**Summary:**
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India hosted the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee in New Delhi from August 10-14, 2025. The meeting, co-chaired by Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, India, and Ms. Mastura Ahmad Mustafa, Deputy Secretary General Trade, Ministry of Investment, Trade Industry, Malaysia, involved delegates from all ten ASEAN Member States. The primary focus was to advance the review of AITIGA, with the aim of enhancing its effectiveness, accessibility, and trade facilitation. Seven Sub-Committees (Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation; Legal and Institutional Issues; National Treatment and Market Access; Sanitary and Phytosanitary; Rules of Origin; Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures; and Trade Remedies) met concurrently to support this objective. ASEAN is a key trade partner for India, accounting for approximately 11% of India's global trade. Bilateral trade reached USD 123 billion in 2024-25. The next AITIGA Joint Committee meeting is scheduled for October 6-7, 2025, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, and will be hosted by Malaysia.
Key Entities Referenced
New Delhi: The location of the 10th Meeting of the AITIGA Joint Committee in India.
ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA): A trade agreement between ASEAN countries and India that is currently under review to enhance its effectiveness and trade facilitation capabilities.
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a key trade partner for India.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India: The Indian government ministry responsible for trade and industry.
Nitin Kumar Yadav: Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and co-chair of the AITIGA Joint Committee meeting.
Mastura Ahmad Mustafa: Deputy Secretary General Trade, Ministry of Investment, Trade Industry, Malaysia, and co-chair of the AITIGA Joint Committee meeting.
Jakarta, Indonesia: Location of the ASEAN Secretariat where the next AITIGA Joint Committee meeting will be held.
Malaysia: Country that will host the next AITIGA Joint Committee meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
India hosts 10th Meeting of AITIGA Joint Committee
to review ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement
Seven Sub-Committee meetings held on the margins
to advance agreement review
Posted On: 15 AUG 2025 3:35PM by PIB Delhi
India hosted the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN–India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) Joint Committee
and related meetings at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, from August 10 to 14, 2025. The meetings, held in a
hybrid format, were co-chaired by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Government of India, Shri Nitin Kumar Yadav, and Deputy Secretary General (Trade), Ministry
of Investment, Trade & Industry, Malaysia, Ms. Mastura Ahmad Mustafa. Delegates from all ten ASEAN
Member States — Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, and Vietnam — participated.
The Joint Committee focused on advancing the ongoing review of AITIGA to enhance its effectiveness,
accessibility, and trade facilitation capabilities. The discussions built on the progress achieved through eight
active rounds of negotiations.
Seven of the eight Sub-Committees under the AITIGA Joint Committee also met on the margins, namely: The
Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation (SC-CPTF), Legal and Institutional Issues
(SC-LII), National Treatment and Market Access (SC-NTMA), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SC-SPS), Rules
of Origin (SC-ROO), Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (SC-
STRACAP), and Trade Remedies (SC-TR). These meetings provided a platform for deeper collaboration,
ensuring alignment with the broader goals of updating AITIGA.
ASEAN remains a key trade partner for India, accounting for around 11% of India’s global trade. Bilateral
trade reached USD 123 billion in 2024–25, reflecting the strong economic ties between the two sides and
creating opportunities for enhanced cooperation in the years ahead.
The next AITIGA Joint Committee meeting is scheduled for 6–7 October 2025 at the ASEAN Secretariat in
Jakarta, Indonesia, and will be hosted by Malaysia.***
Abhishek Dayal/ Abhijith Narayanan/ Ishita Biswas
(Release ID: 2156828)