AITIGA review negotiations face time-bound subcommittee deliverables to resolve policy issues and modernise trade arrangements.
The AITIGA Joint Committee directed its sub-committees to accelerate pending review chapters through firm, time-bound deliverables and close coordination. Work covers legal and institutional issues, national treatment and market access, and rules of origin. ASEAN and India reaffirmed their commitment to resolve outstanding policy issues, deepen economic integration, and modernise the Agreement into a balanced and mutually beneficial framework strengthening bilateral trade.

Expenditure-side GSDP compilation framework standardises regional estimates through common methods, local data sources, and allocation indicators.
Draft guidelines establish a uniform framework for compiling expenditure-side Gross State Domestic Product estimates using base year 2022-23. They cover data sources, estimation procedures and methodologies for private and government consumption, gross fixed capital formation, inventory changes, valuables and net exports. State-specific data and allocation indicators are preferred, while recommended allocation methods support consistent estimates where direct subnational data are unavailable. The approach is intended to harmonise estimation practices and strengthen subnational national accounts capacity.

Freehold land monetisation proceeds through a two-stage electronic sale requiring technical bids and an Earnest Money Deposit.
Monetisation of a 5.119-acre freehold industrial land parcel owned by HIL (India) Limited at Najafgarh Industrial Area, New Delhi, is facilitated through an E-Tender followed by E-Auction. Eligible bidders must complete registration, submit technical bids, and furnish the required Earnest Money Deposit or Bank Guarantee by the stipulated deadline. Sale is subject to "as is where is", "as is what is", "whatever there is" and no-recourse or no-complaint conditions. The exact land extent is to be determined through a joint survey with the successful bidder.

India-Singapore investment cooperation advances through investor engagement, financial connectivity, capital-market participation, and support for identified investment opportunities.
India-Singapore investment cooperation is to be strengthened through engagements with political leadership, business representatives and global institutional investors. Discussions cover trade and investment, digital financial connectivity, capital markets, taxation, advanced manufacturing, skilling and aviation. The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund and GIFT City are identified as channels for Singaporean capital participation through investment vehicles and funds. The Ministry of Finance will facilitate connections between investors, Indian companies, financial institutions and State Governments for identified investment opportunities.

Sole-control acquisition of nutraceutical and pharmaceutical businesses receives competition approval for Bain Capital-managed investment funds.
Competition Commission of India approval permits BCPE Wellbeing Holdco Two Limited and Integral Investments Asia IV Limited, funds managed or advised by Bain Capital, to acquire sole control over Omega-Meyer Limited and Meyer Organics Private Limited. The target businesses provide nutraceuticals globally and in India, while Meyer Organics Private Limited also produces and supplies certain over-the-counter and prescription finished-dose pharmaceuticals in India.

Highway asset acquisition approval covers full ownership transfer of a tollway operator and road-project special purpose vehicles.
Competition Commission of India approval covers the acquisition by Concessoc 41 SAS of the entire shareholding in Vishavari Tollway Private Limited and nine special purpose vehicles. The target entities operate designated national-highway stretches in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Gujarat, while Vishavari Tollway Private Limited provides operation and maintenance and engineering, procurement and construction services for those highway assets.

Competition clearance for hospitality share acquisition permits investment in a company owning and developing hotel and serviced apartment assets.
Competition Commission of India approved the proposed combination involving CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (4) Inc.'s acquisition of certain shareholding in Prestige Hospitality Ventures Limited. The target is an Indian public limited company within the Prestige group and owns and develops hospitality assets, including hotels and serviced apartments. The acquirer is incorporated in Canada and is managed by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

Internal group restructuring receives merger-control approval for amalgamating an integrated steel producer into the group's steel manufacturer.
Merger-control approval covers the proposed internal JSW Group restructuring through amalgamation of BMM Ispat Limited into JSW Steel Limited. The amalgamation would convert the group's majority interest in BMM into full ownership and is intended to enhance operational, financial and organisational efficiencies through economies of scale, resource pooling and capital rationalisation. BMM is commercially integrated in the group's supply chain through intra-group sales and procurements.

Transparent land e-auction procedures support bidder preparedness through mock training, registration and earnest-money requirements for phased asset monetisation.
National Land Monetization Corporation is facilitating a two-phase e-tender-cum-e-auction of 459 encumbrance-free land parcels of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited through the RailTel E-Nivida e-Procurement Platform. Participation requires registration, fulfilment of prescribed requirements and submission of earnest money deposit within the applicable deadlines. Physical and online mock e-auction training familiarises prospective bidders with the bidding interface and participation procedure. Investor outreach provides information on plot details, eligibility requirements, registration and bidding conditions.

Preventive narcotics outreach promotes drug awareness, community participation, and sustainable livelihood alternatives to discourage illicit cannabis cultivation.
Preventive outreach in Malana village promoted drug awareness, youth engagement, community participation and alternative development in an area associated with illicit cannabis cultivation. Residents were sensitised to the harmful effects of cannabis, charas and hashish oil consumption and encouraged to pursue sustainable alternatives, including apiculture, animal husbandry, dairy activities and tourism. Community discussions addressed livelihood barriers, ecological concerns, and commitments to refrain from drug consumption and discourage illicit cannabis cultivation.

