UAE + India look to optimize Cepa agreement: Foreign Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi met with Indian Industry and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in Mumbai to discuss ways to strengthen the two countries’ trade and economic partnership agreement, state news agency Wam reports. The minister met with Indian business leaders and stakeholders from key sectors including logistics, technology, agriculture, and healthcare — and attended a business roundtable led by Indian business groups, to look at boosting industrial cooperation and fostering private sector collaboration.

REMEMBER- The talks come as India looks to diversify its export markets after being hit by an additional 25% US tariff — and as the two countries work towards reaching their target USD 100 bn in annual bilateral trade. The two countries saw bilateral trade rise 33.9% y-o-y to USD 37.6 bn in 1H 2025.

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