» India FTAs
The UPA government recently announced India’s Foreign Trade Policy for 2009-2014. The new FTP continues on neoliberal lines, with a strong export orientation. According to this, trade expansion is to be used as an effective instrument of employment generation. Read more...

» ASEAN-India FTA
A Free Trade Agreement in goods was signed between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations, in Bangkok on August 13th, 2009. Implementation is to start from January 2010. The text of the agreement as well as the schedule of tariff commitments are available on the ASEAN website (ASEAN-India FTA texts). Read more...

» South Korea India FTA
On August 7th, the Government of India inked a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), or FTA with South Korea. While the finalization of the process will need ratification by the Korean National Assembly of the pact in South Korea, there has been no debate regarding this agreement in public or even the press in India. Read more...

» EU-India FTA
India is geared to negotiate a FTA with the European Union (EU) which would go beyond WTO commitments. While the implications of India’s negotiations in this multilateral deal are not yet clear, India has asserted its commitment to breaking the WTO Doha round impasse by calling more than 30 minister-level representatives from different interest groups within the WTO to Delhi, on September 3rd and 4th. Simultaneous to the ministerial meeting, a mass based protest was organized in the Capital city by students, farmers and workers against the WTO trade process. Read more...

» Turkey-India FTA
In November 2008, India decided to form a Joint Study Group (JSG) to study the feasibility of entering into a FTA with Turkey. Terms of reference are to be brought out by October 2009-end. A FTA on trade in goods would later be extended to trade in services as well as liberalization in investment. Read more...

» National Consultation on India’s Free Trade Agreements
On August 31 and September 1st, the Forum on FTAs held a National Consultation on India’s FTAs at the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi (Agenda of the Consultation). This consultation brought together representatives of trade unions, social movements, peoples’ collectives, academic institutions, non-government organisations, civil society organisations and concerned individuals to discuss the implications of Government of India’s bilateral and regional FTAs being negotiated with both developed and developing countries. Read more...

» Workshop on Trade and Development
The EU-India Follow-up Committee of the European Economic and Social Committee will organise a “Trade and Development Workshop” in Delhi on Thursday 24 September 2009 at the India Habitat Centre. Read more...