Foreign investment engagement focuses on expanded partnerships across financial services, manufacturing, insurance, and emerging technologies in India.
India-U.S. trade and investment engagement was pursued through discussions with leading United States companies on expanding investment, partnerships and commercial operations in India. Financial-sector discussions addressed private equity, asset and wealth management, insurance, and financial services, including prospective engagement aligned with the objective of insurance access for all by 2047.

Cross-border gold smuggling enforcement addresses concealed foreign-origin gold transport through customs seizure, arrest, and investigation of organised networks.
Intelligence-led customs enforcement targeted cross-border gold smuggling through surveillance and interception of four persons travelling from a border route. Personal searches recovered foreign-origin gold biscuits concealed in specially tailored cloth waist belts. Seventy-two gold biscuits were seized under relevant provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, and the four persons were arrested. Investigation continues into organised networks and wider syndicates involved in the movement and distribution of smuggled gold.

Financial inclusion drives digital lending, insurance claim awareness, portal enrolment, and banking access for marginalised sections.
Banks were urged to expand brick-and-mortar branches and banking correspondent coverage in unbanked villages, strengthen digital outreach, and implement end-to-end digital loan processing. Working-capital lending for micro-enterprises through UPI-linked credit lines and credit cards was highlighted. Banks were also directed to increase awareness of insurance claim eligibility, exercise care in claim-related grievance handling, and enrol new PMJJBY and PMSBY beneficiaries through the Jan Suraksha portal.

SME growth equity fund targets scalable enterprises, prioritising manufacturing and industrial clusters to strengthen investment, productivity and competitiveness.
Union Cabinet approval commits Rs.10,000 crore towards establishment of the SME Growth Fund as an Alternative Investment Fund framework for direct equity investment in small and medium enterprises. The initiative is intended to catalyse long-term, patient growth capital for SMEs and address the identified shortage of equity financing for enterprises beyond the early stage, where existing equity-support funds predominantly serve micro and early-stage businesses.

Integrated transport planning framework establishes an SPV for national master planning, major-project appraisal, monitoring, and transport data analytics.
Integrated Transport & Logistics Authority will function as a special purpose vehicle for integrated transport and logistics planning, research, technical project appraisal, monitoring, policy support and data analytics. It will prepare a long-term National Transport Master Plan, assess sectoral and annual plans for alignment and multimodal integration, technically appraise and monitor specified major infrastructure projects, and undertake impact assessments. It will also maintain a unified transport data repository and support logistics-policy review, capacity building, training, skilling, research and innovation.

Drug-abuse prevention awareness promotes informed refusal, resistance to peer pressure, community participation, drug-de-addiction pledges, and healthy drug-free lifestyles.
Drug-abuse prevention awareness in opium-cultivation areas focused on the harms of opium, cannabis and other illicit drugs, informed refusal at first exposure, resistance to peer pressure, and prevention of progression from use to dependence. Programmes for students, cultivators and residents used interactive sessions, campaign banners, community pledges, Gram Sabha participation and cleanliness drives to promote healthy drug-free lifestyles, community participation and collective action against addiction.

NDPS Act drug-trafficking enforcement enabled seizures of amphetamine, cocaine and heroin through intelligence-led interceptions and concealed-consignment detection.
NDPS Act enforcement involved three intelligence-led operations addressing trafficking of amphetamine, cocaine and heroin. Searches of a vehicle's spare tyre, chocolate tubes in cabin baggage, and a backpack carried in a car-pooling taxi revealed concealed substances that tested positive through field-testing kits. The amphetamine, cocaine and heroin were seized, along with the vehicle in the amphetamine operation, and five persons were arrested under the NDPS Act, 1985.

Private corporate CAPEX survey collects forward investment data through secure self-reporting while protecting enterprise-level confidentiality.
CAPEX 2026 collects information from selected large private corporate enterprises on past, provisional and intended capital expenditure across asset groups and sectors, including investment strategies, financing, green energy and robotics. Responses are self-compiled through a secure portal with bilingual and digital assistance. Complete, accurate and timely reporting supports validation and aggregate investment indicators. Individual enterprise information is protected through confidentiality safeguards, and unit-level CAPEX data are not disseminated.

Food security safeguards distinguish transparent public stockholding measures from coercive trade actions within multilateral trade cooperation.
India maintains public stockholding, procures food from small and marginal farmers, and may adopt temporary, transparent measures during harvest shortfalls to preserve food availability and affordability. These food-security measures are identified as recognised within the WTO framework. A distinction is advanced between legitimate food-security interventions and coercive trade actions used to exert pressure on other countries. G20 Trade Ministers reached consensus on a statement addressing the weaponization of food through coercive trade actions and committed to continued cooperation.

Drug abuse prevention awareness promotes student education, peer outreach, and youth responsibility for a drug-free society.
Operation Jagriti promotes drug abuse and addiction awareness among students by addressing the harmful effects of substance use and practical prevention measures. Students are encouraged to avoid drugs, spread prevention awareness among peers and communities, and contribute responsibly to the Nasha Mukt Bharat objective of a drug-free India.