Six months after it imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on India over its purchase of Russian oil, the Trump administration Saturday issued an executive order lifting the penalty. It said India has “committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil”, that “it will purchase United States energy products from the United … Read more
NEW DELHI: Until a couple of months ago, a trade deal with the US did not seem to be on the horizon. India refused to back Donald Trump’s claim of having brokered the pause of Operation Sindoor and the Trump administration persisted with its crude fulminations against India’s tariffs. US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick seemed … Read more
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference on the India-U.S. trade agreement, in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI As soon as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal explained the details of the India-United States bilateral trade agreement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) demanded his immediate resignation. Leaders of apple … Read more
The Interim Agreement between India and the U.S. will not include any item that would hurt Indian farmers, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday (February 7, 2026), adding that there are several areas where Indian farmers and MSMEs have received duty-free entry into the U.S. market. India and the U.S. early Saturday (February 7, … Read more
Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday shared some more details of the India-US trade deal being finalised but, when asked if India will indeed stop purchasing oil from Russia as asserted by Donald Trump-led United States, he said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will give information on that. Union commerce and industry minister … Read more
As New Delhi and Washington announced the framework for an interim trade agreement on Saturday, a map of India shared by the Trump administration quietly took centre stage and garnered attention on social media. While releasing the trade deal details, the US trade representative’s office released a map of India showing the entire Jammu and … Read more
India fully protects sensitive wheat, rice, poultry under trade pact with U.S. India has fully protected sensitive agricultural and dairy products such as maize, wheat, rice, soya, poultry, milk, cheese, ethanol (fuel), tobacco, certain vegetables and meat, as no duty concessions have been granted to the U.S. on these goods under the trade agreement. “The … Read more
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Friday (February 6, 2026) released a Joint Statement by the U.S. and India on a framework for an interim trade agreement between the two countries that they said affirms their commitment to negotiations towards a … Read more
Amid US President Donald Trump’s claim that India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday has stated that India will continue to keep its 1.4 billion population as a top priority, especially in the current international dynamics in the energy section. Following the announcement of the India-US trade … Read more
NEW DELHI: As India is finalising the details of its trade deal with the US, a report suggested that the Narendra Modi-led government was willing to wait out US President Donald Trump‘s term for the trade agreement and Washington was also informed of the same.According to a report by news outlet Bloomberg, national security adviser … Read more