Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has announced plans to lead a major trade delegation to India covering Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai from October 20 to 27. The delegation includes key stakeholders from Salmon Scotland, the Scotch Whisky Association, and various educational and business bodies aimed at expanding partnerships across food, renewable energy, and technology sectors. Alongside these diplomatic efforts, India and the European Union reviewed progress on their free trade agreement negotiations, focusing on trade pact execution and WTO reforms. Meanwhile, India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended a five-year anti-dumping duty on ethambutol hydrochloride imports from China and Thailand to safeguard domestic producer Lupin Ltd after finding material injury from cheap foreign supply. On the Latin American trade front, Brazil and India are advancing talks to expand the existing India-Mercosur trade agreement beyond its current limit of 450 tariff lines into a broader economic partnership.