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New Delhi, Sep 15 (UNI) Indian and US officials will hold talks here tomorrow on narrowing down differences between the two countries on trade issues. U.S. Assistant Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, Brendan Lynch, will arrive here tonight to advance the stalled trade talks between the two countries, officials said. The officials said the talks will be held to "fast-track" trade negotiations. No other details were given. So far five rounds of negotiations have been held between the two countries on resolving trade issues. Tomorrow's talks will set the stage for the sixth round. UNI RB 1932
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch on Tuesday arrived at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in the national capital. The Lynch-led US team is in India to resume discussions with India's chief negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, and other Indian officials on the bilateral trade agreement. Earlier, the trade talks schedule to be held between August 25 to August 29 were postponed and now the discussion on trade deal have resumed again. Over the past fe ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 16 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 8 paise to close at 88.08 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking US-India talks on the proposed trade agreement to iron out issues in the wake of steep Trump Tariffs. Forex traders said the rupee strengthened on positive domestic markets and a weak greenback, which is trading at a two-month low ahead of the two-day FOMC meeting commencing Tuesday and disappointing US economic data. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.05, then touched an intraday low of 88.16 and a high of 88.01 against the greenback. The domes ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India and the United States are set to hold trade discussions in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday (Sep 16), officials and Indian media reports said, as the two countries seek to resolve a tariff row. The world's most populous country currently faces steep US tariffs on most of its exports and has so far failed to clinch a trade deal that will ease this burden. US President Donald Trump's decision to bump up tariffs on India to 50 per cent last month in retaliation for New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil as he seeks to pressure Moscow over the war in Ukraine has also strain ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and the United States will hold trade talks in New Delhi on Tuesday, weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation's exports, slowing its overall shipments to a nine-month low in August. India and the United States will "fast-track" trade talks, Rajesh Agarwal, India's chief negotiator and a special secretary in its commerce ministry, told reporters at an event for the release of trade data, but gave no details. U.S. trade repre ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Any progress on the India-US trade deal front largely hinges on Washington rolling back the Russian oil-linked additional 25 per cent duty on India, and no breakthrough is likely without it, India-based trade-focused think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has argued as both countries started talks on Tuesday. "Negotiations will remain slow unless Washington signals genuine flexibility," the GTRI report argued. It believes that there is no quick fix and India must prepare for a long haul. India and the United States are back at the negotiati ...Read More >
India and the U.S. will hold in-person trade discussions in New Delhi on August 27, aiming to address tensions stemming from U.S. tariffs on Indian exports. India and the United States are preparing to resume in-person trade discussions in New Delhi on August 27, marking a cautious step forward after months of friction triggered by US tariffs on Indian exports. The high-level talks come after President Donald Trump's decision to impose steep 50% tariffs on Indian goods -- including a 25% penal levy tied to New Delhi's continued purchases of discounted Russian oil. The move had strained bilat ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief negotiators of India and the US have commenced talks on the proposed trade agreement to iron out issues in the wake of steep tariffs that have created uncertainties for exporters, an official said on Tuesday. Brendan Lynch, the Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, is leading the American team, while Rajesh Agrawal, Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, is India's chief negotiator.Lynch arrived in India late Monday for a day-long talk with his Indian counterpart. This is the first visit by a high-ranking US trade official after the impositi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch on Tuesday arrived at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in the national capital. The Lynch-led US team is in India to resume discussions with India's chief negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, and other Indian officials on the bilateral trade agreement. Also Read | UCL 2025-26: Mikel Arteta Urges Arsenal To Rewrite UEFA Champions League History Ahead of Athletic Club Clash. Earlier, the trade talks schedule to be h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) Chief negotiators of India and the US have commenced talks on the proposed trade agreement to iron out issues in the wake of steep tariffs that have created uncertainties for exporters, an official said on Tuesday. Brendan Lynch, the Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, is leading the American team, while Rajesh Agrawal, Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, is India's chief negotiator. Lynch arrived in India late Monday for a day-long talk with his Indian counterpart. This is the first visit by a high-ranking US trade official aft ...Read More >
India and the EU will discuss key areas of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) including market access, non-tariff measures and regulatory cooperation, during commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Brussels on October 27-28. Goyal will hold high-level discussions with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the EU. "The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence," the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15: Trump administration's chief negotiator Brendan Lynch is arriving here on Monday night to hold a day-long talk on India-US bilateral trade deal, which were impacted after imposition of 50 per cent import tariffs by the US on Indian goods. The meeting comes days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly reacted to US President Donald Trump's positive assessment of trade ties between the two countries. Five rounds of negotiations for the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) have been held, and the sixth round of talks, scheduled from August 25-29, was postponed following ...Read More >
New Delhi: Brendan Lynch, Washington's point person for South and Central Asia, arrived in Delhi on Monday night for a single day of talks on Tuesday, the first in-person engagement since the United States doubled duties on Indian imports to as much as 50 percent late last month. The move was linked to India's continued purchases of Russian crude, with an extra 25 percent levy added on top of existing tariffs. India's chief trade negotiator Rajesh Agrawal said the interaction is not a formal sixth round of the Bilateral Trade Agreement talks, which were paused after the tariff hike, but a wo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - India said on Friday its officials held "constructive" talks with U.S. counterparts during a visit to Washington this week, and both sides agreed to continue discussions aimed at concluding a mutually beneficial trade deal soon. "Both sides exchanged views on possible contours of the deal," the commerce ministry said in a statement. A delegation led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited the U.S. from September 22 to 24 and met U.S. Trade Represent ...Read More >
New Delhi: Talks have started between India and the US on the proposed trade agreement to iron out issues in the wake of steep tariffs that have created uncertainties for Indian exporters. While Brendan Lynch, assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia, is leading the American team, Rajesh Agrawal, special secretary in the Department of Commerce, is India's chief negotiator. Lynch arrived in India late Monday for the day-long talk with his Indian counterpart. This is the first visit by a high-ranking US trade official after the imposition of a 25% tariff and an additional 2 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said Washington will sort out trade with India, a chief negotiator is arriving in New Delhi to continue talks for a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries. Assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch will hold US-India trade talks with India's chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal, who is the special secretary in the department of commerce, on Tuesday. This follows developments earlier this month, when US President Donald Trump spoke about the "special relationship" the US shares with India, and ...Read More >
New Delhi: A team of senior officials from India will visit the US this week for trade talks, and negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement are progressing well, a top official said Monday. In February this year, leaders of the two countries directed officials to negotiate a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). It was planned to conclude the first tranche of the pact by the fall (October-November) of 2025. So far, five rounds of negotiations have been completed. "The Indian ...Read More >
India, US to hold trade talks today: Breakthrough expected in free trade agreement amid Trump's tariffs The meeting comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed US President Donald Trump's remark, saying the two countries would continue to hold trade talks. So far, India and the US have held five rounds of bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations. India and the United States will hold a day-long talk on the India-US bilateral trade deal in New Delhi on Tuesday, which was impacted after the imposition of 50 per cent import tariffs by the US on Indian goods. The meeting comes days aft ...Read More >
'Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said talks between India and the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) are progressing in a "cordial atmosphere " and New Delhi will protect the interests of domestic farmers, fishermen and MSME sectors. 'Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Saturday said talks between India and the US on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA) are progressing in a "cordial atmosphere " and New Delhi will protect the interests of dome ...Read More >