Page 7 - Trade Talks

India-US trade talks moving fast as fresh deadline nears: Piyush Goyal

India and US negotiators are in Washington for intense discussions, with the interim trade pact facing a critical deadline and pressure from the US on tariff concessions

Heavy reliance on US forces govt to put up with Donald Trump's tantrums

Different countries have reacted differently to Trump's tantrums, but the global markets have remained reasonably steady, although nobody is sure of what he will do next

Trade agreement between India, four-nation EFTA to kick in from Oct

Deal with European bloc was signed in March 2024; it's projected to get India $100 bn foreign direct investment

India clears air of uncertainty, signals trade deal talks with US still on

Negotiators to head to Washington again to seal a pact before August 1

Looking to speed up talks to review Asean trade pact: Piyush Goyal

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal discusses the ongoing review of the India-ASEAN trade pact with Malaysia's T Zafrul Aziz, highlighting challenges and the need for fair trade and a comprehensive deal

B'desh proposes to increase imports from US on first day of tariff talks

Bangladesh has proposed to import more cotton, oil, Boeing aircraft, soybeans, etc from the United States, a Bangladeshi official who participated in the talks said

Sri Lanka's apparel industry alarmed by US tariff of 30%, hopes for cut

The US takes about 40 per cent of apparel exports, helping to pull in $1.9 billion last year and make the industry Sri Lanka's third largest earner of foreign exchange, employing 300,000 people

Donald Trump's tariff 'blank check' must be curbed: Businesses to US court

A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs illegal urged a federal appeals court to uphold that decision and block the trade levies

Best of BS Opinion: US trade deal or not, India must cast its net wider

Today's pieces cover a wide expanse, from India's trade deals with the rest of the world to China's attempt to trip Indian manufacturing, to the world's struggle to enforce rules

Active negotiations under way with over a dozen countries to finalise BIT

India is actively negotiating bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with over a dozen countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Israel, Oman, European Union, Switzerland, Russia, and Australia, a government official said. Besides these nations, talks are underway with Tajikistan, Cambodia, Uruguay, Maldives, Switzerland, and Kuwait. These investment treaties help in protecting and promoting investments in each other's countries. With India approaching to become the third-largest economy and a hub for global manufacturing, the government is taking a series of measures to further improve its investment regime that encourages investors. "It is expected that in the next 3-6 months, BIT with some of these countries will be finalised and announced," the official added. The government in the last Budget has announced revamping the current model Bilateral Investment Treaty to make it more investor-friendly and attract foreign players. The country signed BITs with two countries in 2024. La

India-US interim trade deal nearly sealed after a week of intense talks

First tranche of bilateral trade pact likely in 2-3 days to avert higher US tariffs

US State dept calls India a key partner, wants fair and reciprocal trade

Houston underlined the United States' aim of establishing a "fair and reciprocal" trade relationship with its partners, in line with the Trump administration's "America First" agenda

Best of BS Opinion: India could face trade and investment challenges

Today's opinion page pieces look at the many challenges India faces, from trade, logistics reforms, AI in governance and a demographic time-bomb

US crude oil exports jump in hope for India as trade treaty deadline nears

Total imports from the US stood at $8.9 billion in April-May 2025, up from $7 billion in the same period a year earlier, Indian customs data showed

India firm on agriculture as US trade discussions enter crucial stage

The ongoing in-person round of talks between New Delhi and Washington is crucial, considering that the end of the 90-day pause on the US's plan to impose country-specific reciprocal tariffs on July 9

India-US BTA: Sangh affiliates draw red line over GM crops, dairy products

The Sangh Parivar has also pointed to the efforts by US Senator Lindsey Graham to move a Bill that proposes steep economic penalties on India

India shares discussion paper ahead of trade discussions with Peru

Next round of negotiations in July

India aims to finalise early tranche of US trade pact before July 9

Absence of US Trade Promotion Authority may prolong broader BTA negotiations, but India hopes to secure early agreement on tariffs by July 9 deadline

Trump open to extending July 9 trade talks deadline, to send out letters

The US President also announced that they would soon start sending out letters, possibly in the coming weeks, mentioning the terms of trade deals to dozens of other countries

'China is not easy,' says Trump as trade talks move to second day in London

The US and China are holding a second day of talks Tuesday in London aimed at easing their trade dispute, after President Donald Trump said China is not easy but the US was doing well at the negotiations. A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng met US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for several hours on Monday at Lancaster House, an ornate 200-year-old mansion near Buckingham Palace. Wang Wentao, China's commerce minister, and trade negotiator Li Chenggang are also in Beijing's delegation. Asked late Monday how the negotiations were going, Trump told reporters: We are doing well with China. China's not easy. The two sides are trying to build on negotiations in Geneva last month that agreed to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating trade war that had sparked fears of recession. Since the Geneva talks, the US and China have exchanged an