India and the US are set to announce the first tranche of their bilateral trade agreement, with tariffs expected to be reduced to 18% via a US executive order, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said.
The 2026 Budget Session of Parliament continued with live proceedings in both Houses. The Lok Sabha saw an early ruckus and adjournments as opposition members raised objections and demanded details on key national issues before formal discussion began. Piyush Goyal to Address Lok Sabha at 12 Noon Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal are.
The White House hailed a new trade agreement with India, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed to ending purchases of Russian oil, buying energy from the United States, and investing $500 billion across key American sectors. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the agreement announced by President Donald Trump a day earlier would.
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday described the India-US trade deal as historic, stating that it would unlock vast opportunities for India’s entrepreneurs, farmers, skilled professionals and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a post on X, Sarma said the agreement reached between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday welcomed the new trade deal between India and the United States, describing it as an opportunity for the country’s progress.
Mumbai: The Indian equity markets surged sharply by around 3 per cent early on Tuesday with broad-based buying across sectors, buoyed by the announcement of the India-US trade deal. As of 9.25 am, Sensex added 2,421 points, or 2.97 per cent, to reach 84,088, and Nifty gained 741 points, or 2.96 per cent to settle.
Union Minister JP Nadda said the government will issue a suo motu statement and hold a discussion in Rajya Sabha on the India-US trade deal, amid Opposition protests and Congress demands for details.
India and the United States have agreed to cut reciprocal tariffs to 18%, improving competitiveness for Indian exports and reducing costs on US imports.
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a new bilateral trade deal with India following a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a move expected to reshape commercial ties between the world’s two largest democracies. In a post on his social media platform, Trump said that under the agreement, the United.
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Modi on Monday, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said. “President Trump just spoke with Prime Minister Modi. STAY TUNED…,” Sergio Gor said in a post on X. The talks between India and the United States for the Bilateral Trade Agreement have made significant progress,.
New Delhi: A day after India concluded its neogtiations with the European Union on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which has been dubbed the ‘mother of all deals’, India is now looking towards a closure on the FTA with the United States. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said that even as the India-EU.
