India-US Trade Talks: Tariffs, Exports, And The Push For A Deal

Summary

India and the United States are holding critical trade negotiations, with high-level discussions taking place in New Delhi to advance the first phase of the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement. The talks are urgent, with a July deadline approaching for the expiry of US tariffs imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act, which will expire on July 24. India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are working to finalize the framework of the long-awaited trade pact.