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“The U.S. bilateral trade agreement first tranche has been finalised,” Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said while speaking at an event in Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The first tranche of the India-U.S. trade deal has been “finalised”, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday (October 15, 2026). He added that what…
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI “The U.S. and India announced in February that they had reached a framework for an interim trade agreement, but circumstances have changed, and the pact will be finalised accordingly,” Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday (October 10, 2026). He…
The story so far: Between statements by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that the India-U.S. trade deal is not “imminent” and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s recent remarks that the deal has reached a “plateau”, the commentary on both sides seems to suggest that deal negotiations have hit a roadblock. There are several reasons behind this,…
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File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: PTI The India-U.S. trade deal has reached a “plateau” in negotiations where it will now be “very difficult” to add to the list of demands and concessions that have been agreed to, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday (October 5, 2026). Speaking at…
The story so far: India and the U.S. in February 2025 announced that they would work towards a comprehensive Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) that was to be finalised by Fall 2025. Then, in February 2026, they signed a framework agreement for an interim trade deal that was to be implemented by April-May 2026. Neither deal…
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will visit India on June 23-24, officials in the Ministry of Commerce said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters In the run up to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer’s visit to meet officials in the Commerce Ministry, including Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, on June 23-24, two separate sources in the…
India and the U.S. are moving towards closing all the open ends of the interim trade agreement, and both sides are likely to execute the “very, very vibrant” first phase of the pact by the middle of next month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday (June 5, 2026). He said that the…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good friend and expressed confidence that the United States and India would reach a trade agreement. “We will get to a deal because I like your prime minister a…
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U.S. Envoy to India Sergio Gor with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Credit: X/@USAmbIndia An Indian trade delegation will visit Washington later this month, the U.S. Envoy to India said on Thursday (April 9, 2026), as the two sides resume negotiations over a trade deal. “The United States and India have previously agreed to a trade…
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The U.S. views the Quad (Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue comprising India, the U.S., Japan, and Australia) as a “very important platform,” according to S. Paul Kapur, the top Trump administration diplomat for the South and Central Asian region. “… The Quad is a very important platform. It has done well,” Assistant Secretary Kapur told the U.S….
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