India-US Trade Deal: Contrary to the statement of US Ambassador Sergio Gore, who reached India, in which he had said that trade talks between India and America will start from Tuesday, no formal talks regarding a trade deal are scheduled between the two countries this week. business today According to the report, Indian officials have clarified that at present no such plan has been decided in advance.

According to the report, officials said that the Commerce Ministry has not received any formal message from Washington regarding the talks. On the condition of anonymity, an official said that the recent proposals given by India will first be internally reviewed in America, only after that any further decision will be taken. Officials say that at least this month there is no possibility of any talks regarding a trade agreement between India and America, nor has any meeting been scheduled for this week or the near future.

postponed conversation

The possible talks between India and America have been postponed at a time when a new warning has been given by America. America has indicated that an additional tariff of 25 percent may be imposed on countries doing business with Iran. Meanwhile, while US Ambassador Sergio Gore has said that dialogue between the two countries will continue, US Commerce Minister Howard Lutnick has expressed doubts about any agreement being sealed soon. He has blamed lack of communication and missing big opportunities for this.

50 percent tariff on India

At present America is imposing a total tariff of 50 percent on Indian goods. This includes 25 percent base tariff, while an additional 25 percent tariff has been imposed on India as a penalty for purchasing oil from Russia at cheap prices.

It is noteworthy that trade talks have been going on between India and America for a long time, but on the issue of giving protection to farmers in the agriculture sector, India is adopting a cautious approach towards opening its markets. Till now several rounds of talks have taken place between the two countries, but no concrete result has been achieved. In such a situation, there remains uncertainty regarding further trade talks, although there is still hope for an agreement between the two sides.

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India-US Relations: The new US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gore, has given a big statement after taking charge. He has said that the friendship between President Trump and Prime Minister Modi is very true and strong. He told that he himself has traveled the world with President Trump and can testify to this friendship.

Sergio Gore said that the relations between India and America are not just for profit, but are based on trust and cooperation. He said that real friends may sometimes have differences of opinion, but in the end they resolve their differences. Apart from this, he has also given a big update regarding Trump’s visit to India.

Told when can Trump come?

Sergio Gore said, ‘I hope that the President will visit India soon, maybe in the next year or two.’ He also jokingly told that President Trump has a habit of calling at 2 in the morning and according to New Delhi time, this is the right time for him.

Big update given regarding India America trade deal

Sergio Gore also gave information about India-US trade deal. He said that officials of both the countries are actively talking and the next talks are scheduled to take place tomorrow. He said that India is the largest country in the world, so it is not easy to take the trade deal to the final stage, but both the countries are working hard to complete it. Trade is important, but both the countries are also working together in other areas like security, energy, technology, education, health and preventing terrorism.

The ambassador also gave a big good news for India. He said, ‘Next month India will be invited to become a full member of PaxSilica.’ Sergio Gore said that PaxSilica is a US-led initiative. Its objective is to create a secure and strong silicon supply chain in sectors like minerals, energy, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, AI and logistics. Earlier it included Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom and Israel. Now India will also be invited to join this group.

India US Trade Deal: The much awaited trade deal between India and America may happen in the first six months of this year. This has been said by Ian Bremmer, head of Eurasia Group and world renowned risk analyst. He says that American tariff increase on India may not even be included in the list of major risks for India in 2026. According to Bremer, this issue will definitely be big in 2025, but its importance will reduce significantly in 2026.

In an exclusive interview given to NDTV, Ian Bremner was asked about the timeline of the India-US trade deal. On this he clearly said, ‘India-America trade deal will be done in the first half of this year.’

Talks have been going on for several months

Negotiations on India-US trade deal have been going on for the last several months, but in August 2025, relations between the two countries turned sour when America imposed 50 percent tariff on India. This tariff was imposed due to India continuing to buy oil from Russia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi last spoke to US President Donald Trump on December 11. This conversation took place shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India. After this, after the visit of US Deputy Trade Representative Rick Switzer to India in December, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had said that talks regarding a trade deal with America are in the advanced stage.

Donald Trump gave a statement

Earlier today, President Donald Trump also said that his relations with Prime Minister Modi are good, but there is disagreement regarding tariffs. Trump said, ‘I have a very good relationship with Prime Minister Modi, but he is not happy with me because India has to pay higher tariffs. However, now India has reduced oil purchases from Russia to a great extent.

Constant changes in the situation regarding trade deals and the absence of any fixed deadline have increased the pressure on Indian exporters, especially before the new financial year. Many domestic export sectors of India have been badly affected by the 50 percent tariff imposed by America. These include leather, chemicals, footwear, gems and jewellery, textile and shrimp industries. These areas are expected to get relief in the coming days.

