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India Navigates Trade Challenges, Eyes Global Partnerships

    India appears to have made peace with the so-called “Trump Trouble” for now. Instead of retaliating against trade tensions, India is looking for new avenues to mitigate losses and expand its global trade footprint. On that note, CUTS International, in collaboration with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), Victoria, convened a high-level hybrid discussion titled ‘Are We Setting Sail Without Checking the Weather?’ This event explored the strategic and economic implications of the Australia-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) amid a shifting global trade environment. In the meantime, the long-anticipated FTA between India and the European Union is expected to be finalised by the end of this year. Simultaneously, a Joint Statement on the Roadmap for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between India and Singapore on this occasion has been delivered to deepen bilateral trade and access to markets, including the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), and taking into consideration both countries’ trade priorities.