India US Trade Talks: This can be a relief news for India. The long wait for a trade deal between India and America, which is facing high American tariffs, may now end soon. mint According to the report, the American tariff imposed on Indian goods can be reduced by 15 to 16 percent. At present, about 50 percent US duty is being imposed on goods imported from India.

According to the report, the main focus of the proposed agreement between America and India is on energy and agriculture sectors. Also, Washington, which is trying to reduce global dependence on oil supplies from Russia, is trying to get India to gradually reduce its purchases of oil from Moscow. Discussion is also going on on this issue.

India-America trade deal in final round

The talks between the two countries mainly focus on increasing mutual cooperation in the energy and agriculture sectors. Both these areas were at the center of attention in earlier talks also. mint Quoting officials related to the matter, it has been said that the talks have now reached the final stage and an agreement can be reached before the ASEAN summit to be held at the end of this month. Along with this, there is also a possibility of a formal announcement.

However, neither the Indian Commerce Ministry nor the White House has given any official response in this regard so far.

Emphasis on agriculture and energy

Under the agreement, India may allow increased imports of some American agricultural products — such as non-genetically modified corn and soymeal. This may put an end to the long running dispute regarding access of American products to the Indian agricultural market.

In return, the US tariff rates imposed on Indian goods can be reduced by about 15 to 16 percent. This cut will make Indian products, especially textiles, medicines and engineering goods, more competitive in the US market.

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Speculation continues regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump. It has become a major topic of discussion that PM Modi and President Trump are going to meet in the ASEAN Summit to be held in Malaysia after five days. There is political turmoil regarding this issue from India to America.

In fact, the ASEAN summit is going to start in Malaysia from Sunday (October 26, 2025), in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are likely to attend. In such a situation, there is a lot of speculation about the meeting between the leaders of two major countries of the world in this conference.

US And the Government of India did not make any official announcement

Malaysia’s leadership has already confirmed US President Donald Trump’s participation in the ASEAN summit. However, the White House of America has not yet issued any official statement in this regard. At the same time, the Indian government has also not yet officially confirmed whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the ASEAN summit or not.

Why is there so much discussion about the possible meeting of Trump-Modi?,

The discussion regarding the possible meeting of President Trump and PM Modi at the ASEAN Summit to be held in Malaysia is in full swing amid the tension over US tariffs on India. There are many reasons behind this, in which the chances of Donald Trump attending the G20 summit to be held in Johannesburg in November 2025 are very less. On the other hand, the date for the next summit between the Quad countries has not been decided yet. In such a situation, the only possibility could be a meeting between the leaders of these two countries in the conference to be held in Malaysia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump may meet in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia later this month. In fact, leaders of both countries can have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit.

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Malaysia on 26-27 October 2025 to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit. At the same time, Malaysia has also invited US President Donald Trump to attend the conference. If President Trump confirms his participation in this conference, this will be the first multilateral platform, where the leaders of the two countries will face face to face after Washington has imposed 50 percent tariff on India.

America tensions in relations with India

Since the US impositions 50 percent tariff on India’s goods, the relationship between the two countries has been tension. At the same time, on the other hand, America is increasing its closeness with Pakistan these days. America’s tension with India increased even more when Trump targeted New Delhi for energy relations with Moscow, especially crude oil imports.

Criticism has been trumped for the purchase of Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized India for importing crude oil from Russia. Apart from this, he has also warned India that such a purchase weakens international efforts to put pressure on Moscow to end the Ukraine war.

Trump’s associate Peter Navarro made sharp rhetoric

Apart from President Donald Trump regarding Russian oil imports, many Trump of Trump’s colleagues have also made sharp statements against India, including the name of Peter Navarro. Navaro, while making statements on India, even said that the ongoing struggle between Russia-Ukraine is Modi’s war. Along with this, he also accused India of making profiteering through its refineries and called India a laundromat of Russian oil.

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US Foreign Secretary (Minister) Marco Rubio met on Thursday (July 10, 2025) with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Foreign ministers of both superpower countries have met on the occasion of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

However, the meeting took place a few days after the US President Donald Trump expressed objections when Russian President Vladimir Putin did not attend the peace talks over the Ukraine dispute.

Both foreign ministers did not comment before the meeting

At the same time, according to CNN report, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Lavarov did not make any kind of comment before this meeting. However, after the meeting, when Marco Rubio was asked about Lavrov’s message, he answered it with an eye.

At the same time, this Kuala Lumpur visit by Marco Rubio also included several meetings with its counterparts of ASEAN countries. Before the beginning, US President Donald Trump announced that if there are no business agreements as soon as possible, many ASEAN countries would have to face the tariffs imposed by the US from August 1.

A senior administrative officer told CNN, “The Trump administration has made it completely clear that trade and economics are the main focal points of America’s foreign policy. However, Rubio is not its main mediator, but still they may face questions and disappointments standing about tariffs during these meetings.”

Marco Rubio spoke on the importance of Indo-Pacific region for America

At the same time, during the meeting with his ASEAN equivalent and Russian foreign Sergei Lavarov, Rubio stressed, “America cannot ignore any kind in the Indo-Pacific region. When I hear any news that is said that perhaps America or the whole world can be confused with any incident in any part of the world, I would say that it is completely impossible.”

He said, “This is our view, our strong view and our reality, which will be written more than this century and any other part of the world for the next 50 years.”

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