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India minister says country hopes to clinch US trade deal by November

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Reuters

(Reuters) -India hopes to conclude a bilateral trade agreement with the United States by November, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said at an investor conference in Mumbai on Tuesday. Trade negotiations with the…

India and China work to improve ties amid Trump’s unpredictability

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Reuters

By Shivam Patel and Liz Lee NEW DELHI/BEIJING (Reuters) -From talks on resuming direct flights to a series of high-level bilateral visits, longtime rivals China and India are quietly and cautiously strengthening…

India pushes ahead with US trade talks despite tariff hike to 50%

Posted on August 11, 2025 by Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) -India hopes trade talks with the U.S. will continue even as the U.S. hiked tariffs on its exports to 50% due to New Delhi’s purchase of sanctioned Russian oil,…

Exclusive-India pauses plans to buy U.S. arms after Trump’s tariffs

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Reuters

By Shivam Patel and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new U.S. weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the…

Instant View: Trump order imposes additional 25% tariff on goods from India

Posted on August 6, 2025 by Reuters

MUMBAI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India, saying the country directly or indirectly imported Russian oil. The additional…

Trump Blasts India-Russia Ties: ‘Let Their Dead Economies Sink Together’

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Reuters

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States has done very little business with India, and that Russia and the U.S. do almost no business together. “I don’t care what India does with Russia”, he said in a Truth Social post…

Instant View: India reacts to Trump’s 25% tariff on exports to US

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Reuters

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 25% tariff on goods imported from India starting August 1 and an unspecified penalty for buying Russian weapons and oil. Trump’s decision dashes…

Trump says US to hit India with 25% tariff starting August 1

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Reuters

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Aftab Ahmed and Manoj Kumar WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on goods imported from India starting August 1, as well as…