Indo-us Pacts

India, US speed up trade talks as tariff deadline extended to August 1

India and the US are working to finalise an interim trade pact by fall 2025 as negotiators prepare for talks in Washington amid Trump's reciprocal tariff warnings

India in talks to finalise trade deal with US, says chief negotiator

India is trying to negotiate and finalize a trade agreement with the US, Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday. Agrawal is also the chief negotiator of the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement. The aim is to conclude the first phase of this pact by fall (September-October) of this year. Before that, the two countries are looking to finalise an interim trade agreement. Agrawal said that India has so far implemented more than 14 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 26 countries. "Now we are integrating with major markets also... we just concluded an agreement with the UK, we are in an advanced stage of negotiations with the European Union, we are trying to negotiate and finalize a deal with the USA," he said here at an event on export logistics. India, he said, is also negotiating trade pacts with Latin American countries including Chile and Peru. "We have done (trade pact) with Australia and UAE. We are in negotiations with New Zealand

US, India push for trade deal after Trump strikes deal with Vietnam

The push comes as Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts US tariffs on many Vietnamese goods to 20 per cent from his previously threatened 46 per cent

India eyes multi-phase trade deal with US, interim pact likely before July

The talks are still ongoing and there's no clarity if the Trump administration has agreed to a three-stage process for a trade deal

India's retaliatory tariff plan may strain trade pact talks with US: GTRI

India's proposal to impose retaliatory import duty on certain US products in response to American tariffs on steel and aluminium could cast a shadow over ongoing negotiations for a trade agreement between the two countries, think tank GTRI said on Tuesday. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that if the US engages in consultations with India on the matter or withdraws tariffs, a resolution may be reached. Otherwise, India's retaliatory import duties could take effect in early June, potentially impacting US exporters and deepening trade frictions, it added. In a significant move targeting US safeguard duties on steel, aluminium, and their derivative products, India has formally notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) of its intention to suspend trade concessions granted to the US. The proposed suspension of concessions could take the form of increased tariffs on selected US products. While India has not disclosed those items yet, in a similar move in 2019, it had ..

India must ensure balanced, reciprocal terms in US trade deal: GTRI

India should take cues from the US-UK trade pact and exercise caution while negotiating an agreement with America to ensure that the deal is reciprocal, balanced, and not driven solely by political considerations, economic think tank GTRI said on Saturday. The limited trade deal announced between the US and UK on May 8 offers clues about the kind of trade arrangements Washington may pursue with other major partners, most notably India, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said. A closer look reveals that while the UK has made sweeping tariff concessions to America, the US has offered far less in return, it added. "If the UK-US deal sets the template, India can expect growing US pressure to finalise a mini-deal of its own - focused on tariff cuts and key strategic commitments rather than a full free trade agreement (FTA) that may come much later," the think tank said. It also cautioned that India may be asked to reduce tariffs on a basket of sensitive agricultural products, .

India offers steep tariff cuts to speed up trade pact talks with Trump

India has offered preferential access to nearly 90% of goods imported from the United States, including the reduced tariffs, one of the two officials said

India may offer future-proof trade sweetener to fast-track US deal: Report

India has already made a number of offers and pre-emptive concessions to the US on trade, showing itself more eager than several other big US trading partners

India seeks quick trade deal with US after Donald Trump pauses tariffs

India and the United States agreed in February to work on the first phase of a trade deal to be concluded late this year, with a view to reaching two-way trade worth $500 billion by 2030

India looks to offer US tariff cuts on farm imports, eyes trade success

Unlike China, Canada and the EU, India is actively seeking to appease the Trump administration and is open to cutting tariffs on over half of US imports worth $23 billion

India-US discuss reciprocal tariffs, 1st phase of bilateral trade agreement

Goyal met key officials of the Donald Trump-led administration in Washington last week, including Greer, and his counterpart Howard Lutnick to discuss urgent trade issues

India in talks with US to buy combat vehicles, seal jet engine deal

Modi is preparing additional tariff cuts ahead of his meeting with Trump that could boost American exports to India and avoid a potential trade war, government officials said

India, US sign agreement for cooperation in cybercrime investigations

India and the US have inked an agreement to enhance cooperation in cybercrime investigations, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The signing of the pact comes days before the Biden administration hands over charge to the Trump administration. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in Washington DC on Friday by Indian Ambassador Vinay Kwatra and Acting US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristie Canegallo, the MEA said. It said the agreement allows the respective agencies of the two countries to step up the level of cooperation and training with respect to the use of cyber threat intelligence and digital forensics in criminal investigations. From India, the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) of the Home Ministry is responsible for the execution of the MoU. On the US side, the DHS and its constituent agencies US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crimes Center are tasked with implementing the

Trend of rising US-Indo ties expected to continue under Trump: Mike Hankey

About ties with India, Hankey said the number of Indian students going to the US has gone up since 2008

India, US ink pact to cooperate on critical battery mineral supply chains

Goyal, speaking at Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington after signing, described the MOU as a multi-dimensional partnership that would include open supply chains for materials

LIVE: India, US resolve to expand cooperation in Indo-Pacific region

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Exercise caution on the proposed trade pact with US: Experts to govt

Govt had earlier criticised free trade deals for boosting cheap imports into the country

Limited trade pact with US just a few phone calls away, says Piyush Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal says India is willing to have an 'early harvest trade deal' with the US for 50-100 export products and services

India, US set to sign key logistics agreement

The agreement will not allow stationing of troops in each other's bases

2 Indo-US pacts ready; only one likely to be signed

Defence ministry officials may choose to sign only a pact on logistics sharing during US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter's 3-day visit to India