Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated on Friday (October 2, 2026) India time.
the deal itself is not “imminent”, U.S While negotiations on an India-U.S. trade deal are nearing the end. His comments followed a “constructive conversation” with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in the U.S. on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministerial conference.
Trump in February 2025 due to various tariff actions taken by the U.S. since then. In February 2026, the two leaders once again issued a joint statement committing to finalising an interim agreement on trade and continuing negotiating the BTA. The interim agreement was to have been finalised by March-April 2026. Goyal has been vocal in saying that India will not sign a deal until it is made clear that it will receive a comparative advantage over its competitors, as was agreed to in February 2026.
“We had a very constructive conversation, Minister Goyal and myself,” Mr. Greer said at a press conference. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “constructive call” on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) and said that there may be another call between the two leaders “very soon” to assess progress on the deal. The larger Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) was supposed to have been concluded by “Fall 2025” (October-November 2025). Subsequently, talks on a “mini deal” addressing only tariffs also failed to fructify.
The India-U.S. trade deal has been heavily delayed ever since it was announced by Mr. “Our staff is meeting right now, since they’re in the country and we’re here. We are continually trying to finish the trade deal with India. He added that U.S. Modi and Mr. Neither the interim deal nor the BTA have so far been finalised. On India’s part, Mr.
