India, March 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, addressed the FICCI FLO National MSME Awards Ceremony, highlighting the role of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in expanding opportunities for India's Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He stated that recent FTAs with regions including the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and other major markets provide Indian MSMEs with access to a large share of developed markets, creating significant opportunities for Indian manufacturers to integrate into global supply chains and meet international demand.

Shri Prasada emphasised that MSMEs, wh...