Washington, July 22 (IANS) The Trump administration is using tariffs as leverage to force trading partners to open their markets, strengthen enforcement and rebuild American manufacturing, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers on Wednesday, laying out what he described as a new US trade doctrine built on reciprocal agreements backed by tariff pressure. Tariffs are not simply punitive measures but also negotiating tools designed to secure better market access for businesses and wo…
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Washington, July 22 (IANS) The Trump administration will raise with New Delhi concerns over India’s proposed restrictions on imports of American soda ash, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told lawmakers on Wednesday, indicating the issue will form part of broader trade engagement between the two countries. “I have a good relationship with my counterpart in India, and we work closely with their trade ministry,” Greer told the Senate Finance Committee during a hearing on President Donald Tru…
Washington, July 21 (IANS) US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has defended President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff strategy, saying it has strengthened the United States’ negotiating position with trading partners, including India, and helped advance the administration’s broader effort to revive American manufacturing.In an interview published by The New York Times, Greer said the administration’s trade policy was producing results despite legal challenges and criticism from economists and …
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday slammed Reuters for running ‘fake news’ around the India-US trade talks, saying both sides had very constructive meetings and reaffirmed their commitment to finalising a trade deal. The report claimed that India allegedly rejected a quick trade agreement with the US in recent trade negotiations.“Fake news alert! No one has rejected anything. Both sides had very constructive meetings and reaffirmed their commitment to fin…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday refuted a Reuters report, which claimed that India allegedly rejected a quick trade agreement with the US in recent trade negotiations, as “completely false” and “baseless”.In a post on X, Goyal said: “This news is completely false, baseless and misleading”.”I had fantastic meetings with USTR Jamieson Greer, when he visited Delhi in June. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to an agreement that is balanced, commer…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) talks have entered the final stage, with most key issues having been sorted out and both sides working towards a deal that gives New Delhi an advantage over its competitors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.Speaking at the NDTV Indo-Japan Strategic Dialogue, Goyal said he does not foresee any major hurdles in concluding the US trade agreement despite recent legal and policy developments in Washingto…
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The Trump administration on Wednesday refused to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), opening negotiations to rewrite key parts of President Donald Trump’s signature North American trade pact while insisting it remains in force during the review process. The decision came after representatives of the United States, Mexico and Canada held the first mandatory six-year joint review of the agreement, which entered into force in 2020. While Washington dec…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) said negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States have gathered significant momentum, as senior business leaders held a closed-door roundtable with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer during the organisation’s IX Annual Leadership Summit in Washington.The USISPF round table assumed significance given that Greer returned from India last week, where he held trad…
Mumbai, June 28 (IANS) After ending the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, Dalal Street is likely to take cues from progress in the proposed India-US trade agreement, developments in the Middle East conflict, crude oil prices and foreign investor activity in the coming week. Lower oil prices and improving risk sentiment helped benchmark indices post modest gains during the last week.For the week, the Sensex advanced 0.39 per cent to close at 77,100.47, while the Nifty gained 0.18 per cen…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said India and the United States are nearing a bilateral trade agreement, with only “a handful of issues” left to resolve, and negotiators now focused on finalising the legal language before both sides sign the deal. In an exclusive interview with IANS at the White House, Gor expressed confidence that the agreement would be concluded in the coming weeks or months, saying the negotiations had already progressed at an unusually fast …