Rules-based multilateral trade engagement guides India's policy review, highlighting digital reforms, trade facilitation and clarification of market measures.
India's WTO Trade Policy Review reaffirms commitment to a transparent, rules-based, inclusive and development-oriented multilateral trading system. It identifies reforms in trade facilitation, digital customs, logistics modernisation, quality infrastructure, Digital Public Infrastructure, innovation, sustainability, agricultural resilience and regional trade agreements. WTO Members recognised India's economic resilience and customs and digital modernisation, while seeking clarification on trade and investment regimes, Quality Control Orders, trade-remedy measures and WTO reforms.

Production Linked Incentive Schemes strengthen domestic manufacturing through investment support, export growth, employment generation, monitoring and eligibility reforms.
Production Linked Incentive Schemes for 14 sectors promote domestic manufacturing, investment, exports, employment and global competitiveness. Overall coordination and monitoring rests with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, while sector-specific implementation is undertaken by the relevant ministries and departments. Implementation is periodically reviewed, with scheme modifications, rationalised guidelines, relaxation of specified eligibility conditions, project monitoring, stakeholder consultation and inter-ministerial issue resolution used to improve uptake and strengthen domestic manufacturing ecosystems.

Drone technology collaboration promotes joint manufacturing, technology transfer, rural entrepreneurship and global market access through an integrated industrial ecosystem.
India-Russia industrial collaboration in drone technology is proposed through engagement on technology transfer, joint manufacturing, research collaboration, investment, exports and global market access. Drone City is presented as an integrated ecosystem covering manufacturing, research and development, testing, certification support, skill development, incubation, warehousing, startup acceleration and international technology partnerships. Its expansion and panchayat-level entrepreneurship programme are expected to create rural drone enterprises and employment in manufacturing, component production, quality control, maintenance, logistics and technical support.

WTO trade policy review will assess India's trade measures, transparency framework, reforms, and responses to member questions.
India's eighth Trade Policy Review under the World Trade Organization framework examines its trade policies and developments during the 2021-2025 review period. The process uses a Government Report and a Secretariat Report and provides a comprehensive peer examination of border and behind-the-border trade measures to promote transparency, predictability and understanding. The review addresses trade agreements, Goods and Services Tax rationalisation, digital trade-facilitation measures, and Member questions on digitisation, MSMEs, women's economic participation, Viksit Bharat and the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

Trade tariffs on Canadian goods target alleged discrimination against American automobiles, alcohol and dairy products under trade law.
United States trade action imposes tariffs on most Canadian goods, citing alleged discriminatory treatment of American automobiles, alcoholic beverages and dairy products. The measures apply to goods previously protected under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, subject to exclusions for energy products, potash, fish and critical minerals. The stated grounds include Canadian retaliatory tariffs, restrictions on American alcohol sales, treatment of dairy imports, and tariffs on certain United States motor vehicles outside preferential trade treatment.

Agricultural export facilitation supports frozen potato product market access through trade promotion and state logistics assistance for exporters.
Agricultural export facilitation supported the first export of frozen French fries from Uttarakhand to Iraq, promoting value-added agricultural exports and processed food market access. APEDA assisted the exporter through international trade exhibitions for buyer engagement and market outreach. Logistics costs affecting landlocked-state exports are being addressed through work on a State Agri Export Policy, including transport assistance provisions to improve competitiveness, strengthen export infrastructure and support participation in export-oriented agricultural supply chains.

India-EU economic cooperation advances through FTA implementation, investment facilitation, digital partnerships, manufacturing collaboration and market-access discussions across Europe.
India advanced economic engagement with European partners through discussions on trade, investment, technology cooperation, manufacturing, digital infrastructure and market access. The engagements emphasised early signing and implementation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, investment protection, geographical indications, regulatory cooperation and professional mobility. Cooperation initiatives included digital payments interoperability, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, clean energy, cybersecurity, fintech, telecom, research and supply-chain resilience. European businesses were encouraged to establish India as a manufacturing, innovation and export hub, including through opportunities for MSMEs, startups and future-oriented sectors.

Russian oil purchase tariffs would target major buyers and sanctions-evasion facilitators, with specified energy, nuclear and cooperation exemptions.
Proposed United States legislation on Russian sanctions would impose tariffs on imports from countries identified as major purchasers of Russian crude oil or natural gas or leading facilitators of Russian oil-sanctions evasion. It provides for periodic reassessment and tariff adjustment based on purchasing behaviour, while exempting specified reduced natural-gas imports, United States uranium purchases for nuclear and medical needs, and certain nuclear and space cooperation. The revised proposal also addresses sanctions-evasion fleets and Chinese support for Russia's defence industrial base.

Onion export infrastructure: growers seek a Nashik export hub, dedicated terminal and logistics link to global markets.
Onion growers seek development of Nashik as a National Onion Export Hub linked to the proposed agricultural market near Vadhvan port. The proposed framework includes an onion export terminal, grading, sorting, packing, quality testing and customs-clearance facilities, and rail, container and cold-chain logistics. Additional requests include a stable national onion export policy, support for processing industries, direct farmer producer organisation participation in exports, an export promotion cell, and a training, research and export-guidance centre.

EXIM operations at Vizhinjam will establish an international cargo gateway while retaining open-access common-user port services.
Full export-import (EXIM) operations at Vizhinjam International Seaport are scheduled to commence from August 18, transitioning the port from a transshipment hub into an international cargo gateway. The launch is intended to reduce logistics costs, improve supply-chain efficiency, enhance export competitiveness, and support investment and employment. The port will continue as an open-access, common-user facility serving shipping companies on an equal basis.

