Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France next week, during which both leaders are expected to review progress in negotiations on a proposed India-US trade agreement, a senior administration official confirmed on Saturday. The White House said Saturday that Trump will meet PM Modi on Wednesday, June 17, during the G-7 Summit in Evian, France, as part of a series of engagements wi…
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Washington, June 6 (IANS) After nearly two decades of covering the White House, I have learned that no two Oval Office events are ever the same. Every US President has a different style. Every appearance has its own rhythm. And every question carries the possibility of producing an unexpected moment. This week, one such moment unfolded in a way I could not have anticipated.Having had the privilege of covering President Donald Trump during both of his terms in office, I have had the opportunity t…
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 28 (IANS) India and South Korea have decided to create dedicated sub-groups to deepen discussions on digital trade, supply chain cooperation and strategic industrial collaboration as part of efforts to upgrade the India-Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IK CEPA), it was announced on Thursday.The talks were conducted pursuant to the Joint Declaration signed on April 20 by Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo durin…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Canada, which concluded on Thursday, marks the first real commercial test of the India-Canada reset that began during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s March 2026 visit to India, with the two countries trying to move the relationship back toward a more structured economic footing, according to an article in India Narrative.Goyal met Prime Minister Carney, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu, Foreign Minister A…
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…
Washington, May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump returned from a high-profile summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping facing growing questions over whether the closely watched meeting produced any major strategic breakthroughs between the world’s two largest powers, according to experts. The two-day summit dominated Sunday political talk shows in the US, where officials, analysts and critics debated the significance of Trump’s China trip amid rising tensions over Taiwan, trade, Ir…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A high-level team of US officials is expected to visit India next month to continue the bilateral trade talks, although the exact dates have not been finalised yet, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Friday.India’s team of Commerce Ministry officials visited Washington in April for a round of meetings with their US counterparts to finalise the details of the interim trade pact, which is to be signed ahead of the broader bilateral trade agreement (BTA).”We expect…
Washington, May 14 (IANS) US lawmakers from both parties intensified pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging him to confront Beijing on issues ranging from North Korean refugees and political prisoners to trade barriers, fentanyl and American manufacturing.In one of the sharpest bipartisan appeals, Congressman James Walkinshaw and Senator Tim Kaine urged Trump to press China to stop forcibly returning North Korean refugees, warning that th…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India and Canada held detailed discussions across a wide range of chapters, including trade in goods, trade in services, intellectual property, rules of origin, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and technical barriers to trade as part of the second round of negotiations for the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), according to a joint statement issued by the two countries on Friday.The second round of talks hosted by the Commerce Ministry from …