India-Australia To Hold Next CECA Talks in November

India and Australia are set to hold the next round of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations in November. The two nations aim to expand their interim trade deal implemented in December 2022. The discussions will focus on various sectors, including goods, services, digital trade, and agri-tech.

Senior officials from India and Australia are slated to reconvene in November to further their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) talks, as per the commerce ministry's statement on Sunday.

Following the interim trade agreement initiated in December 2022, the upcoming negotiations seek to broaden its scope. The recent tenth round of CECA negotiations held in Sydney covered multiple sectors such as goods, services, digital trade, government procurement, rules of origin, and agri-tech.

Both delegations, led by top negotiators Rajesh Agrawal from India and Ravi Kewalram from Australia, engaged in intensive dialogue to address points of contention and move toward a balanced resolution. Additionally, Australia proposed the inaugural meeting of the India-Australia Agri Tech Forum (IAATF) in New Delhi on September 23.

(With inputs from agencies.)