Shreya Nandi

New Delhi

I write on international and internal trade for @bsindia Bylines: @livemint, @moneycontrolcom, @InformistMedia; #LSR alum

Articles

'We Don't Negotiate At Gunpoint'

1 week ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

A government official said India and the US are exploring an interim trade deal within 90 days. IMAGE: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday indicated that the government was not inclined to show undue haste to conclude a trade deal with the US as it never negotiates at gunpoint. "I have said it many times before that we do not negotiate at gunpoint.
India eyes trade pact push as US pauses reciprocal tariffs for 3 months

1 week ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

With US President Donald Trump “temporarily suspending” country-specific reciprocal tariffs until July 9, India sees the three-month window as an opportunity to renew its push for a proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US and expedite finalisation of the first tranche of the trade deal. “The 90-day pause on the 26 per cent reciprocal tariff (imposed by the US on Indian imports) gives us the window to expedite the trade deal discussions that began last month.
USTR Report Intensifies Trade Tensions With India

3 weeks ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi |Subrata Panda |Ajinkya Kawale |Sanjeeb Mukherjee

The US Trade Representative noted that India's average applied tariff rate stood at 17% per cent, the highest of any major world economy. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. IMAGE: A truck passes shipping containers stacked at the container terminal at Cochin Port on Willingdon Island in Kerala.
India May Gain From US Tariffs On China

3 weeks ago | rediff.com | Dhruvaksh Saha |Shreya Nandi

'Reciprocal tariffs are not going to affect India except specific sectors and there are opportunities to capture.'IMAGE: The container ship San Fernando from China marks the first arrival of such a vessel at India's largest transhipment port at the Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited in Thiruvananthapuram.
Demand for Indian workers abroad to stay strong across sectors: Dawra

4 weeks ago | business-standard.com | Shiva Rajora |Shreya Nandi

When the world is staring at geopolitical tensions, trade wars, and increasing anti-migration rhetoric in developed economies, global capability centres (GCCs) are emerging as an answer to issues on labour migration as a result of offshoring, which is bound to happen, says Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra in an interview with Shiva Rajora and Shreya Nandi.
Stricter Steel Rules May Crush Small Manufacturers

1 month ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

Since India relies heavily on specialised imported fasteners for critical applications in industries, such as automobiles, aerospace, electronics, and defence, their sudden unavailability will jeopardise production. IMAGE: A steel processing production line at a factory in Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab.
'Let's Bring India's Tariff Towards America Down'

1 month ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

'And America will invite India in to have really an extraordinary opportunity and relationship with us.'IMAGE: US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, March 4, 2025. United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Friday said the Donald Trump administration was keen on a broadbased free-trade agreement (FTA) under which India would bring down tariffs across the board rather than negotiating a product-wise trade deal, which may take years to complete.
Our govt works very closely with India to reduce trade barriers: Southwell

1 month ago | business-standard.com | Shreya Nandi

Exports of Australian premium agricultural products to India have increased 59 per cent since the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) or the interim trade deal came into force over two years ago, John Southwell, Trade and Investment Commissioner at Australian Trade and Investment Commission, told Shreya Nandi in an interview in New Delhi. Edited excerpts:India-Australia ECTA has been in place for over two years, how has agriculture trade performed since then?
'US May Demand Not Just Tariff Cuts But...'

1 month ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

'...additional concessions, such as opening government procurement, reducing agricultural subsidies, weakening patent protections, and allowing unrestricted data flows -- demands India has resisted for decades.'IMAGE: US President Donald Trump makes a point during his address to the joint session of the United States Congress, March 4, 2025.
'Tata, Mahindra Will Not Allow Tesla to Dominate'

1 month ago | rediff.com | Shreya Nandi

'Every Indian should move to an EV, and the government should not buy any fossil fuel cars. The government should become the first driver of EV adoption.'IMAGE: A Tesla car charges at a charging station. India's G20 Sherpa and former Niti Aayog CEO on Thursday said domestic automakers like Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra will ensure Tesla will not dominate the Indian market, as he called for a nationwide transition to electric vehicles (EVs).