SC Garg assumes charge as economic affairs secretary
The Dollar Business Bureau Subhash Chandra Garg, a senior bureaucrat on Wednesday took charge as the new Secretary of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance. Garg succeeds Shaktikanta Das, who had retired on May 31 after an extended term. Tapan Ray, Corporate Affairs Secretary, was handling the additional charge of Economic Affairs Secretary after the exit of Das. “Subhash Chandra Garg assumed charge as full-time Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, said an official statement on Wednesday. In his immediate preceding posting, Garg has served as the Executive Director, World Bank for India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He is a 1983 batch IAS officer, from Rajasthan cadre and has worked in various capacities with the central government. “Garg has widespread administrative experience ...
India, EU likely to restart FTA talks on August 28, 2015
Source: PTI After a gap of about two years, India and the European Union are expected to resume negotiations on August 28 on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) to boost two-way commerce and investment. India's chief trade negotiator J S Deepak, Additional Secretary with the Commerce Ministry, and his European Union counterpart Ignacio Garcia Bercero will meet on August 28, an official said. "It would be a full-fledged round," the official said. No negotiations were held after both sides failed to bridge gaps on crucial issues in May 2013. The India-EU trade talks, formally known as the Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA), remain stuck as both sides are not satisfied with each other's offers. The talks were launched in ...
