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India-US ties: Envoy Vinay Kwatra meets US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor at Mar-a-Lago; trade talks in focus | India News

Indian Envoy Vinay Kwatra meets US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor at Mar-a-Lago NEW DELHI: India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held talks with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, focusing on strengthening trade ties and the broader bilateral partnership between the two countries.In a post on X, Kwatra said…

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From ‘great friend Modi’ to 50% tariffs: Decoding India–US ties in the Trump era

Some relationships are hard to decipher: full of contradictions, confusing signals, and mood swings. Yet people stick with them, hoping that someday the pieces will click into place. That’s precisely how the India–United States relationship feels like today.Once feted as a natural marriage of the world’s two biggest democracies, relations between New Delhi and Washington…

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India-US trade: Exports rebound in November; supply-chain shifts and holiday restocking drive recovery, says GTRI

India’s exports to the US bounced back in November. The rebound was largely supported by supply-chain adjustments and pre-holiday season inventory restocking, according to the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI).The stocks grew by by 22.61% to reach $6.98 billion, according to commerce ministry data. This recovery came despite the US imposing 50 per cent tariffs…

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India-US ties: Donald Trump hails PM Modi as ‘great friend’; calls New Delhi a key strategic partner

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (ANI image) US President Donald Trump described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “great friend” and reaffirmed the United States’ view of India as a strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific.On Tuesday, the US Embassy in India quoted President Donald Trump on X, saying, “India is home…

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‘Would be surprised if pact isn’t signed by March’: CEA on India–US trade deal – Here’s all you need to know

NEW DELHI: Calling the India–US trade deal “elusive” but nearing completion, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said he would be “surprised” if the pact is not sealed by March, further adding that “most issues have been resolved.““I was hoping something would be done by the end of November, but it has turned…

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India-US trade deal: India should be cautious on agri concessions, insist on a drastic cut in high tariffs – GTRI says

India-US trade deal: India should be highly cautious about lowering duties for USagricultural or genetically modified products and must press the Trump administration to sharply reduce its steep tariffs, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said on Wednesday.The think tank also advised New Delhi to wait for the US Supreme Court’s ruling on President Donald…

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India-US trade deal: US team in Delhi; Piyush Goyal shares important update, says ‘talks are…’

In 2024-25, the US maintained its position as India’s principal trading partner for the fourth year running. (AI image) India-US trade deal: Commerce and Industry minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday shared an important update on the ongoing India-US trade deal talks. The US team is in Delhi this week for another round of discussions on…

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India-US trade talks: US deputy ambassador for trade to visit India; discussions resume this week

The US Deputy Ambassador for Trade, Rick Switzer, will visit India on December 10 and 11 as New Delhi and Washington continue discussions aimed at concluding a fair and mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement, ANI reported.Confirming the visit at a media briefing on Monday, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the trip would…

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Currency market watch: Rupee opens at 89.45 against US dollar; analysts suggest gains if India–US ties ease

Representative image (AI-image) NEW DELHI: The Indian rupee opened at 89.45 against the US dollar on Monday. It traded in a narrow range as gains from strong domestic equities were offset by rising crude oil prices, persistent foreign fund outflows and robust dollar demand from importers.The dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a…

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