Officials of India and U.S. to begin three-day meet on February 23 to finalise legal text for interim trade pact

A three-day gathering betwixt Indian and American officials to finalise the ineligible substance for an interim commercialized agreement volition statesman successful the U.S. connected February 23, an authoritative said connected Friday (February 20, 2026).

Earlier this month, India and the U.S. released a associated connection to announce that a model for an interim commercialized agreement has been finalised.

The joint connection lays down the contours of the deal. Now, the contours of the woody person to beryllium translated into a ineligible agreement, which volition beryllium signed betwixt the 2 sides. It is expected to beryllium signed successful March.

The Indian and the U.S. squad volition commencement their three-day gathering from Monday (February 23), the authoritative said.

Indian squad volition beryllium headed by main negotiator Darpan Jain, who is simply a associated caput successful the Commerce Ministry.

Under the interim commercialized pact, some sides would widen work concessions to each different connected a fig of goods traded betwixt them.

The U.S. has announced that it volition trim the reciprocal tariffs connected Indian goods from 25% to 18%. It has already eliminated the 25% punitive tariffs connected India for buying Russian crude oil.