U.S. Officials Expected to Visit India for Trade Talks Next Month
NEW DELHI — A high-level team of U.S. officials is expected to visit India next month for another round of bilateral trade talks, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Friday.
The exact dates have not been finalized.
India’s Commerce Ministry officials visited Washington in April for talks with their U.S. counterparts on an interim trade agreement, which is expected to be signed before a broader bilateral trade agreement.
“We expect the U.S. team to visit soon… maybe next month,” Agrawal told reporters in New Delhi.
He said India remains engaged with the U.S. on trade negotiations and that the agreement would be signed at an appropriate time.
U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said Monday that the Trump administration is committed to expanding trade and investment ties with India.
“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 countries,” Gor said in a post on X.
Gor previously said investment is flowing back into the United States at record levels under President Trump’s leadership, with Indian companies planning to invest more than $20.5 billion across sectors including technology, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
“This includes the 12 Indian companies who announced $1.1 billion in investments on May 6. These partnerships are creating real American jobs and building stronger supply chains. Proof that when the world’s largest democracies do business together, everyone wins,” Gor wrote on X last week.
India and the U.S. made progress on market access, non-tariff measures, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, economic security alignment and digital trade during the latest round of negotiations in Washington, India’s Commerce and Industry Ministry said April 24.
The Indian delegation held talks with U.S. officials from April 20 to April 23.
“The meetings were conducted in a constructive and positive spirit with meaningful and forward-looking discussions enabling progress on key matters. Both sides agreed to remain engaged to maintain this momentum as they move forward,” the ministry said.
India and the U.S. issued a joint statement Feb. 7 agreeing on a framework for an interim agreement on reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade. The framework also reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to negotiations on a broader India-U.S. bilateral trade agreement. (Source: IANS)
