCE ON TEA AND HEALTH TOMORROW 120 DELEGATES FROM ABROAD TO PARTICIPATE  IN FAO-IGG MEET ON TEA

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS DOWN BY 12 PERCENT   APRIL-AUGUST 2001 IMPORT DATA FOR SENSITIVE ITEMS

EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION PAYS HIGHEST EVER DIVIDEND

RUDY INAUGURATES 7th ASIACONSTRUCT CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-AUGUST, 2001-2002

Sep 2001

RUDY LEAVES FOR BRAZIL - CONTINUING THRUST ON EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA

EXPORT FINANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM EXPORTERS

MARAN MEETS FM TO DISCUSS EXPORT PROMOTION STRATEGIES

India mounts big Trade Expo in Brazil

Sudan invites India to participate in Trade Exhibition

US- India's largest trading partner

Exports to Thailand up by over 17 %

Import of 300 sensitive items decline by 17% Data for April-July 2001

India, Thailand target $ 2 billion trade turnover within next 3 years

Implementation of FDI projects to be speeded up - Fast Track being strengthened

ESCAP PROPOSES POVERTY MAPPING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC   REGION-SEEKS INDIA'S SUPPORT

INDIA REAFFIRMS POSITION ON WTO ISSUES  AT MEXICO MEET

INDIA PROPOSES MOU TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP  WITH ESCAP IN CORE AREAS

ESCAP DELEGATION TO MEET RUDY

RAJIV PRATAP RUDY TAKES OVER AS MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

SEMINAR ON EXPORT PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR  TOBACCO ON 3 & 4 SEPTEMBER, 2001

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-JULY, 2001-2002

Aug 2001

PERIOD OF REALISATION FOR EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES EXTENDED

ENTRY POINTS FOR IMPORTS

CALL FOR COORDINATED SAARC STRATEGY TO INFLUENCE DOHA PREPARATORY PROCESS

JOINT STATEMENT BY COMMERCE MINISTERS ON DOHA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

MEETING OF SAARC COMMERCE SECRETARIES  ON WTO ISSUES HELD

OMANI DELEGATION MEETS DIGVIJAY SINGH

IMPLICATIONS OF WTO AGREEMENT

ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATIONS ONLY ON BASIS OF FULLY DOCUMENTED PETITIONS -- DIGVIJAY SINGH

MEETING OF SAARC COMMERCE SECRETARIES AND COMMERCE MINISTERS ON 22 AND 23 AUGUST 2001

AGRI EXPORT ZONES ON THE ANVIL

WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: INDIA'S PRIORITIES

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE GIVES INPUTS ON WTO NEGOTIATIONS

INTER-MINISTERIAL GROUP TO REVIEW EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEMES FOR NEW EXIM POLICY

TRADE TREATY WITH NEPAL

MEDIUM TERM EXPORT STRATEGY BEING FORMULATED -- DIGVIJAY SINGH

IMPACT OF DEVALUATION OF RUPEE ON IMPORT AND EXPORT

INDIA NOT ISOLATED IN WTO NEGOTIATIONS -- MARAN

COMMITTEE ON ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES SET UP

ZERO DUTY ANNOUNCEMENT BY BRAZIL TO BENEFIT INDIAN PHARMA EXPORTS IN A BIG WAY

EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN COMPARISON TO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

POLICY ON EXPORT OF IRON ORE

EXPORT GROWTH TARGET

EXPANSION OF BILATERAL TRADE

22% GROWTH IN PHARMA EXPORTS DIGVIJAY SINGH URGES PHARMA COMPANIES TO INVEST MORE IN R&D TO REMAIN GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE

INDIA-NEPAL INTER GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING

MARAN AND USTR ZOELLICK HOLD SUBSTANTIVE TALKS

AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS FOR EXISTING NORMS  AND STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR NEW  EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

