Overview
- Deputy USTR Rick Switzer led a U.S. team in New Delhi for a two-day round of negotiations, meeting Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said discussions are progressing toward a bilateral trade agreement and indicated he may meet the visiting delegation.
- USTR Jamieson Greer told senators that India has tabled its “best offer ever” as the U.S. seeks deeper market access for farm goods and biofuels.
- India is pushing for relief from punitive measures that doubled many U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, a step tied in part to purchases of Russian crude and cited in recent export declines.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump spoke by phone to review progress and reinforce efforts on trade and broader strategic cooperation.