India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement talks making positive progress
As part of ongoing discussions on the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, representatives of India’s Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative met in Washington, D.C. from April 23-25, 2025. This follows earlier bilateral discussions held in March 2025 in New Delhi.
During the meetings in Washington, the team had fruitful discussions on wide-ranging subjects covering tariff and non-tariff matters. The team discussed the pathway for concluding the first tranche of the mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement by Fall of 2025, including through opportunities for early mutual wins. While productive sectoral expert level engagements have taken place through the virtual format, in-person sectoral engagements are planned from end-May.
The productive discussions are part of bilateral efforts in line with the Leaders’ Statement of February 2025 to enhance and expand India-US economic ties and supply chain integration through the Bilateral Trade Agreement, said a Ministry of Commerce and Industry communique.
Source: Exim News Service: Washington/New Delhi, April 29