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Market mein aaj kaafi interesting cheezein ho rahi hain! Ek taraf India Canada ke saath apne business relations ko strong kar raha hai, aur doosri taraf West Asia mein tensions ke karan GCC jaise bade trading partners ke saath deal mein delays ho rahe hain. Yeh sab India ki smart trade diversification strategy ka part hai.
So, India aur Canada ne Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ki doosri round ki negotiations May 4, 2026 se start kar di hain. Goal hai dono countries ke beech business aur investment ko aur badhana. Pehle round ki talks March mein hui thi. Ye talks Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal ki upcoming Canada visit se pehle ho rahi hain, jisse deal jaldi finalize ho sake. Yaad hai na, 2023 mein thoda diplomatic break laga tha, par ab dono sides chahti hain ki pact finally sign ho jaaye.
Is CEPA se dono countries ka trade kaafi badh sakta hai. Filhaal, 2024 mein dono ke beech goods trade CAD 13.3 billion ka tha. India ne CAD 8.0 billion ka maal Canada ko export kiya, jabki Canada se CAD 5.3 billion ka import hua. Services mein bhi kaafi scope hai, especially education ke liye log Canada jaate hain. Is deal se dono taraf se services aur goods trade badhne ki umeed hai.
Canada bhi US ke alawa doosre countries se trade badhana chahta hai. Unka target hai 2030 tak India ke saath trade ko double karke $70 billion tak le jaana. Canada mainly agricultural products, energy aur wood pulp export karta hai India ko. Woh apna trade deficit jo India ke saath $2.7 billion (2024 mein) hai, usko kam karna chahte hain. Ye deal Canada ke GDP ko bhi boost karegi, aisa unka mannna hai.
India ka strategy bhi clear hai - alag alag markets se judna aur kisi ek market par dependence kam karna. Pehle India bade agreements jaise RCEP se peeche hat gaya tha 2019 mein, par ab woh UAE, Australia, New Zealand jaise countries ke saath deal kar raha hai aur Chile, Peru se bhi baat chal rahi hai. Aim hai export badhana aur foreign investment lana.
Ab baat karte hain GCC ki. Wahan trade talks bahut slow ho gayi hain. West Asia mein chal rahe tensions ki wajah se Strait of Hormuz jaise important shipping routes affected hain. Isse shipping costs badh rahi hain aur trade mein risk aa gaya hai. GCC India ka sabse bada trading bloc hai, jahan FY 2024-25 mein trade USD 178.56 billion tha. Energy imports ke liye ye bahut important hai. Is situation se India ke current account deficit aur inflation par bhi asar pad sakta hai.
Challenges bhi hain. West Asia ki situation dikha rahi hai ki geopolitical instability trade deals ko delay kar sakti hai. Aur India aur Canada ke beech trade mein jo imbalance hai, woh bhi CEPA mein ek issue ban sakta hai, kyunki Canada apna export market access badhana chahta hai.
Toh overall, India ek taraf Canada se deal pakki kar raha hai aur doosri taraf GCC jaise important bloc mein problems se deal kar raha hai. Ye strategy global shocks se bachne aur India ko manufacturing aur services ka hub banane ke liye hai. Canada deal finalize hui toh dono ko fayda hoga. GCC ke liye toh regional peace aur stability bahut zaroori hai trade unlock karne ke liye.