India-Australia economic and cooperation trade pact comes into force & More Trending News
The India-Australia Economic and Cooperation Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA ), which is predicted to double trade between the 2 international locations to $50 billion, got here into impact on Thursday.
The negotiations for a free trade settlement with Australia re-started in September final yr and was signed in April. This is the primary main trade settlement with a western nation below the Narendra Modi authorities.
“All the mandatory notifications required for entry into force of Ind-Aus ECTA on 29.12.2022 have been issued by the Department of Revenue and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade within the Department of Commerce,” the government said.
The Ind-Aus ECTA provides an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade between the two countries. It covers almost all the tariff lines dealt by India and Australia.
India will benefit from preferential market access provided by Australia on 100% of its tariff lines, including all the labor-intensive sectors of export interest to India, such as Gems and Jewellery, Textiles, leather, footwear, furniture among other, the commerce ministry said.
On the other hand, India will be offering preferential access to Australia on over 70% of its tariff lines, including lines of export interest to Australia, which are primarily raw materials and intermediaries such as coal, mineral ores and wines, it added.
“Products like agricultural products and the dairy sector – which were very sensitive for India and without which Australia has never done an agreement before – have been protected, I am hugely grateful to the Australian government for this,” commerce minister Piyush Goyal stated.
It is estimated that a further 10 lakh jobs can be created in India below ECTA, Goyal stated, including that Indian yoga academics and cooks are set to realize with the annual visa quota.
“Over 1 lakh Indian college students would profit from a post-study work visa (for 18 months to 4 years) below the ECTA. The settlement can also be more likely to improve funding alternatives, promote exports, create important extra employment and facilitate robust bonding between the 2 international locations,” he further said.
Australia is an important strategic partner of India. They are also part of the four nation QUAD, Trilateral Supply Chain Initiative and the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum.
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India-Australia economic and cooperation trade pact comes into force
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