The discussion on the trade agreement between India and the US will begin tomorrow. US chief conversation Brendon Lynch and his team will reach India tonight. The Indo-US trade agreement will be discussed throughout the day tomorrow. Rajesh Agarwal, the chief negotiator of the US and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce, will discuss Indo-US trade on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The conversation is taking place after the postponement of the agreement of 25 August 2025.
According to a report by Mint, further strategy on the Indo-US Trade Front will be decided this month. India’s Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said on Monday that the two countries are in a ‘positive mentality’ on the trade issue. Barthwal said on Monday that there are some other issues which do not have a direct connection with business, which I would not like to talk. They will also be raised at diplomatic level.
Indo-American Trade Agreement
India and the United States have been talking on a possible bilateral trade agreement (BTA) since March 2025, before President Donald Trump announced his ‘mutual’ tariff on 2 April 2025. American President Donald Trump has imposed a total of 50% tariff on all the goods imported from India. These 50% current tariff rates were implemented in two phases, in the first phase, 25% import duty on all goods coming from India was imposed, which came into effect from August 1, 2025. The second 25% tariff phase was implemented under an executive order of August 6, 2025, which came into effect from August 27, 2025.