India to begin FTA negotiations with Russia-led EAEU from Wednesday

November 25, 2025 9:53 PM

India to begin FTA negotiations with Russia-led EAEU from Wednesday

India will begin formal negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from Wednesday, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Goyal said the discussions with the five-member EAEU bloc — Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan — will take place in New Delhi following the signing of the Terms of Reference on August 20, 2025. “The FTA talks start fr...

Commerce Secretary reviews India-EAEU FTA negotiations in Moscow

November 16, 2025 2:55 PM

Commerce Secretary reviews India-EAEU FTA negotiations in Moscow

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Saturday reviewed the ongoing negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during a series of high-level meetings in Moscow. Agrawal met Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission; Mikhail Yurin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation; and also addressed an industry plenary attended by Indian and Russian business leaders. The discussi...