Visakhapatnam, June 5 (IANS) Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday that India and the US are likely to sign the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement by the middle of July.”We had excellent discussions from June 2-4 this month. We had a full team of officials from different divisions of trade from the US in New Delhi. I also met them yesterday. We are fast-moving towards closing all the open ends. Sometime by the middle of next month or so, we should be in a position to execute a …
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India and the United States have made further progress in negotiations for a proposed bilateral trade agreement, with officials from both countries holding extensive discussions in New Delhi this week on a range of trade-related issues, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Thursday.A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), led by the Chief Negotiator, visited India from June 1 to June 4 to advance talks on the India-U.S. Tr…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India and the US are scheduled to hold fresh trade negotiations from Tuesday, both sides are aiming to finalise the first phase of a long-awaited Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) that could significantly reshape trade ties between the two countries. The talks that are scheduled between June 2 and June 4 are expected to focus on finalising the legal text and ironing out remaining issues in the proposed interim agreement, whose broader framework has already been agreed upon…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India and the United States are set to sign their first bilateral trade agreement (BTA) very soon, with most discussions already concluded and only a few issues remaining to be addressed, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Monday.According to the minister, the two sides will continue discussions on the second phase of the agreement after the signing of the initial pact.He added that conversations between the two countries are scheduled to take p…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) India and the United States are set to resume negotiations on an interim bilateral trade agreement this week, with chief negotiators from both sides meeting in New Delhi for four days beginning June 1. The discussions are expected to focus on finalising the details and legal text of the proposed interim trade pact, whose broad framework was agreed upon earlier this year.The US delegation will be led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch, while India’s team will be headed by …
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A United States trade team is expected to visit India next week to take forward ongoing negotiations between the two countries, with both sides maintaining positive and constructive engagement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India and the US had earlier held discussions in April when an Indian trade team visited the United States, adding that the next round of talks will continue during the upcoming visit.“We…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The US team for trade talks, led by the Chief Negotiator, will be visiting India next month from June 1-4 to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take forward the negotiations under the broader bilateral trade agreement on multiple areas such as market access, non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion and economic security alignment, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday.India and the United States issued a j…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Donald Trump administration is committed to increasing trade and investment relations with India, said US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, here on Monday.Speaking at the CII ‘Annual Business Summit 2026’ in the national capital, he highlighted the growing strength of US-India economic ties.”We’re committed to expanding opportunities for trade, reducing regulatory barriers, and encouraging Indian businesses to invest in the United States for the benefit of both our …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India and the United States have made progress on key matters such as market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, economic security alignment and digital trade in the latest round of negotiations held in Washington to finalise the details of the interim trade agreement between the two countries, the Commerce & Industry Ministry said on Friday.The Indian delegation carried out the discussions…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A team of around a dozen Indian officials is set to arrive in Washington, D.C. on April 20 for a three-day round of negotiations with US authorities, marking the next step in discussions on the first phase of a proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA). The talks, scheduled from April 20 to 22, will be led by India’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain, an additional secretary in the Department of Commerce, along with representatives from the customs department and the exter…