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India and the U.S. are “very close” to finalising an archetypal commercialized agreement connected reciprocal tariffs, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said, though helium declined from specifying a deadline for it.
On the negotiations with the European Union, Mr. Agrawal said some sides are astatine the last signifier wherever each that is near are the topics wherever the 2 sides person differences, which are gradually being resolved.
“On the India-U.S. commercialized deal, we person done six ceremonial rounds of negotiations wherever we person discussed some the full-fledged Bilateral Trade Agreement for which we signed the Terms of Reference successful March and besides an interim model woody that tin code the reciprocal tariffs,” Mr. Agrawal said astatine a property conference.
“We are precise adjacent connected astatine slightest the model woody which we consciousness tin beryllium done successful a abbreviated play of time, but I would not similar to enactment a clip play to it,” helium added.
In the lawsuit of the negotiations with the European Union connected a Free Trade Agreement, the Commerce Secretary said that the 2 sides are consistently narrowing down their differences.
“What happens erstwhile you scope the closure of a deal, determination are a acceptable of differences connected the array wherever we are not capable to agree,” Mr. Agrawal said. “Every gathering helps america trim those differences. Every time our teams are engaged connected immoderate contented oregon the other.”
“I volition not accidental determination volition beryllium ceremonial rounds from now, but determination volition proceed to beryllium carnal and virtual meetings to instrumentality this guardant towards conclusion,” helium explained.
On the negotiations with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Russia, Mr. Agrawal said that talks are inactive successful an aboriginal signifier but that the adjacent circular of negotiations are projected to beryllium successful February 2026.
“With New Zealand, we did the 4th circular successful November 2025, which was a ceremonial round,” helium said. “After that immoderate carnal meetings person taken spot arsenic good arsenic virtual. We are successful a bully portion and we expect that it [the FTA] volition beryllium closed and finalised soon.”
“On the India-Chile FTA, the 4th circular happened successful aboriginal December and we are progressing good there,” Mr. Agrawal said. “With Peru also, determination is advancement but it is not up to the Chile mark.”
