An Indian delegation will head to Washington later this month as part of talks on a trade agreement between India and the United States, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore said on Thursday.
Speaking to X, the US envoy said he had a “very productive” meeting with Trade Representative Jamison Greer on how to advance President Donald Trump’s trade priorities in South and Central Asia.
He added: “The United States and India have previously agreed to a trade agreement, and we look forward to welcoming an Indian delegation to Washington later this month.”
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was scheduled to be part of the delegation, but the BJP leader will not visit the US.
Sitharaman will attend Parliament sessions to introduce bills to speed up implementation of 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
India – US Trade Agreement
India and the United States announced a bilateral trade agreement on February 2, 2026, after months of negotiations between the two delegations. While the two leaders – Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi – hailed the agreement as “historic”, the agreement with Washington received a backlash from the opposition.
The main outcomes from the deal were the reduction of tariffs against India from 50 per cent to the final 18 per cent.
According to the framework and Donald Trump’s announcement, the deal also includes a $500 billion investment from India for US energy products, aircraft, aircraft parts, metals, coal and technology products for the next five years.
According to the fact sheet issued by the White House, the basis of the agreement also focused on India stopping the purchase of Russian oil and petroleum.
However, with the war against Iran, India was “allowed” to purchase some barrels of Russian oil, which, according to the US, would not bring any financial gain to Moscow.
