BENGALURU: India’s seafood exports to the US are expected to recover after the latter agreed to reduce tariffs, industry body Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) said.The US is the largest export destination for Indian seafood, with shipments valued at $2.7 billion in 2024-25. However, exports were under pressure in recent months, following the imposition…
CHENNAI: India’s textile, apparel and leather exporters are expecting a sustained recovery in orders from the US, following tariff reductions under the proposed India–US trade deal. Industry representatives said the move will restore competitiveness, improve margins and revive volumes that were under pressure over the past year.Textile and apparel exporters are now expecting an increased…
NEW DELHI: Drug makers are set to gain clarity under the proposed India-US trade agreement, sharpening expansion plans in the world’s most lucrative pharmaceutical market. While the sector was insulated from punitive US tariffs, the generics business of major companies, including Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s and Cipla faced significant headwinds in the third quarter ended…
A large garment exporter, who was at a party on Monday when Trump announced the removal of 50% tariffs, celebrated the news before getting on to calls with American buyers. Suddenly, the business dynamics looked different.From looking to relocate a part of ops to Sri Lanka, Kenya or Indonesia on the suggestion of US buyers,…
NEW DELHI: The focus has been on shrimps and textiles, but Indian carpets and rugs have seen a bruising year with exports slipping nearly 9% to $735 million between April and Nov. Lowering of tariffs is expected to come as a boost for the highly-labour intensive sector.While overall exports are down 4% to $1.3 billion…
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) has acquired a 50.1% stake in Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor’s Sikhya Entertainment for Rs 150 crore. The acquisition has been routed through Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of RIL. The investment strengthens the content portfolio of Jio Studios, RIL’s media and entertainment arm, which has produced over…
Union minister Piyush Goyal (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The India-US trade talks have been a series of developments late into the night and Monday was no different. Having just concluded the EU trade deal, most officials in the commerce department had wound up for the day when US President Donald Trump announced that an understanding…
NEW DELHI: Domestic drugmakers are set to gain clarity under the proposed India-US trade agreement, sharpening expansion plans in the world’s most lucrative pharmaceutical market. While the sector was insulated from punitive US tariffs, the generics business of major companies including Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s and Cipla faced significant headwinds in the third quarter ended…
India-US trade deal (AI image) India-US trade deal: While the announcement of India-US trade deal brought a welcome relief rally in domestic stock markets and cheered exporters, a lot still remains unknown about the key details of the trade agreement. The biggest takeaway from US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social posts…
DEA Secretary Anuradha Thakur Economic Affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur expects foreign capital inflows to improve on the back of Budget measures that have been unveiled and is confident that the growth momentum will sustain. Excerpts:Given the challenges that the economy faces, how do you see the growth-inflation dynamics playing out in the short term?■ I…