New Delhi - The imposition of high import tariffs by US President Donald Trump has united the economies of the rest of the world, all clamouring to cement trade pacts at an unparalleled pace. The list of recent trade agreements signed, and new negotiations initiated, is long and varied.

The European Union (EU) concluded its nine-year-long negotiation on a trade agreement with Indonesia and also updated its trade agreement with Mexico after two decades. This year, the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), a grouping that consists of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland . . .