At the meeting, President To Lam extended congratulations to the leaders and people of India for successfully organizing the recent 2024 general election.

The third round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Benin ended on June 25, 2024, with an aim to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a press statement.

With a view to strengthen its economic ties and enhance its trade relationship with New Zealand and South Africa, India plans to soon start new free trade agreement (FTA) discussions with these nations, two officials aware of the matter told Mint.

Odisha has played a critical role in supporting the UAE-India bilateral partnership, said Abdulnasser Alshaali, the Ambassador of the UAE to India on Wednesday.

The Centre is likely to extend a key support scheme for export credit to enhance competitiveness of India's export sector, which was hit hard by slowdown in the developed countries, said people familiar with the matter.

Sugar production in India is set to rise next season (October-September) because of the prospect of better monsoon, but govt indicated on Tuesday that there is no plan to allow export of the sweetener at least during the current season. Govt wants to keep a watch on the rainfall in different regions.

India on Wednesday allowed limited imports of corn, crude sunflower oil, refined rapeseed oil, and milk powder under the tariff-rate quota (TRQ), where importers pay nil or lower duty, as New Delhi tries to bring down food inflation.

Economic think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) Wednesday pegged India’s FY25 growth at about 7.5% on the back of buoyant economic activity.

Aimed at addressing key issues affecting dairy sector, the first IDF regional conference with a focus on Asia Pacific will begin here on Wednesday.