Piyush Goyal highlights export push, FTA progress and global investment talks

May 13, 2026 3:55 PM

Piyush Goyal highlights export push, FTA progress and global investment talks

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Wednesday highlighted major achievements of the government in the past 10 days, such as export promotion initiatives, progress in free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations and discussions with global companies to strengthen manufacturing investments in India. In a post on X, the minister stated that Assam’s One District One Product (ODOP) honey was exported to the US for the first time, while India and Canada successfully concluded the sec...

India, Canada Reset Ties: CEPA Talks Launched, Energy and Defence Deals Signed

March 2, 2026 7:02 PM

India, Canada Reset Ties: CEPA Talks Launched, Energy and Defence Deals Signed

PM Modi and Mark Carney on Monday agreed to reset and deepen India–Canada relations, launching negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and unveiling a wide-ranging agenda covering energy security, clean technology, critical minerals, defence, talent mobility and people-to-people ties. Carney paid an official visit to India from Feb. 27 to March 2 at the invitation of PM Narendra Modi, his first trip to the country since taking office and the first bilateral visi...