India is looking beyond the EU and the US in trade. The Indian government plans to examine the feasibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico.
Browsing: FTA
The Free Trade Agreement between India and EU will be signed at the earliest since the dialogues between the two countries have been revived, said Rashmi Verma, Union Secretary (Textiles), said at the inaugural of the 42nd India Knit Fair.
Incorporated in 1993 by Naresh Bhandari, Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited (BHEL) is a garment manufacturing company having vertical production facility to produce high-fashion knitted garments.
Severe competition on global level and lack of initiatives and direction on the domestic front have made a dent in India´s textile exports with a dip in figures for FY 2014-15, diminishing the scope of achieving the cherished goals. S Joseph & M Karthik take an overall look at the scene.
The Indian textile industry, employing over 105 million people, has been pleading for several urgent measures relating to Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) scheme, levies on man-made fibre duties, enhanced incentives under Focus Market Scheme to compensate partially, the disadvantages in the tariff rates for Indian textile products prevailing in various countries till the FTAs are finalised.