PROTECTION TO SMALL SCALE SECTOR

MARAN DISCUSSES STRATEGY FOR DOHA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE WITH ACP COUNTRIES

NEED FOR SPECIAL SKILLS TO MEET CHALLENGES OF GLOBALISATION STRESSED OMAR ABDULLAH ADDRESSES IIFT ANNUAL CONVOCATION

LAST DATE OF SHIPMENT/EXPORT OF COARSE GRAINS/MAIZE EXTENDED UPTO 30/09/2001

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-JUNE, 2001-2002

July 2001

CONDITIONS REGARDING VALID SHELF LIFE ON IMPORT OF EDIBLE PRODUCTS NOTIFIED

DIGVIJAY SINGH TAKES OVER AS MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

50,000 TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

INPUTS SOUGHT FROM STATES ON WTO ISSUES COMMERCE SECRETARY ADDRESSES WORKSHOP ON WTO ISSUES FOR CHIEF SECRETARIES

NEW SCHEME FOR ASSISTING STATES IN EXPORTS

INDIA PROPOSES INCLUSION OF RUBBER AND COIR AS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN WTO AGREEMENT: MARAN

INDIA'S SHARE IN WORLD TRADE 0.67%

INDIA'S PAPERS ON WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS AVAILABLE ON THE NET

DIVERSIFIED USES OF RUBBER AND RUBBER WOOD URGED

MARAN INAUGURATES MODERNISED PATENT OFFICE IN DELHI

STUDY ON EXPORT POTENTIAL OF J&K HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS

EXPORT OF WHEAT TO IRAQ

EXPORT OF WHEAT TO IRAQ

EXPORT TARGET SET AT US $ 49 BILLION FOR 2001-2002, ENVISAGING GROWTH RATE OF 12 PER CENT

MARAN INTERACTS WITH EXPORTERS & EPCs ON EXPORT PERFORMANCE AND STRATEGIES TO  ACCELERATE GROWTH

EXPORT OF WHEAT PRODUCTS ALLOWED WITHOUT ANY QUANTITATIVE CEILING FOR 2001-2002

AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS FOR EXISTING NORMS AND STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

EXPORT OF AGRO PRODUCT ALLOWED AS ORGANIC PRODUCT WITH EFFECT FROM 1st OCTOBER, 2001

EXPORT OF RAW COTTON ALLOWED FREELY

INDIA’S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL-MAY, 2001-2002

June 2001

OMAR ABDULLAH URGES LEATHER INDUSTRY TO DIVERSIFY INTO NEW MARKETS DELHI INTERNATIONAL SHOE FAIR INAUGURATED

DOHA CONFERENCE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON CONSOLIDATION AND CONFIDENCE BUILDING, SAYS INDIA STATEMENT BY COMMERCE SECRETARY AT WTO GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING

QUANTITATIVE CEILING OF 50 LAKH METRIC TONNES OF WHEAT RELEASED FOR EXPORT

ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: INDIA SEEKS IMPROVEMENT IN TRIPs AGREEMENT

GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES SINGLE BOARD OF APPROVAL FOR SEZ/EPZ/EOUs

INDIA SEEKS FLEXIBILITY IN INTERPRETATION OF TRIPS AGREEMENT TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO MEDICINES AND LIFE SAVING DRUGS

BIS REGISTRATION CONDITION ON IMPORT OF CYLINDERS EXCLUSIVELY USED FOR CNG KITS EXEMPTED

50,000 TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

MARAN ALLAYS FEARS OF DUTY FREE IMPORT OF NATURAL RUBBER FOR ADVANCE LICENCE HOLDERS

INDIA STRESSES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS THE CORE OF FDI FLOWS -- MULTILATERAL RULES SHOULD NOT CURTAIL DOMESTIC POLICY OPTIONS

IMPORT OF 300 SENSITIVE ITEMS SHOW NEGATIVE GROWTH DURING APRIL-MAY 2001

RESOLVE IMPLEMENTATION CONCERNS UPFRONT WITHOUT LINKING IT TO ANY NEW ISSUES, SAYS MARAN

NO ROOM FOR NON-TRADE ISSUES IN WTO

DR RAMAN SINGH URGES RUBBER INDUSTRY TO MODERNISE TO FACE GLOBAL COMPETITION

COMMERCE SECRETARY CALLS FOR STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AMONG INDIAN COMPANIES TO BOOST

CHEMICAL EXPORTS DELHI OFFICE OF CHEMEXCIL OPENED

INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR SEVEN NEW ITEMS NOTIFIED

