US President Donald Trump with PM Narendra Modi. NEW DELHI: Indian and the United States officials will get down to finalising the contours of the proposed bilateral trade agreement, starting Wednesday, along with the terms of reference and schedule of what is expected to be a two-stage pact.A team led by assistant US trade representative…
Junior minister for commerce and industry Jitin Prasada said there had been imposition of additional duties on steel and aluminium imports by US from all countries without any exemption and the impact of these duties were being closely evaluated NEW DELHI: With US President Donald Trump again threatening to impose reciprocal tariffs on India, the…
“Approach will be guided by India First,” Piyush Goyal on his meeting with US Trade representative NEW DELHI: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday called his discussion with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer a “forward-looking” step toward a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, setting the stage for a major economic shift between the two nations.Goyal,…
Pawan Khera holds press conference (Image: Congress’ X handle) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera took a jab at PM Modi and the central government regarding Donald Trump‘s remarks about India’s agreement to lower tariffs, questioning if the reported agreement was made “under pressure.”Following commerce minister Piyush Goyal‘s US visit, Khera expressed concerns about the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have agreed to advance negotiations on the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), ANI reported on Saturday citing sources. The development comes on the same day when foreign secretary Vikram Misri hinted that New Delhi might be considering liberalising tariffs.This mutually beneficial agreement, finalised in February…
NEW DELHI: As US President Donald Trump reiterated that reciprocal tariffs against India and several other countries would come into effect on April 2, the government said it was working with the US to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement to strengthen two-way trade between the countries. The two govts are in the…
Photo credit: X/@DrSJaishankar External affairs minister S Jaishankar spoke on Wednesday about Kashmir and actions taken by the Union government, including the removal of Article 370, economic measures, and elections with high voter turnout. He also discussed Brics countries’ views on the use of the dollar in the international economy. He made these remarks during…
NEW DELHI: Automobiles are among the list of items identified by the commerce department for consultations with other departments and ministries ahead of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement with the US – an indication that govt is seeking feedback for a possible duty cut for bikes and cars such as Harley Davidson and…
NEW DELHI: Indian government is hopeful of working out a win-win trade deal with the US after PM Narendra Modi and US president Donald Trump signalled early Friday that a bilateral agreement will be in place by fall 2025. “If you look at our trade basket, India’s exports are very different from what we import…
TOI correspondent from Washington: India will buy unprecedented amounts of American oil, gas, military hardware and agricultural products to bridge the trade gap between the two countries in return for enhanced US support for its rise through military cooperation, technology transfers in critical areas, and regional dominance, under a deal struck by its leaders.In four…
