US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Wednesday said that India remains a “tough nut to crack” in trade negotiations, but that Washington has received the “best offer ever” from New Delhi so far. Greer made the remarks while discussing the ongoing efforts to diversify US export markets, particularly for agricultural products. Greer said that a…
Any trade deal between India and the US has to respect New Delhi’s “red lines” and efforts are underway to reach an understanding, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday against the backdrop of a downturn in bilateral ties over Washington’s policy on tariffs. In an interactive session at an event, Jaishankar acknowledged that…
US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Thursday said that Washington will prioritise pulling New Delhi “away from China” and bring it closer to the US. Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India, Sergio Gor also reaffirmed trade talks between India and the US, saying that they were close to clinching…
The next round of negotiations for the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) is expected to be delayed, with a visiting American delegation likely to defer its scheduled trip to New Delhi later this month, an official told news agency PTI. Talks for the pact have already gone through five rounds, and the sixth round…
NEW DELHI: Will the US go to 10% and no further? Amid negotiations for a bilateral trade deal with India, the US-UK agreement announced on Thursday pointed to the possibility of the Donald Trump administration sticking to the baseline tariff for several items and not moving to zero duty covering “substantial trade”, as is the…