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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 repr ...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 quic ...Read More >
New Delhi: India-US talks on trade issues are to begin today in New Delhi between Brandon Lynch from the United States and Rajesh Agarwal from India. Brandon Lynch is the Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia. He reached the Ministry of Commerce & Industry at Vanijya Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday morning. The talks come amid the tensions of tariffs between India and the United States. Rajesh Agarwal is the chief Indian negotiator in the talks about the India-US Bilateral Tra ...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 ...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 UE ...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-lon ...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. Earlier, the trade talks schedule to be held between August 25 to ...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 afte ...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 s ...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 ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
Guwahati: India and the United States will return to the negotiating table on Tuesday to try and revive a stalled trade agreement, just weeks after US President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on Indian exports in retaliation for India's continued oil trade with Russia. The renewed discussions follow the delayed arrival of the US trade delegation in New Delhi and reflect a shift in tone from Washington. After weeks of sharp criticism, the US administration has softened its stance, hinting a ...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 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: US chief negotiator for the proposed trade pact with India Brendan Lynch was expected to land in Delhi early Tuesday for talks with his Indian counterpart Rajesh Agarwal. While formal negotiations are yet to resume, the visit by the assistant US Trade Representative signals the two sides may try to narrow some of the gaps after US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India last month.A team led by Lynch was to visit India last month, but the trip was postponed days before Tru ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - India and the United States will hold trade talks on Tuesday, New Delhi said, raising hopes for a breakthrough weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation for buying Russian oil. The move comes after Trump struck a more conciliatory tone in statements last week and expressed optimism that they could finalise a trade deal. The U.S. trade representative for South Asia, Brendan Lynch, will be in New Delhi for one day of talk ...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 repr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 15 (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. ...Read More >
The United States expects to resolve a bitter tariff row with India within weeks, an envoy of President Donald Trump said Thursday, as he voiced hope for keeping New Delhi in US good graces. India has seen outrage and a spike in anti-US sentiment after Trump imposed tariffs of up to 50 percent on some of its exports over purchases of oil from Russia, under Western sanctions for its invasion of Ukraine. Sergio Gor, nominated by Trump to be ambassador to India, said he expected progress when Ind ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday described the Supreme Court order on nomination of two MLCs as "a slap in the face of both the Congress and the BJP". The apex court issued an order modifying its earlier interim directive on the nomination of Prof M Kodandaram Reddy and Amer Ali Khan to the state Legislative Council under the Governor's quota. In a press statement, Rama Rao said that the Supreme Court declaring invalid the appointments of Kodandaram and Amer Ali as MLC ...Read More >
New Delhi: As the US tariffs come into play, the biggest concern in India is for the textile sector. Government statistics show that the Indian textile and apparel market was valued at around $222 billion in 2024, and projections suggest it could reach $350 billion by 2030. The US is the largest market for the textile industry -- which employs approximately 45 million people, an employment figure second only to agriculture -- making up 33% of India's total exports. People in the trade warn that ...Read More >
Kinnaur: A cloudburst was reported in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening. Due to the cloudburst, a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala. Notably, the site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam. A rescue operation was launched to rescue the stranded civilians. The Indian Army was also called in to help the local administration. The Army has deployed its new generation equipment to assist in the operation. The Logistics Drone High Al ...Read More >
New York: India has been a 'bit recalcitrant' on trade negotiations with the US, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. "That's aspirational," Bessent said on Fox Business on Tuesday, responding to a question on wrapping up all the tariffs and trade deals by the end of October. "But I think we are in a good position. The big trade deals that aren't done or aren't agreed - Switzerland is still around, India has been a bit recalcitrant," he said, adding that US Trade Representative Jamieson G ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump last Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on Indian imports from August 7 and threatened more penalties over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil. Below is a timeline of how India, once seen as the frontrunner for a U.S. deal, ended up facing steep tariffs after Trump escalated tensions, and called it a "dead economy." February Modi visits Washington * Indian Prime Minister Narendra agrees to work toward a limited trade deal by fall 2025 with the Un ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Aasif Khan, who suffered a heart attack on Monday evening. However, the actor is now stable, and out of danger. He has assured his fans that he is on his road to recovery. Aasif is known for his work in 'Mirzapur', 'Paatal Lok', 'Panchayat', 'Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega' and 'Human'. On Tuesday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a note, notifying his fans that he is in a better condition. He wrote, "Over the past few hou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 15 (ANI): The ongoing bilateral trade talks (BTA) negotiations by India and the United States (US) are progressing as per the decisions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, said the government officials on Tuesday. 'Our team is back in the US for carrying out the fifth round of negotiations on the bilateral trade agreement, so that agreement is progressing as per the decisions of our leaders and as per the terms of reference decided between the t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India] July 15 (ANI): The ongoing bilateral trade talks (BTA) negotiations by India and the United States (US) are progressing as per the decisions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, said the government officials on Tuesday. Our team is back in the US for carrying out the fifth round of negotiations on the bilateral trade agreement, so that agreement is progressing as per the decisions of our leaders and as per the terms of reference decided between the tw ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India is making concrete progress toward finalising a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the United States, with both countries committed to following the path outlined by their respective leaders, a senior government official said on Monday. Speaking on the ongoing trade negotiations, the official emphasised that India is 'moving in terms of a BTA' and actively 'looking at a mutually beneficial deal' that would serve the interests of both nations. The offic ...Read More >
New Delhi: With just 48 hours left for 90-day pause on US reciprocal tariffs to end, the much-anticipated bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between India and the US has reached a critical stage. According to two officials in the Indian commerce ministry and one in Washington, the agreement is unlikely to be finalized without direct political intervention to resolve some of the remaining sticky issues. "It's down to the wire. Unless there's political direction, the deal may not go through in time ...Read More >
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI - US and India trade negotiators were pushing on July 2 to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over US dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Mr 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. Mr Trump said that US products could enter V ...Read More >
WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. and India trade negotiators were pushing on Wednesday to try to land a tariff-reducing deal ahead of President Donald Trump's July 9 negotiating deadline, but disagreements over U.S. dairy and agriculture remained unresolved, sources familiar with the talks said. The push comes as Trump announced an agreement with Vietnam that cuts U.S. tariffs on many Vietnamese goods to 20% from his previously threatened 46%. Trump said that U.S. products could enter Vietn ...Read More >
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