Us India Relations

US trade deal will protect all sensitive Indian interests: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said India's bilateral trade deal with the US would protect all sensitive interests of the country, asserting that people would celebrate the agreement once its details are made public. He said that the opposition parties who are criticising the agreement lack understanding and knowledge about the subject. "The US free trade deal is sometimes sought to be politicised by a few elements... because of lack of understanding and lack of knowledge. Details are not yet fully out...I do not know what they (opposition parties) criticise. "But I have the courage of conviction to announce boldly that the US trade deal, once details are out, the people of India will celebrate that not a single sensitive interest of our commerce or any stakeholder has been compromised. On the contrary, India will stand at a very strong comparative advantage and trade is about comparative advantage," Goyal said here at the ISID-IDRA national conference. In

Rajnath Singh, Pete Hegseth review 10-year India-US defence framework

The two sides discussed military technology, information-sharing and co-production during talks on the sidelines of the Asean defence ministers' gathering in Cebu

Rubio to meet Ambani in Jamnagar: Venezuelan oil, energy on agenda

With the whole world watching, Marco Rubio will meet Mukesh Ambani today in Jamnagar, home to the world's largest oil-refining complex

India-US trade deal would be concluded at the earliest: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday expressed hope that the India-US trade agreement would be concluded at the earliest, in the interest of global trade and bilateral economic ties between the two countries. "I think recently the Indian Commerce Minister has also spoken that they expect and wish to have the agreement signed soon. Negotiations have been going on. I hope, in the interest of global trade and in the interest of trade between the two partners, India and US, the trade agreement gets concluded at the earliest," she said. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the first phase of the India-US trade pact has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting. On trade with China, Sitharaman said the growing trade imbalance and persistent restrictions on market access for Indian products remained major concerns, despite years of engagement with Beijing. India has consistently sought market access in China for products such as generic medicines, ..

US trade pact to be operationalised once India gets competitive edge: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the first phase of the India-US trade pact has been finalised and is undergoing legal drafting. He expressed hope that it would be finalised soon and operationalised once India secures a competitive advantage over its peer countries. "US bilateral trade agreement's first tranche has been finalised and it is going through final contours, the legal drafting and we hope to be able to finalise that soon and operationalise that once we get the competitive advantage over our peer countries," Goyal said here at an event. He also said that the free trade agreement between India and the European Union will be inked in December and would come into force from February or March next year.

Closer trade ties with India remain top priority: US envoy Sergio Gor

US Ambassador Sergio Gor said that US views sanctions as a means to end the Ukraine war, not to punish countries buying Russian oil, ahead of Marco Rubio's India visit next week

Rubio to visit Jamnagar, Mumbai as US trade deal near 'landing point'

Marco Rubio will visit Mumbai and Jamnagar to discuss energy cooperation as S Jaishankar says India-US trade talks are nearing a landing point, with a few issues unresolved

US yet to formally offer F-35 to India, says IAF chief AP Singh in Jodhpur

Air Chief Marshal Singh made the remarks at a joint press conference with General Kevin Schneider, Commander of US Pacific Air Forces, on the sidelines of concluding ceremony of air exercise Tarang

Piyush Goyal says changed circumstances will shape final trade pact with US

The US 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. He also said that trade pact negotiations are on with number of regions including Israel, Chile, GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) and Russia-led group Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). "USA (trade pact) February me announce hua. Thodi paristhitiyan badli hain, usko abhi madde nazar rakhte hue final hoga. (It was announced in February. Some circumstances have changed; the final decision will be made keeping that in mind)," Goyal said here while addressing members of industry chamber PHDCCI. India is seeking lower tariffs for its goods than its competitors in the American markets. The minister did not elaborate about those circumstances, but the changing tariff landscape in the US has led to further negotiations about the first phase of bilateral tr

PERM programme's suspension won't affect existing H-1B visas, clarifies MEA

MEA also objected to US Vice President JD Vance's description of H-1B workers as "foreign indentured servants", calling the terminology "deeply offensive" for its historical and colonial connotations

Goyal holds bilateral meetings with top officials of several US firms

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has held bilateral meetings with top officials of a number of US companies and discussed investment opportunities in India. The minister is in the US till October 5. He held meetings with Grant McGee, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Target. The company is a major US retailer. "Discussed the opportunities for Target to further leverage India's growing manufacturing opportunities under the Make in India initiative, deepen its presence in the country and expand sourcing from India," Goyal said in a social media post. He also met Amit Banati, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mondelez International, a company behind many of the chocolate and biscuit brands. "We discussed Mondelez's seven-decade presence in India and opportunities to expand its manufacturing, sourcing and investments. India's rising consumption and investment-led reforms offer global consumer brands a strong base for g

US happy to become provider as India diversifies energy sources: Official

India-US ties have grown significantly over the past year, with Washington emerging as an important energy supplier to New Delhi as it diversifies its sources, a senior US official has said. US Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary Bethany Morrison on Thursday said the relationship between the two countries now spans energy, defence, commercial cooperation and multilateral engagements, with South Asia becoming a major priority for the Trump administration. "When you look at India, just over the last year with the US-India partnership, the scale and breadth of that relationship has grown from last year," Morrison said at a roundtable organised at the New York Foreign Press Centre. She also cited the 10-year defence framework agreement between India and the US and new initiatives in the energy sector as examples of the expanding partnership. "India for the first time in 20 years reformed their nuclear regulatory environment by passing the SHANTI Act, and now we're moving ...

EAM Jaishankar, Rubio discuss impact of Russia-linked sanctions on India

India's foreign minister raised New Delhi's concerns over US sanctions that could impose tariffs on countries buying Russian crude, while Washington highlighted energy security support

India's software services exports rise 8.2% to $221.4 bn in FY26: RBI data

India's software services exports rose 8.2 per cent in 2025-26, led by computer services, while the US remained the top destination with a 54.1 per cent share of exports

US sanctions Bill: India says energy security for 1.4 bn people a priority

The legislation gives President Donald Trump discretion to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on major buyers of Russian energy, including India, but does not trigger them automatically

India, US troops conduct counter-terror drills in Yudh Abhyas 2026

Indian and US Army troops conducted building-clearance and room-intervention drills in Auli, using drones, robotic dogs, canines and snipers during Yudh Abhyas 2026.

US, India join hands to strengthen security of undersea cable networks

The partnership seeks to improve the resilience and diversification of subsea communication infrastructure as India strengthens its position as a global digital and technology hub

India launches online platform to connect exporters with US buyers

The move comes as India and the US continue negotiations on a trade deal, whose broad contours were agreed earlier this year