BRICS Summit 2026: Stage set at Bharat Mandapam as PM Modi hosts expanded global powerhouse.
The national capital has been decked up with posters and illuminated installations as India prepares to host the BRICS Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on September 12–13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the high-profile Summit, which brings together heads of state, foreign delegates, heads of international organisations, and key dignitaries representing member states, partner countries, and outreach invitees.
Source: tribuneindia.com
Commerce Ministry Boosts Northeast Agri Exports Globally.
The commerce ministry has facilitated the export of unique agricultural products from the Northeast such as Tezpur Litchi and Khasi Mandarin to over 15 international destinations like the US and UK in the last four fiscals, helping farmers and exporters access new markets, an official said on Tuesday. The ministry's measures have opened overseas markets for a range of GI-tagged and other agricultural products from the region, including Joha Rice, Tezpur Litchi, Khasi Mandarin, Assam Lemon, Karbi Anglong Ginger and Dalle Khursani.
Source: money.rediff.com
Vietnam-India trade surpasses 10 billion USD in first half of 2026.
Trade between Vietnam and India surpassed 10 billion USD in the first half of 2026, equivalent to 60% of last year’s total, with positive growth recorded across several key sectors. In an interview with Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in New Delhi, Vietnamese Trade Counsellor India Bui Trung Thuong said Vietnam maintained a trade surplus in the first six months, with exports reaching nearly 6 billion USD and imports about 4 billion USD.
Source: en.vietnamplus.vn
Exporters seek better trade balance with BRICS countries.
India prepares to host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, Indian exporters hope that the government will leverage the platform to move beyond strategic and political engagement and work towards making India an integral part of the production, sourcing and value chains being developed across these economies. India has remained a major importer from most of the BRICS countries with its merchandise trade deficit at $226 billion in FY 25-26.
Source: newindianexpress.com
'India’s banana export setback is starting to cost the grower'.
For Indian banana exporters, one of the biggest advantages in the Middle East has always been speed. A shipment from India to Jebel Ali previously took five to seven days. With the disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, that journey can now stretch beyond 30 days, putting both quality and margins under pressure, says Prashant Dharpure of Bandhan Agritech Pvt. Ltd.
Source: freshplaza.com
A District-Level Cluster Strategy for the National Manufacturing Mission.
India’s Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and the National Manufacturing Mission (NMM) propose a district- and cluster-based export promotion strategy. However, neither policy specifies which districts to target. This paper therefore attempts to provide the spatial map that NMM’s cluster philosophy currently envisions. Using the DGCI&S district-level merchandise export data for FY2021-22 to FY2024-25 and the ASI state-level manufacturing GVA, we find three empirical facts.
Source: csep.org
केंद्रीय वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल ने थाईलैंड की उप-प्रधानमंत्री एवं वाणिज्य मंत्री सुश्री सुपाजी सुथुमपुन से मुलाकात की.
केंद्रीय वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल ने आज नई दिल्ली स्थित वाणिज्य भवन में थाईलैंड की उप-प्रधानमंत्री एवं वाणिज्य मंत्री सुश्री सुपाजी सुथुमपुन से मुलाकात की। दोनों मंत्रियों ने भारत-थाईलैंड आर्थिक साझेदारी को और मजबूत करने के तरीकों पर चर्चा की, जिसमें द्विपक्षीय व्यापार और निवेश बढ़ाने, कारोबारी अवसरों का विस्तार करने और दोनों देशों के बीच व्यापार-से-व्यापार संबंधों को और गहरा करने पर ध्यान केंद्रित किया गया।
Source: pib.gov.in
ड्राईलैंड कांग्रेस 2026 के लिए नई दिल्ली में जुटेगा वैश्विक समुदाय; 800 से ज़्यादा वैश्विक विशेषज्ञ छह अहम विषयों पर चर्चा करेंगे.
सूखे इलाकों पर काम करने वाले दुनिया भर के वैज्ञानिक, नीति-निर्माता और किसान समुदाय 10 से 12 सितंबर 2026 तक नई दिल्ली में तीन दिन के 'ग्लोबल ड्राईलैंड कांग्रेस 2026' के लिए इकट्ठा होंगे। इस कार्यक्रम का विषय 'दक्षिण-दक्षिण सहयोग से ड्राईलैंड खेती में बदलाव लाना' है।
Source: pib.gov.in
Union Minister Shri Jitin Prasada Lays Foundation Stone for BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre in Pilibhit.
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, presided over the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the BEDF Basmati and Organic Training Centre cum Demonstration Farm at Tanda Bijeshi, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The centre is a joint project of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and the Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF).
Source: pib.gov.in
India to work with BRICS partners to expand opportunities for women-led enterprises in global trade: Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today called upon BRICS countries to work together to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs and women-led enterprises in international trade, stressing the need for easier access to credit, markets and predictable rules of business. Addressing the BRICS WBA Women-Led Development Conference in New Delhi as the Chief Guest, he said that an entrepreneur seeking to enter international business has to cross three key borders: access to credit, access to buyers and markets, and access to predictable rules that encourage free trade and open opportunities.
Source: pib.gov.in