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U.S. team to arrive in India for trade talks: Indian commerce secy
A team from India had visited Washington, DC, in April this year for a series of meetings
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Staff Reporter - Fri, 15, May 2026
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New Delhi: A team from the US is expected to visit India next month for taking forward the trade talks, a senior Indian official stated on May 15.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, India's commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal stated this even as he added that no dates had been finalised for the talks so far. "We expect the US team to visit soon...not this month..may be next month," he said.
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Speaking to New India Abroad, the US Embassy in India, however, said that they had "nothing to announce on their side on possible trade talks."
A team from India had visited Washington, DC, in April this year for a series of meetings with their US counterparts to discuss the elements of the interim trade pact which aims at easing trade tensions and reducing tariffs following a framework agreement reached on February 7, 2026.
Stating that India is engaged with the US on the trade deal, Agrawal remained hopeful that the deal "would be signed at an opportune time."
While India and the US had stated on February 7 that the two nations had finalized a framework for an interim trade agreement, the US Supreme Court had struck down all reciprocal tariffs levied by the Donald Trump administration.
However, after the setback from the court ruling, the US imposed 10 percent additional duties on all imports under Section 122 of the Trade Act for 150 days from February 24, 2026 onwards.
Moreover, the US had even initiated two probes under Section 301 of the Act against key exporters over issues including excess production capacities and labour standards. Agrawal said on Friday that India has been engaging the US over the investigations too.
Stating that India had joined the consultations which took place in the U.S. on May 14, he said that he thought that "the consultation process is over."
".....it is for the US to determine the next steps under the 301 tariffs," he said.
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