Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar on Saturday made it clear that there are some “red lines” in the India–US trade deal negotiations, and that the Centre is engaged with US officials on the matter.
The minister was speaking at the ET World Leaders Forum. He said, “Negotiations are still going on. The bottom line is we have some red lines. Negotiations are still going on in the sense that nobody has said the negotiations are off. People do talk to each other.”
The minister also spoke on Operation Sindoor. Jaishankar said, “Phone calls were made by the US, phone calls were made by other countries as well. This is not a secret. At least in my case, every American phone call I had is there on my ‘X’ account… It is quite different to assert a mediation or to assert that an outcome which was negotiated between India and Pakistan was not negotiated between India and Pakistan; it was.”
#WATCH | Delhi: At The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025, EAM Dr S Jaishankar speaks on Operation Sindoor.
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The US team is not coming to India for the next round of bilateral trade negotiations, according to government sources.
The team was scheduled to arrive on August 25 for the sixth round of negotiations.
“US Trade team not coming to India for the next round of trade negotiations. The US team was scheduled to visit India on 25th August for the 6th round of negotiations,” government sources told news agency ANI.
Five rounds of negotiations have already been held, with the last round taking place from July 14-18, 2025, in Washington DC. India and the US are discussing tariff concessions and market access in key sectors, aiming to finalise an interim deal.
The talks cover various areas, including market access, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), digital trade, customs, and trade facilitation. Officials from both sides have engaged in in-depth talks, making progress towards crafting a balanced agreement with early wins.