INDIA, ITALY TO COOPERATE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

AMENDMENTS/CORRECTIONS FOR STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS NOTIFIED

INDIA'S FOREIGN TRADE: APRIL 2001

May 2001

"DESTINATION INDIA" EVENT IN SPAIN & GERMANY MARAN CALLS FOR BROAD BASING EXPORT DESTINATIONS TO SUSTAIN TEMPO OF GROWTH ACCEPTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL COFFEE AGREEMENT TO BENEFIT INDIA TRADE PROMOTION CELL FOR THE NORTH EAST SET UP

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR INTEGRATED POLICY TO PROTECT INTERESTS OF TOBACCO GROWERS

EXPORTERS URGED TO STRIVE FOR HIGHER SHARE OF WORLD TRADE

ADVISORY PANEL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE RECONSTITUTED

SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IMPORTANT FOR STRENGTHENING

THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM

INDIA'S EXPORTS RECORD 20% GROWTH IN 2000-2001

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR LONG TERM HEALTH CARE TIES WITH SOUTH AFRICA

April 2001

CALL TO EXPAND TRADE WITH AFRICA

INDIA GETS 'UN/CEFACT RAPPORTEUR FOR ASIA' FOR THE FIRST TIME

EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR ENHANCED INDIA-MADAGASCAR TRADE

RETAILING IN INDIA HAS IMMENSE POTENTIAL -- OMAR ABDULLAH

EXPORT OF 1,50,000 METRIC TONNES OF ONIONS APPROVED

ITPO AND FICCI SIGN MOU TO COLLABORATE ON TRADE PROMOTION

EXPORT OF SUGAR_-PressNote

MARAN URGES RESCHEDULING OF SHORT TERM CROP LOANS TO HELP COFFEE GROWERS

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR INCREASED TRADE & INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN INDIA & INDONESIA

INDIA TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN NEGOTIATIONS ON AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE: MARAN

ITPO SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CII

EXPORTS CLOCK 20 % GROWTH IN 2000-2001: MARAN

BILATERAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH HONG KONG SOON

DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND EXPORTS IN THE  NORTH EASTERN REGION

MARAN TAKES UP AGRO ISSUES WITH EC COMMISSIONER

60,000 SMALL GROWERS BENEFIT FROM SUBSIDY SCHEME

INDIA SEEKS SPECIAL SAFEGUARD PROVISION FOR AGRICULTURE

REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF SOME AGRO PRODUCTS BEING CONSIDERED

EXPORTS TO CHINA UP BY 47 %

VARIOUS DECISIONS FOR IMPROVING FOREIGN TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE TAKEN

STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS FOR 203 NEW EXPORT ITEMS NOTIFIED

EXIM POLICY ENTIRELY AGRO-CENTRIC, SAYS MARAN

EXPORTS UP BY 20 PER CENT IN DOLLAR TERMS

March  2001

MARAN ANNOUNCES EXIM POLICY 2001-2002

EXIM POLICY AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET

GLOSSARY OF TERMS -- EXIM POLICY

PRIMACY TO PROMOTION OF AGRO EXPORTS -- EXIM POLICY 2001-2002

FURTHER TIME GRANTED FOR FULFILMENT OF EXPORT OBLIGATIONS -- PAST CASES OF DEFAULT

NO OPENING OF FLOODGATES OF IMPORTS

RECORD EXPORT GROWTH IN 2000-2001

NEW INITIATIVES ON SEZs -- SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS OF ZONES IN TAMIL NADU AND GUJARAT

DEPB SCHEME CONTINUES

MAJOR SIMPLIFICATIONS OF EXIM PROCEDURES

MMTC INKS MOU WITH GOVERNMENT AIMING 18% BUSINESS GROWTH IN FISCAL 2001-02

INDIA AGAINST OVERLOADING OF WTO AGENDA

EFFORTS REQUIRED TO DOUBLE INDO-MALDIVES TRADE BY 2003: OMAR ABDULLAH

OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN ETHIOPIA UNDERLINED

SCOPE FOR CLOSER COORDINATION BETWEEN INDIA AND ETHIOPIA ON WTO ISSUES UNDERLINED

EXPORT OF 50,000 METRIC TONNES OF ONIONS APPROVED

CONSULTATIONS WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS ON WTO ISSUES HELD

