He assured that India aims for a mutually beneficial deal. Speaking on the India-US trade deal, Randhir Jaiswal, during the MEA weekly press briefing, said, “India and the United States were committed to negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US as far back as the 13th of February last year. That is, since then, the two sides have held multiple rounds of negotiations to reach a balanced, mutually beneficial trade agreement. The characterisation of these discussions, the reported remarks, is not accurate.”He added, “We remain interested in a mutually beneficial trade deal between two complementary economies, and look forward to concluding it." “Incidentally, Prime Minister and President Trump have also spoken on the phone on eight occasions in 2025, covering various aspects of our wide-ranging.

Source: Mint January 09, 2026 11:46 UTC