India-US Relations: US President Donald Trump has once again talked about his relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump said that relations between the two are good, but PM Modi is not happy with the heavy tariffs imposed on India for the purchase of Russian oil.

Referring to his conversation with PM Modi during the House GOP member retreat, Trump said that relations between America and India are still friendly, but the tariff issue is creating tension. He also talked about the discussions he had with PM Modi regarding defense deals and tariffs.

Trump said this

Trump said, ‘I have a very good relationship with Prime Minister Modi, but he is not happy with me because India has to pay higher tariffs. However, now they have reduced oil purchases from Russia to a great extent. America has imposed a total of 50 percent tariffs on India, out of which 25 percent tariffs have been imposed for purchasing oil from Russia. America believes that by buying oil from Russia, India is indirectly strengthening Russia’s economy, while the Russia-Ukraine war continues. This statement of Trump has come at a time when a day earlier he had warned that if India does not address American concerns regarding oil imports from Russia, then tariffs on Indian goods can be further increased.

‘Modi knew I was not happy’

Trump said, ‘Modi knew that I was not happy. He wanted to make me happy. Modi is a very good person. In his speech, Trump also defended the tariff policy and said that America is benefiting economically from it. He also said that America is using tariffs to protect its interests.

In recent times, Trump has been continuously putting pressure on India to buy oil from Russia. They allege that India is giving financial help to Russia by buying cheap Russian oil. For this reason, higher duty has been imposed on Indian products.

India had rejected Trump’s claim

However, India has already rejected Trump’s claim that PM Modi has assured to stop purchasing oil from Russia. India has made it clear that no such talks or promises have taken place. Meanwhile, Trump is also presenting himself as a mediator in the Russia-Ukraine war. He has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, although no concrete results have been announced yet.

On one hand, US President Donald Trump has taken military action against Venezuela and imprisoned its President Nicolas Maduro, while on the other hand, he has created a new diplomatic stir by threatening to increase more tariffs on India. After this statement of Trump, the discussion regarding India-America relations has once again intensified. However, the figures that have emerged amid all this may surprise even the American leadership itself.

India’s oil imports from America increased rapidly

Till November in the current financial year, India has increased the import of crude oil from America by about 92 percent. With this, America’s share in India’s total oil imports has increased from 4.3 percent to 7.6 percent. This increase has happened at a time when Washington has been continuously pressurizing India to reduce oil purchases from Russia.

Big decline in oil imports from Russia

On the contrary, India’s oil import from Russia has now come down from 37.9 percent to 33.7 percent as compared to earlier. US Senator Lindsey Graham has also commented on this. He said that about a month ago, in a conversation at the residence of Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu (Kwatra) in Washington, he was told that India has reduced the purchase of oil from Russia.

Still suspense on trade agreement

Despite this, the India-US bilateral trade agreement is still stuck. According to an NBT report, a senior official said that all the issues have been discussed in officer-level meetings and now the solution can be found only at the level of political leadership.

Why is tension increasing?

India has clearly refused to open its agriculture and dairy sector to America. Experts believe that for this reason President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs is being seen as a pressure tactic. However, the latest oil import figures indicate that India has already shown inclination towards the US on the energy front, despite the impasse in trade talks.

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This year has not been good for India and America from business and diplomatic point of view. There was tension in the relations between the two countries. Meanwhile, well-known US MP Raja Krishnamurthy held President Donald Trump’s policies responsible for weakening the relations between the two countries and the economic and security cooperation between the two old partners.

Indian-origin American MP Raja Krishnamurthy said, “US-India relations are not good right now for many reasons. Trade is a major reason for this dispute. The decline in relations has come at a time when there is a need to be more careful. Especially in South Asia, there is a greater need for coordination between the two countries.” “We need to come closer to each other now to ensure that the neighborhoods in that area remain safe,” he said. Along with this, it has been warned that armed groups can take advantage of the poor coordination between India and America.

At the same time, blaming the US President for this tension, Raja Krishnamurthy said, “Donald Trump came to office and everything changed in US-India relations. There has been a decline in both economic and security cooperation.”

It is very bad to mix with Pakistan’s army chief – Krishnamurthy

Recently, the closeness between Pakistan and America has been seen increasing. Regarding this, the American Congressman said, “Trump’s association with the military chief of Pakistan, and even removing the government of Pakistan, is very bad. The President left out the people of the Pakistani government and invited him (Asim Munir) for lunch at the White House.”

He said, “This shows how poorly our foreign policy is being made right now. When you alienate your friends, partners and allies like India and bring closer your enemies or strategic rivals like China or Russia, you show weakness and when you show weakness, you invite anger. When you are angry, you encourage fighting and perhaps war.”

