{"id":1293841,"date":"2025-04-20T08:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T03:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1293841"},"modified":"2025-04-20T08:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T03:28:13","slug":"india-us-trade-negotiates-start-from-april-23-whats-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/india-us-trade-negotiates-start-from-april-23-whats-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"India US Trade Negotiates Start From April 23: What&#8217;s Expected?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a significant development for global trade, India and the United States will begin a fresh round of <strong>three-day discussions from April 23<\/strong> in Washington to negotiate a long-pending <strong>bilateral trade agreement (BTA)<\/strong>. This comes amid a <strong>90-day tariff suspension window<\/strong> announced by the Trump administration, offering both countries a chance to strike a <strong>&#8220;win-win&#8221; interim deal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1293859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM-1536x1112.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Screenshot-2025-04-20-at-8.46.40\u202fAM.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s on the Table?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The talks will cover <strong>19 key chapters<\/strong> under the <strong>Terms of Reference (ToRs)<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/economy\/indiaus-trade-deal-talks-to-begin-from-april-23-terms-of-reference-including-19-chapters-11745071151321.html\">including<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tariffs &amp; Non-Tariff Barriers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules of Origin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Customs Facilitation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Goods &amp; Services<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Regulatory Cooperation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Indian negotiators, led by <strong>Rajesh Agrawal<\/strong>, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce and future Commerce Secretary, will meet US officials to push forward negotiations and bridge gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Now?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 90-day tariff pause, announced by <strong>President Trump on April 9<\/strong>, followed sweeping duties imposed earlier this month\u201426% on Indian imports being one of them. With tariffs now paused till <strong>July 9<\/strong>, the two sides are keen to <strong>finalize the first phase of the deal by fall (Sept-Oct)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe want to utilise this tariff truce effectively and close the deal as soon as possible,\u201d said India\u2019s Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s at Stake?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>US Concessions May Include<\/strong>:<br>Industrial goods, <strong>EVs, wines, dairy, apples, tree nuts, alfalfa hay<\/strong>, petrochemicals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>India\u2019s Concessions May Include<\/strong>:<br>Labour-intensive sectors like <strong>textiles, leather, gems, jewellery, plastics, shrimp<\/strong>, and chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India&#8217;s Trade Snapshot with the US (2024-25)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Total Trade<\/strong>: $131.84 billion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exports to US<\/strong>: $86.51 billion (\u219111.6%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Imports from US<\/strong>: $45.33 billion (\u21917.44%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trade Surplus<\/strong>: $41.18 billion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Indian Exports<\/strong>:<br>\ud83d\udc8a Drug formulations, \ud83d\udce1 telecom instruments, \ud83d\udc8e precious stones, \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f petroleum, \ud83d\udc57 garments, \ud83e\uddf1 iron &amp; steel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top US Exports to India<\/strong>:<br>\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f Crude oil, \ud83d\udee9\ufe0f aircraft, \ud83e\uddca coal, \ud83d\udcbb electronics, \ud83d\udc8e diamonds, \ud83d\udcb0 gold<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The April 23 talks are being seen as the <strong>most significant since March<\/strong>, with both nations aiming to create a <strong>comprehensive roadmap<\/strong>. US trade official <strong>Brendan Lynch<\/strong>\u2019s recent India visit in March helped set the stage for these in-person deliberations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the negotiations go well, this deal could <strong>reshape India-US trade relations<\/strong>, ease supply chains, and <strong>accelerate the push to $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2030<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-11-07\/trump-victory-gives-modi-chance-to-reset-india-s-image-with-west\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant development for global trade, India and the United States will begin a fresh round of three-day discussions from April 23 in Washington to negotiate a long-pending bilateral trade agreement (BTA). 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