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India and the Gulf States have a thriving economic relationship. Shutterstock

India and the Gulf: ancient trading ties still flourishing today

From dhows carrying spices to tankers carrying oil, trade between South Asia and Arabia has been healthy for hundreds of years, with room to grow further.

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 08 July 2025
A farmer pours industrial honey during a protest to denounce their conditions and the European agricultural policy, on the Castellana avenue in Madrid, on February 26, 2024. AFP

Moroccan food exports fly into European farmers' storm

The production and export of food are economically important for both Morocco and its customers, both in Europe and Africa. Yet not everyone is pleased, as France's president found out this week.

Mohamed Sharki 06 March 2024
A farmer drops rice crop while working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, on June 6, 2023. Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months. AP

India rice ban places strain on already vulnerable global food supply chain

While the government may worry about domestic political sensitivities and the ban's external fallout, exporters fear losing out to other top rice exporters: Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan.

Shakir Husain 14 September 2023
Sugar mill workers load harvested sugar cane in a tractor trolly in Sangli district, in the western state of Maharashtra, India, December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav

India Would Consider Allowing Additional Sugar Exports -Govt Official

India, the world's biggest sugar producer, would consider allowing additional sugar exports in January after assessing local production, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday.

15 December 2022
Commuters watch videos on their mobile phones as they travel in a suburban train in Mumbai, India, April 2, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade

India Sees Mobile Phone Exports of Up to $9 Bln this Fiscal Year - Minister

India expects its mobile phones exports to rise to 700 billion rupees ($8.50 billion) to 750 billion rupees ($9.11 billion) this fiscal year, a government minister said on Thursday. The exports…

08 December 2022
Sugar mill workers load harvested sugar cane in a tractor trolly in Sangli district, in the western state of Maharashtra, India, December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav

India's Sugar Output Set to Drop 7%, Could Crimp Exports

India's sugar output is likely to fall 7% this year as erratic weather conditions have cut cane yields, which could dampen exports from the world's biggest producer of the sweetener, farmers, millers…

05 December 2022
The logo of JSW is seen on the company's headquarters in Mumbai, India, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

India's JSW Steel Expects Exports to Hit Over 5-Year Low

India's JSW Steel Ltd expects its exports to fall to a more than five-year low at 10% of overall sales in the fiscal year to March 2023 because of reduced global demand and an export tax, a company…

10 November 2022
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