ISDS Case Map
India
India-Asean FTA review may conclude by October 2025 with two key negotiation rounds planned. Talks aim to fix trade imbalances and improve market access, SPS, TBT, and customs cooperation. Since AITIGA's 2010 launch, India’s trade deficit with Asean has ballooned to $44.2 billion in FY25.
India and New Zealand begin second round of FTA talks aiming to boost bilateral trade from $1.29 billion to 10x over 10 years. Key issues include dairy, meat, wine, and services market access. Negotiations run till July 25 as both sides revisit a trade pact after a failed attempt from 2010–2015.
India should avoid rushing into a trade deal with the US that compromises core sectors like agriculture, experts on Sunday said, cautioning that Washington is not sparing even its key partners like the EU.
“Trump’s model isn’t a free trade agreement; it’s a YATRA — Yielding to American Tariff Retaliation Agreement,” GTRI said, highlighting the US President’s aggressive stance on trade negotiations.
Israel and India are finalising an investment protection agreement and expect to sign it in the coming months, Israel's Finance Ministry said.
US President Donald Trump stated that the US and India are close to finalizing a trade deal amid ongoing negotiations. Although America’s reciprocal tariffs on India were extended from July 9 to August 1, a special Indian negotiating team recently concluded key discussions in the US.
Major Indian farmer’s groups have announced they will participate in the upcoming July 9 national strike call made by the central trade unions against the government’s anti-worker policies.
The Trinidad and Tobago government said it intends becoming the first Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to enter into a partial scope trade agreement with India.
India is actively negotiating bilateral investment treaties with over a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Oman, European Union, Switzerland, Russia, and Australia, a government official said.
Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, P Prasad, has voiced strong opposition to the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement, raising alarm over its potential impact on India's agricultural sector.