Krishnamurthy said on Trump’s imposition of tariffs on India

Regarding the reduction in tension between the two countries, he simply said that as long as Trump continues to impose arbitrary tariffs on India and harass the Indian people, he is making a huge strategic mistake. “He is hurting America, hurting our economy and hurting our ability to lead in the world.”

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Lawmakers Warn Trump: A new tension has arisen in the trade relations between the two countries after US President Donald Trump imposed high tariffs of up to 50 percent on some Indian products. This step of the American administration has not only affected India’s economy, but opposition to it is also increasing within America. Experts and lawmakers say such a drastic decision on tariffs could have a long-term adverse impact on India-US relations, which have been based on cooperation, security and economic partnership for decades. It is also being said that due to increase in trade barriers, the profits of American companies have decreased and due to increase in import costs, there has been additional burden on consumers.

Indian-American MP Amy Bera raised this issue seriously in the US Congress and criticized many policies of the Trump administration. In particular, he termed the additional fee of $100,000 on H1B visa as excessive and impractical. Amy Bera says that this heavy duty is weakening the ability of American companies to include foreign talent in their industries. Given the important role Indian professionals play in Silicon Valley and the tech industry, such a move harms America’s technological edge. He also said that these additional costs hurt small and medium-sized American companies the most, who already face global competition.

Tariff threatens US-India people-to-people connect

Behera also warned that high tariffs and stringent visa policies are not only having an economic impact, but are also harming the people-to-people connect between the two countries. The biggest strength of India-US relations has been people-to-people cooperation, technical exchange and education-trade relations. If it is disrupted, it will directly weaken the long-term strategic partnership between the two countries. In this context, he referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping and indicated that tough American policies could tilt India towards other superpowers.

Democrat MP Pramila Jayapal widely criticized the tariff policy during her address to Congress. According to him, the high import duty policy of the Trump administration has definitely affected the Indian economy, but due to this, American businesses and consumers are also suffering equally. Due to high import costs, the production of American companies is becoming expensive, due to which the prices of their products are increasing and competition is decreasing. He warned that this situation could pose a threat to America’s economic stability and the health of the market.

Anti-Indian sentiment is increasing in America

Expressing special concern, Pramila Jaipal said that anti-Indian sentiment is increasing rapidly in America in recent years. He says that the tense trade environment between India and America and the strictness of visa policies is further increasing this sentiment. Whereas the reality is that the contribution of Indian-Americans is extremely important in the fields of American economy, education, technology and innovation. Crores of people of Indian origin play an important role in American development through taxes, employment and investment in America, hence such policies are also against America’s own interests.

Talks regarding trade deal have been going on between India and America for a long time. This agreement has been broken once, but now talks have started again. However, uncertainty over this has increased due to rising tariffs and political rhetoric. On the other hand, India has recently reduced the purchase of crude oil from China, due to which America has imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on India. Due to this, geopolitical complications are also increasing in India-America relations. If the tariff war continues, India may gradually lean more towards countries like Russia and the Middle East for energy and trade, which could weaken America’s strategic position in the Asia-Pacific region.

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In America, President Donald Trump has indicated that he is considering imposing new tariffs on many agricultural products including rice coming from India. This statement has come at a time when efforts are being made to take the trade agreement between India and America forward again. The Trump administration believes that India and some other countries are ‘dumping cheap agricultural goods’ into the US market, causing losses to local farmers. This news can be a shock for those Indian farmers and exporters, for whom the US market has been the largest global buyer.

A major reason for stalling of trade deals is the dispute over agricultural imports.
The ongoing trade talks between India and America have been stuck for months and the main reason for this is the dispute over agricultural products. According to the Economic Times report, America wants India to give more space to dairy, meat, soya and agricultural products in its market, while India argues that this will have a deep impact on its small farmers. Due to this, the Trump government has already increased tariffs on many Indian products. Despite several rounds of talks between India and America, the trade agreement has not progressed. The biggest reason for this is disputes related to agriculture and food imports.

The things on which Trump is adamant-

Entry of GMO crops in India
America wants India to allow Genetically Modified (GMO) technology in crops like corn, soybean and wheat. But Indian scientists, farmers’ organizations and policy makers warn that this could lead to the extinction of local crop species, affect biodiversity and have serious health implications in the long run. That is why India still maintains a ban on GMO crops.

Import of American dairy products
America wants India to allow American milk, cheese, butter and ghee in its market. But India is the largest milk producing country in the world and more than 3 crore small farmers here are dependent on dairy. Apart from this, there is also a big religious and cultural objection – in America, enzymes made from animal bones are added to the food of cows. India considers it ‘non-veg milk’ and there is opposition to it on religious grounds also.

