India’s push for EU trade deal hit by basmati rice dispute
Brussels plays for time as New Delhi and neighbouring Pakistan press competing claims to grain’s protected status
Brussels plays for time as New Delhi and neighbouring Pakistan press competing claims to grain’s protected status

India and other countries have ended export restrictions, flooding the market with supply

Conclusion of long-discussed pact to open markets was spurred by Donald Trump’s tariff offensive

New Delhi makes overtures to Moscow amid stalemate with Washington over Russian oil purchases

If New Delhi reduced its purchases to zero, oil prices and inflation would jump

Argument between two economic powers will complicate efforts for trade deal by year-end

Additional levies over Russian oil purchases raise rates on New Delhi to among the highest in the world