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6th US-India Aviation Summit held in Mumbai

The 6th United States-India Aviation Summit was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 9 to 11 May, 2018. It was formally inaugurated by Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh...

May 11, 2018

3rd edition of UNPCAP held in New Delhi

The third edition of United Nations Peacekeeping Course for African Partners (UNPCAP) was held in New Delhi from May 7 to 25, 2018. The course was conducted by...

May 8, 2018

India, US hold round 3 of Maritime Security Dialogue in Goa

India and United States held the third round of the India-US Maritime Security Dialogue in Goa from April 30 to May 1, 2018 focussing on cooperation and developments...

May 3, 2018

Special 301 Report: USTR again places India Priority Watch List

The Office of United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR) has once again placed India on ‘Priority Watch List’ in its annual Special 301 Report on the state of...

April 30, 2018

Generalized System of Preferences: US announces eligibility review of India

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has formally announced that it is reviewing eligibility of India, Indonesia and Kazakhstan in Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) based on concerns...

April 14, 2018

India receives first US LNG shipment at Dabhol under long-term deal

India received its first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) cargo from United States (US) under long-term supply deal. The first US-sourced LNG shipment was imported by state-owned GAIL on...

March 30, 2018

US challenges India’s export subsidy programmes at WTO

The US Trade Representative (USTR) has challenged Indian export subsidy schemes at World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying these programmes harm its manufacturing sector and workers by creating an...

March 15, 2018

US move to raise import duty on steel may hit India’s steel market: ISA

According to Indian Steel Association (ISA), proposal by Trump administration to levy steep tariff on steel imports may hit India’s domestic steel market. Recently, US had proposed to...

March 8, 2018

India for the first time starts importing LNG from US

India for first time has started process of importing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from United States. The development comes on the heels of India’s first import of crude...

March 7, 2018

WTO to set up compliance panel in solar dispute case between India, US

The dispute settlement body (DSB) of World Trade Organization (WTO) has decided to set up panel to examine whether India has complied with its 2016 ruling in case...

March 6, 2018

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