New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Stating that 100% Australian tariff lines will be zero-duty for Indian exports from 1st January 2026, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA) remains key to India's Indo-Pacific engagement.

"As Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations advance, Ind-Aus ECTA continues to anchor India's economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific, aligned with Make in India and the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047," the Union Minister said in a post on X.

The Minister highlighted steady improvement in trade balance with Australia after theInd-Aus ECTA was signed in 2022.

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