{
  "id": 2943661,
  "title": "India negotiating FTAs with 8-9 blocs, aims to cover 75% of trade: Goyal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/india-negotiating-ftas-with-8-9-blocs-aims-to-cover-75-of-trade-goyal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T04:32:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/india-negotiating-ftas-with-8-9-blocs-aims-to-cover-75-of-trade-goyal-126082400170_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India is negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) with 8-9 blocs. The goal is for these agreements to cover about 75 per cent of global trade. This effort aims to position India as a trusted partner in global value chains, according to the government.\n\nThe US and Canada previously held trade negotiations, but they broke down. Canada suspended talks and withdrew its team on August 21, 2026, after the US offered limited tariff relief. The US had imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.\n\nCanada planned to introduce \"dollar-for-dollar\" retaliatory tariffs from September 8. The trade talks had started on February 1, 2025.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Trump tariffs: What India can learn from Canada’s failed trade talks with US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/trump-tariffs-what-india-can-learn-from-canadas-failed-trade-talks",
        "published": "2026-08-23T14:11:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}