US Trade Chief Jamieson Greer to Visit India as Both Sides Race to Seal Interim Trade Deal
Greer will meet Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as the two sides work through tariff and duty issues before an interim trade framework can be finalized.
- United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer arrives in New Delhi on June 23 for two days of ministerial-level talks with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to finalize an interim framework trade agreement.
- The two nations agreed in February on a framework to reduce tariffs on Indian goods from 50 per cent to 18 per cent, though recent investigations and tariff announcements have delayed finalizing the deal.
- Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal stated, "We cannot implement the FTA until we secure a competitive advantage," as the USTR investigates 54 countries under Section 301, proposing 12.5 per cent tariffs over forced labor concerns.
- Negotiators race against a July 24 deadline when the U.S. administration's 10 per cent blanket tariff expires, with an interim agreement potentially helping India avoid additional trade penalties.
- Indian Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal noted this deal represents the first phase of a larger pact intended to stabilize commercial relations that have faced intermittent friction over the last year.
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US representative to visit India for trade deal talks
Washington: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is visiting India to take forward the discussions on the interim trade deal agreed to by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump in February. “This week, Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to New Delhi, India, to meet with the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Piyush Goyal, and other senior Indian officials to discuss the historic US-India joint statement and the int…
US trade chief Jamieson Greer to visit India as both sides race to seal interim trade deal
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will hold ministerial-level talks with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi this week as both countries seek to finalise the first phase of an interim trade deal
US trade chief Jamieson Greer visits India to advance interim deal talks
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer is in New Delhi for talks with Piyush Goyal on the interim trade deal. The visit is meant to close outstanding issues before the first phase of the broader bilateral pact.
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