NEED FOR INCREASING TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA: OMAR ABDULLAH

ENHANCE COMPETITIVENESS TO RAISE INDIA'S SHARE OF WORLD TRADE: MARAN

INDIA WELCOMES PROPOSED SOUTH ASIAN GROWTH QUADRANGLE

ROLE OF PACKAGING, PRINTING VITAL FOR PROMOTING VALUE-ADDED EXPORTS

MARAN PRESENTS CHEQUE OF Rs. 30 CRORE TO PM FOR GUJARAT

QUAKE RELIEF ON BEHALF OF TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

EXPORT FRIENDLY EXIM POLICY ON THE ANVIL – MARAN

NEED FOR PROPER JURISDICTION TO TRY COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS ON INTERNET: OMAR ABDULLAH

EXPORTS UP BY 24 PER CENT IN DOLLAR TERMS IN JANUARY

FEB 2001

INDIA, MOROCCO TO DOUBLE TRADE TURNOVER

INDIA’S PROPOSALS ON AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE

EXPORTS OF IT-ENABLED SERVICES LIKELY TO TOUCH US $ 17 BILLION BY 2008

USA - INDIA'S LARGEST TRADING PARTNER

MARAN CALLS FOR A JUST AND FAIR WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM

INDIA, BELARUS TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY TRADE TIES

OMAR ABDULLAH STRESSES NEED FOR GREATER INDO-SPANISH ECONOMIC COOPERATION

PROCESSED FOOD EXPORTS TOUCH Rs.7135 CRORE

INDO-BELARUS ECONOMIC COOPERATION TO BE STRENGTHENED: MARAN

OMAR ABDULLAH RELEASES REPORT ON PROMOTION OF EXPORTS FROM J&K

SOFTWARE EXPORTS MAY TOUCH US $ 9.5 BILLION BY 2001-2002: DR.RAMAN SINGH

BIMST-EC POTENTIAL TO BECOME REGIONAL GROUPING OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS STRESSED

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR STRENGTHENING INDO-RUSSIA BILATERAL TRADE

LEGISLATION IN BUDGET SESSION TO PROTECT DOMESTIC INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE

AGAINST SURGE IN IMPORTS: MARAN

INDIA-EU COMMIT TO DEEPEN TRADE RELATIONS

INDIA-EC JOINT COMMISSION MEETING GETS UNDERWAY

INDIA –UGANDA TO STRENGTHEN BILATERAL TRADE TIES: OMAR ABDULLAH

50,000 METRIC TONNES OF ONION RELEASED FOR EXPORT

OMAR ABDULLAH FOR RAISING INDO-SUDAN TRADE TO OVER US $ 100 MILLION

PRESS NOTE

EXPORTS UP BY 20.42 PER CENT IN DOLLAR TERMS

Jan 2001

MARAN TO ADDRESS OPEN HOUSE ON EXIM POLICY

INDIA’S PROPOSALS ON AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE

TAMIL NADU INDIA’S SILENT POWER HOUSE, SAYS MARAN

SUSTAINING AND ACCELERATING EXPORT GROWTH THE HIGHEST PRIORITY --

IMPROVING COMPETITIVENESS VITAL FOR FACING CHALLENGES AHEAD: MARAN

OMAR ABDULLAH URGES GLASS MANUFACTURERSTOENHANCE PRODUCT, MARKET DIVERSIFICATION

OMAR ABDULLAH CALLS UPON PAPER INDUSTRY TO BENCHMARK ITSELF AGAINST GLOBAL STANDARDS

NEED FOR GREATER SOLIDARITY AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO FACE WTO CHALLENGES: OMAR ABDULLAH

MACHINE TOOL EXPORTERS URGED TO FOLLOW CONSORTIUM APPROACH

NEED FOR GREATER SOLIDARITY AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO FACE WTO CHALLENGES

33 PER CENT EXPORT GROWTH RESULTS IN TRADE SURPLUS WITH LATIN AMERICA

INDO-GERMAN TRADE, INVESTMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED

