Jamieson Greer Heads To India As Trade Deal Nears
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer will travel to India this week for talks with India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and other senior Indian officials as Washington and New Delhi seek to advance negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement that both countries say is nearing completion.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that Greer will visit New Delhi for discussions on the proposed trade pact.
According to the statement, Greer will meet Goyal and other senior Indian officials “to discuss the historic United States–India Joint Statement and the Interim Agreement as part of the broader US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations, launched by President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13, 2025.”
The visit follows recent remarks by US President Donald Trump, who said after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit that the two countries were “very close” to reaching a trade agreement.
A senior US administration official had also indicated earlier this month that American and Indian negotiators had been engaged in “quite intensive” discussions and that further talks would continue in India.
The US statement did not provide additional details about the agenda or duration of the visit.
The negotiations are part of a broader effort by Washington and New Delhi to build a comprehensive trade framework and deepen economic cooperation. (IANS)