Demand to reduce import duty on agricultural products
America wants India to reduce taxes on agricultural products like wheat, rice, soybean, corn, apple and grapes, but India keeps high tariffs on these to protect its farmers so that Indian production is not affected by cheap imports.

India’s stance – no compromise with farmers and food security
Despite pressure from many countries including the World Trade Organization (WTO) and America, the Indian government is not in favor of changing its food security policy. Under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, India provides free food grains to 80 crore people. The poverty rate in India was 27% in 2011-12. Which has reduced to 5.3% in 2022-23. Therefore, India argues that agricultural self-reliance and food security are part of the national policy and cannot be changed under foreign pressure.

US President Donald Trump has indicated that his administration may consider imposing new tariffs on foreign agricultural products, including Indian rice and Canadian fertilizers. Trump made this statement in a meeting held at the White House, where farmers complained about the impact on the American market due to cheap foreign products. This meeting was organized during the $12 billion relief package announced for American farmers.

American farmers troubled by foreign cheap rice
The farmers present in the meeting alleged that some countries are selling rice at low prices in the American market, causing huge losses to domestic farmers. On this Trump said, ‘They are cheating.’ He indicated that these allegations would be investigated and if necessary, tariffs would be imposed.

Merrill Kennedy, CEO of Louisiana’s Kennedy Rice Mill, claimed that India, Thailand and China are the main countries of this alleged dumping. He said that China is sending large quantities of rice, especially to Puerto Rico where the supply of American rice has almost stopped. Kennedy said, ‘We have not sent rice there for years. Farmers are badly affected in the southern states.

The tariffs are working, but…
Merrill Kennedy said at the meeting that the tariffs are proving effective, but they need to be more stringent. Trump expressed surprise at this and said, ‘You want more?’ But he agreed that if any country is dumping then action will be taken against it.

Trump instructed US Finance Minister Scott Besant, who was present at the meeting, to note down the list of countries mentioned by the farmers. When the farmers started giving information about the Indian subsidy policy, Trump interrupted and said, ‘First tell me the names of the countries… India, who else?’

Besant cited India, Thailand and China as the main sources and said that more countries may be included in the list, details of which will be given later. Trump assured that ‘action will be taken very soon’ on this matter.

Canadian fertilizers also on target
During the discussion, Trump indicated that heavy duty could also be imposed on fertilizers coming from Canada so that domestic production could be promoted. According to Bloomberg report, both India and Canada are trying to make trade deals with the US, but there has been little progress in these talks in recent months. In August, the Trump administration imposed 50 percent tariffs on Indian products, saying India had erected barriers to the US market and continued buying oil from Russia.

India-US trade talks on 10–11 December
A senior US delegation led by Rick Switzer, deputy head of the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), will resume trade talks with India this week. Both sides will discuss many important issues on 10 and 11 December and try to take forward the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal will lead the talks from the Indian side. He said that India is trying to finalize the first phase of the agreement by the end of this year. Speaking at FICCI’s annual meeting on November 28, Aggarwal said, ‘I am confident that we will complete the agreement within this calendar year.’

Foreign brokerage firm Nomura has given a big update on the India-US trade deal. The firm has estimated that the 50 percent US tariff applicable on India may be revised to only 20 percent. Six rounds of talks have taken place between India and America regarding the trade deal, but no final decision has been taken yet. However, US President Donald Trump has said many times that a positive deal is going to happen between the two countries.

Nomura said that the outcome of the trade agreement between America and India still remains uncertain. The firm says that despite positive signals from both the countries, the agreement has not been signed yet. However, the firm has expressed confidence that soon a deal will be reached between India and America and the American tariff imposed on India will be reduced from 50 percent to around 20 percent. The foreign brokerage firm has also said that the stock market is hopeful that a trade deal will be reached between the two countries by the end of the year.

Nomura has also changed its estimate regarding India’s GDP growth rate. It has increased the growth rate from 7 percent to 7.5 percent for fiscal year 2026, but has maintained the 25 basis points cut for December. Recently the Finance Ministry has said that India has grown with a GDP growth rate of 8.2 percent from July to September.

America has imposed 50 percent tariff on Indian exports. After assuming power in January, Donald Trump had imposed heavy tariffs first on China and then on India, after which it was believed that it could have a big impact on India’s economy. However, big institutions like IMF had said that American tariffs will not be able to affect India’s economy much. The firm estimated that India’s economy would remain stable. Now the whole world is surprised to see this growth rate of India.