Insights and Stories on India

Sep. 9, 2025 at 4:11 pm CDT

With harvest underway across the Canadian Prairies rumblings has been felt from the other side of the world, specifically in regards yellow peas. There have been recent media reports stating the Indian government is under growing domestic pressure to end its duty-free period on yellow pea imports.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Aug. 28, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.

By Reuters

Aug. 21, 2025 at 9:43 am CDT

India bought canola oil for delivery in August for the first time in nearly five years, as local prices hit a three and a half-year high, making overseas purchases lucrative, industry officials told Reuters.

By rajendra-jadhav, Reuters

Aug. 15, 2025 at 11:21 am CDT

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country on Friday to move towards more self-reliance, manufacture everything from fertilisers to jet engines and EV batteries, and vowed to protect farmers in the face of a trade conflict with Washington.

By Reuters

Aug. 7, 2025 at 10:17 am CDT

U.S. President Donald Trump's higher tariffs on imports from dozens of countries kicked in on Thursday, raising the average U.S. import duty to its highest in a century and leaving major trade partners such as Switzerland, Brazil and India hurriedly searching for a better deal.

By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder, Reuters