Trade Talks
US delegation to visit India Jun 1-4 to finalise interim trade pact details
This story was originally published at 17:10 IST on 27 May 2026
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--Trade min: US delegation to visit India Jun 1-4 for trade agreement talks
--Trade min: US chief negotiator to lead delegation visiting India Jun 1-4
--Trade min: Aim to finalise interim trade agreement details with US next wk
NEW DELHI – A US delegation, led by Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch, will visit India from Jun 1 to 4 for discussions on the Bilateral Trade Agreement, the commerce ministry said in a release Wednesday. The two sides will look to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take forward the negotiations under the broader trade agreement, the ministry said.
"It is proposed to finalize the details of the Interim Agreement and take forward the negotiations under the broader BTA on multiple areas such as Market Access, Non-Tariff Measures, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Investment Promotion, Economic Security Alignment," the ministry said.
India and the US on Feb. 7 issued a joint statement agreeing on a framework for an interim agreement for mutually beneficial trade. The Indian delegation visited Washington from April 20 to 23 for trade agreement talks.
The US was India's biggest trade partner in 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), with total trade of $132.14 billion. India exported goods worth $86.51 billion to the US, while importing $45.63 billion worth of goods from the world's largest economy. End
US$1 = INR 95.69
Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Saji George Titus
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