The signing of the India-US trade deal will happen only after the new tariff framework is in place, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday during a trade data briefing. US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC on Thursday, … Read more
The United States will prioritise its national interests while expanding economic engagement and trade with India and will avoid repeating the mistakes it believes it made with China two decades ago, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Thursday. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Landau said Washington has drawn lessons … Read more
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in New Delhi, on February 26, 2026. Source: X/@PiyushGoyal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said he held “fruitful” discussions with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on … Read more
India and the US have decided to reschedule the proposed meeting of their chief negotiators in Washington to finalise the text of the interim trade pact, sources said on Sunday. The Indian team was scheduled to start the three-day meeting on February 23.“With regards to the visit of the Indian team of negotiators to the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Hours after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised the organisation and global stature of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, Youth Congress workers staged a shirtless protest at the venue on Friday against the India-US trade deal, forcing security personnel to intervene on the summit’s final day.According to officials, several Youth Congress members … Read more
Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar addresses the Global Economic Cooperation 2026 summit. | Photo Credit: Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar Political and strategic considerations will overshadow economic ones in the choices that countries make going forward, Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Speaking at the Global Economic Cooperation 2026 summit organised … Read more
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has doubled down on his charge against the BJP-led NDA government over the trade deal with the US, saying on Saturday that PM Narendra Modi “made an agreement that is likely to inflict deep damage” to cotton farmers and textile exporters in particular. Rahul Gandhi faces potential expulsion from the … Read more
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal addresses a weekly media briefing in New Delhi on February 12, 2026.. Credit:X/@MEAIndia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has once again refused to directly deny claims by the United States government on Russian oil imports on Thursday (February 12, 2026). This comes after a senior U.S. … Read more
An initial version of the fact sheet highlighted key terms of the agreement including, that India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on all U.S. industrial goods and a wide range of U.S. food and agricultural products. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which … Read more
India’s oil imports will be guided by “national interests”, said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday (February 9, 2026), but did not refute U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that India has committed to stop buying Russian oil. Mr. Misri’s statement came even as the government prepared to brief parliamentarians about the trade deals finalised with … Read more