India has finalised eight free trade agreements covering 37 countries, including Australia, UAE, UK, and the EU, and is in talks with Chile, Canada, Mercosur, GCC nations, and SACU to expand trade, reduce duties, and boost investment, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said

Ahead of the crucial address, Sitharaman was seen carrying her now-familiar ‘digital bahi-khata’—a tablet wrapped in a red cloth embossed with the national emblem—continuing a tradition she has followed since moving away from the colonial-era briefcase