TRADE WITH INDONESIA BELOW POTENTIAL

TEA INDUSTRY GIVEN FULL FREEDOM TO SELL TEA

INDIA SIGNS TRADE AGREEMENT WITH BOTSWANA

EXPORT OF MARINE PRODUCTS UP BY OVER 30 PER CENT IN DOLLAR TERMS

FIVE FOLD INCREASE IN TRADE BETWEEN INDIA AND VIETNAM TARGETTED

INDO-UK TRADE AT RECORD LEVELS - LIBERALISATION OF FDI REGIME TO MAKE INDIA THE MOST ATTRACTIVE INVESTMENT DESTINATION, MARAN TELLS STEPHEN BYERS

INDIA TO STRENGTHEN TRADE TIES WITH BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG

SCOPE FOR GREATER BUSINESS COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM

RESOLVE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES BEFORE NEXT MINISTERIAL, MARAN TELLS DG/WTO

INDO-BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG JOINT COMMISSION DELIBERATES

RECORD INCREASE IN EXPORTS OF DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS

ENGINEERING EXPORTS SHOW DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH

EXPORTS CONTINUE TO SHOW DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH

DEC  2000

INDIA SEEKS BETTER MARKET ACCESS FOR PROFESSIONALS

EXPORT SURGE IN 2000 ENSURES SURPASSING OF TARGET

ALL STEPS BEING TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD INTERESTS OF DOMESTIC INDUSTRY – IMPORTS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED

STRESS ON REDUCING DISTORTIONS IN WORLD AGRICULTURAL TRADE

PROMOTIONAL PLAN FOR BOOSTING EXPORTS OF SPORTS GOODS ON ANVIL: OMAR ABDULLAH

INDIA, AUSTRIA TO STEP UP BILATERAL TRADE; AGREEMENTS TO BE SIGNED IN HEALTH & RAILWAY SECTORS

INDO-AUSTRIAN BILATERAL TRADE TO BE GIVEN A FURTHER FILLIP

OMAR ABDULLAH UNDERLINES NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISM

GOVERNMENT NOT TO ALLOW IMPORT OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY GOODS - OMAR ABDULLAH

INDIA OPPOSED TO ADDING NEW NON-TRADE ISSUES TO WTO AGENDA

DUTY HIKE ON PLANTATION ITEMS URGED

BRAZIL KEEN TO SOURCE TEXTILES FROM INDIA

IMPORTANT SECTORS DOING WELL IN EXPORTS

SEZs/EPZs/EOUs EXEMPTED FROM INDUSTRIAL LICENSING FOR PROJECTS

MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORTS UP BY OVER 26 PER CENT

STANDARD INPUT-OUTPUT NORMS NOTIFIED FOR 55 NEW EXPORT ITEMS

EXPORT STATUS FOR BUYING AGENTS URGED

EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCILS URGED TO TAP IT AND INTENSIFY PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

FOR ACCELERATING EXPORTS

INDIA'S TRADE WITH CHINA TO CROSS $ 2 BILLION MARK IN 2000-2001

POLICY INITIATIVES RESULT IN SURGE IN INDIA'S EXPORTS TO LATIN AMERICA

INDIA'S EXPORTS LIKELY TO EXCEED TARGET IN 2000-2001

INDIA TO DEMAND ENHANCED MARKET ACCESS FOR FARMERS AT WTO MEETING

INDIA AMONGST SPECIAL 301 PRIORITY WATCH-LIST

PROVISIONS TO PROTECT BIO-RESOURCES AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE

INCORPORATED IN PATENT AMENDMENTS BILL

EXPORT OF TEA TO IRAQ UNDER FOOD-FOR-OIL PROGRAMME

STEPS TO ARREST FALL IN PRICES OF TEA AND COFFEE

IMPORTS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED

DOUBLE DIGIT EXPORT GROWTH CONTINUES