With tensions thawing between India and the US, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, is all set to travel to Washington DC on September 22 to “take forward” trade-related negotiations with an aim to achieve an early conclusion to a bilateral trade deal between the two economies.
On September 16, India’s chief negotiator, Special Secretary, Rajesh Agarwal, had met a team of officials from the US, led by Assistant Trade Representative and chief negotiator of the India-US BTA, Brendan Lynch, in New Delhi.
Goyal had affirmed on September 18 that trade talks between India and the US are progressing and “moving in the right direction”.
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“In continuation of these discussions, a delegation led by the Commerce and Industries Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal is visiting the United States for meetings with the US side on September 22, 2025,” said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in a statement.
“The delegation plans to take forward the discussions with a view to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement,” the statement added.
Earlier this month, the US’ ambassador-designate to India, Sergio Gor, had confirmed that US President Donald Trump had invited India’s trade minister to the US.
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