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India-UAE trade crosses USD 100 billion

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: India-UAE trade crosses USD 100 billion (GS2 · India-West Asia, 27 November 2025)

What happened

  • The third CEPA Joint Committee met in New Delhi. Bilateral trade crossed USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024-25, up 19.6% [PIB].
  • Issues included market access, gold TRQ, anti-dumping, services, rules of origin and BIS licensing; India said gold TRQ will now be allocated by competitive bidding [PIB].

Background

  • The India-UAE Joint Committee is the main mechanism to review CEPA [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Gold imports under CEPA quotas have been controversial; transparent allocation answers that.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Effects of liberalisation; trade policy

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-27): the third CEPA Joint Committee met in New Delhi. Bilateral trade crossed USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024-25, up 19.6%.
  2. Gold imports under CEPA quotas have been controversial; transparent allocation answers that.
Quotable data point

Bilateral trade crossed USD 100.06 billion in FY 2024-25, up 19.6%.

PIB: Commerce: India-UAE CEPA Joint Committee, 27 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: CEPA.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

India-UAE trade in 2024-25

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Growth in 2024-25

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

India will now allocate gold TRQ by

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Commerce: India-UAE CEPA Joint Committee, 27 Nov 2025

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