Alternative oil export routes aim to reduce Iraq's reliance on the Strait of Hormuz through pipeline investment and regional transit.
Alternative oil export routes from Iraq are being pursued through agreements to develop pipeline capacity that can reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz. Planned pipelines would support larger-scale exports through Syria and Turkey and strengthen energy-security options amid disrupted maritime shipments. Their timing and viability remain uncertain because cross-border construction requires substantial development and coordination. Existing overland shipments through Syria offer a temporary, but less efficient and more costly, route to European markets. Iraq has emphasised its preference for long-term investment partnerships over project-based contracting.

E-commerce export promotion supports Madhya Pradesh businesses through global marketplace access, exporter readiness, and a cross-border export roadmap.
A memorandum of understanding supports Madhya Pradesh businesses, including MSMEs, entrepreneurs, direct-to-consumer brands, manufacturers, weavers, artisans and producers, in accessing international customers through the Amazon Global Selling programme. The collaboration will improve e-commerce export awareness, exporter readiness and knowledge sharing, while developing a state export roadmap with policy and infrastructure recommendations. It will also identify interventions relating to logistics, access to finance, payment reconciliation and regulatory enablers for cross-border exports.

Russian oil purchase tariffs and tighter visa oversight reshape trade exposure and immigration compliance for foreign nationals.
Proposed trade tariffs on purchases of Russian oil would target specified countries, including India and China, while exempting European purchasers of Russian gas. Separately, tighter United States visa regulations for international students, exchange visitors and journalists would end a long-standing arrangement allowing indefinite residence without government oversight. The reported changes may materially affect foreign nationals, including Indian nationals, through differentiated trade treatment and enhanced immigration compliance requirements.

Tariffs on Russian oil purchasers would target sanctions evasion, with reassessment mechanisms and limited energy-sector exemptions proposed.
Proposed United States Senate legislation would impose mandatory tariffs on imports from leading purchasers of Russian oil or gas and leading facilitators of Russian oil-sanctions evasion. It provides for periodic reassessment and tariff adjustments, while exempting qualifying countries reducing Russian gas imports. Russian uranium purchases for specified nuclear and medical needs, and certain nuclear and space cooperation activities, would be excluded.

Institutional trade cooperation expands through industry MoUs, supporting investment, innovation and technology partnerships across strategic economic sectors.
Bilateral trade and investment cooperation was advanced through ministerial discussions and industry engagements concerning financial markets, innovation, enterprise financing and commercial relations. Two institutional Memoranda of Understanding established mechanisms for industry collaboration and greater business engagement. Sector-specific interactions covered digital and frontier technologies, space, clean energy, bioeconomy, circular economy, infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, focusing on collaboration, investment and technology partnerships.

Codex spice standards harmonise quality benchmarks for cardamom, coriander and vanilla, supporting trade consistency, market access and export competitiveness.
Codex standards for large cardamom, coriander and vanilla establish harmonised international quality benchmarks following review by relevant committees on analytical methods, food additives and food labelling. The standards are intended to promote consistent quality requirements, facilitate trade, improve market access and support export competitiveness. India was also accepted as Co-Chair of an Electronic Working Group developing policy guidance on risk analysis for new food products.

Export readiness for MSMEs strengthens global market access through trade intelligence, standards compliance, preferential origin rules and trade remedy awareness.
Export readiness for Indian MSMEs is supported through practical guidance on identifying export opportunities, market-access requirements, trade intelligence tools, international standards, sustainability requirements and buyer identification. International expansion strategies include using preferential Rules of Origin and cooperation mechanisms under Free Trade Agreements, selecting export destinations, product positioning, diversification and value addition. Trade remedy awareness and guidance on unfair trade practices and import surges, together with institutional support, partnerships and trade-exhibition participation, can strengthen global competitiveness and integration into global value chains.

Reciprocal tariff measures and multilateral dispute settlement are pursued in response to contested import duties.
Reciprocal tariff measures are proposed in response to a new tariff on specified Brazilian imports allegedly involving unfair trade practices. Brazil rejects those allegations and proposes to use its reciprocity-law mechanisms, including reciprocal tariffs and other trade-related countermeasures, while pursuing multilateral dispute settlement. It maintains that trade investigations must conform to multilateral international-trade rules and notes that the tariff may burden exports and increase commercial uncertainty.

Section 301 tariff authority offers a procedurally constrained route to replace temporary global import tariffs after emergency powers failed.
Import-tariff authority is shifting from emergency-based measures to temporary and investigatory powers under the Trade Act of 1974. Section 122 supports a global tariff measure only for a limited period, whereas Section 301 permits tariffs or trade sanctions for unjustifiable, unreasonable, or discriminatory foreign trade practices after required public-comment and hearing procedures. Current Section 301 investigations concern forced-labour imports and alleged overproduction by trading partners. A more rule-bound tariff framework may reduce, but not eliminate, commercial uncertainty, and broad use of Section 301 for near-universal tariffs may face legal challenge.

International food-safety and phytosanitary compliance supports premium cherry and plum exports from Jammu and Kashmir to Singapore.
Export of premium cherries and plums from Jammu and Kashmir to Singapore was facilitated to expand overseas market access for temperate fruits. The produce underwent scientific cultivation, optimum-maturity harvesting, grading, sorting, packing and cold-chain handling in compliance with international food-safety and phytosanitary standards. The initiative highlights quality enhancement, market development, logistics, export-oriented production and improved post-harvest management for horticultural exports.