Goyal said the RCEP in its present form was clearly an unworkable agreement
Govt attitude to e-commerce is harsh
The BJP is known to put its electoral concerns ahead of economy and this is no different
A Malaysian government spokesman said on Friday that trade ministers from India and Malaysia could meet on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos.
Speaking at the foundation day of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited, Goyal said that it should make a commitment to its customers with a timetable for its freight trains
He will also meet Director General of World Trade Organization and Secretary General of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
BJP under Modi-Shah is returning to its trader mindset with a vengeance, underlining that strong, full majority governments can also be more risk-averse
Goyal said Amazon was not doing any favours by deciding to invest an additional $1 billion into India
Goyal said that some people have misconstrued his remarks by suggesting that he had said something negative against Amazon
Minister's remarks come a day after Bezos announced $1 billion investment
The minister said that both the nations are big trading partners and can further expand trade.
Ahead of Bezos' visit, the Competition Commission of India launched a probe into Amazon and Flipkart to look at allegations of deep discounts and whether the firms discriminate against small sellers
"And if some of the restrictions impact Malaysia, I don't think that will be the only country impacted," he said.
Piyush Goyal said India is facing 'big' problem in imports of a category called "others" and in that category, all sorts of stuff is being imported into the country
Goyal said India is facing 'big' problem in the country's imports of a category called "others" and in that category, all sorts of stuff is being imported into the country
He dismissed speculations of privatisation of the railway network, but highlighted the need for a public-private partnership funding model for the sector
"I must compliment the Delhi Police for a very very quick investigation in the recent case... which I think is a great feather in their cap," the minister said
The Indian Railways in the current scenario is clearly missing proper representation of civil services officers at the decision-making level, they said
With India being one of the few major markets seeing a demand for solar power, Beijing would flood the market if safeguards were removed, they have said
Goyal said that FTAs with countries like Japan, South Korea, and Asean provided duty-free access to Indian markets, but domestic goods face barriers in these countries.