India likely to sign FTA with Australia, Chile soon

MUMBAI: India is likely to sign the comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Australia and Chile soon following a renewed push to the pacts.

"We are very close to signing FTA with Chile. We are also having next level discussion with Australia for FTA agreement and we hope to conclude soon," Department of Commerce Joint Secretary Dammu Ravi told reporters.

This has been excerpted from a 14 September 2015 news item by The Economic Times and is available in its entirety at: http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-09-14/news/66532382_1_rcep-rcep-negotiations-regional-comprehensive-economic-partnership