Kamal Ghorui
India expects a US delegation to visit the country for the next round of bilateral trade talks, though dates for the meetings are yet to be finalised, an official told news agency PTI on Monday.The development comes after Indian officials travelled to Washington DC in April for in-person discussions with their US counterparts to advance negotiations on an interim trade agreement and the broader India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).“Now we expect the US team to visit India next for trade talks. No dates have been decided,” the official said, PTI quoted.Following the April meetings, both sides agreed to remain engaged and maintain momentum in negotiations.Officials from India and the US discussed issues including market access, non-tariff barriers, technical barriers to trade, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, digital trade and economic security alignment.India and the US had issued a joint statement on February 7 outlining a framework for an interim trade agreement focused on reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade.The framework also reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to negotiating a wider bilateral trade agreement.Trade between the two countries remained robust during 2025-26.India’s exports to the US rose marginally by 0.92 per cent to $87.3 billion during the fiscal year, while imports from the US increased 15.95 per cent to $52.9 billion.India’s trade surplus with the US narrowed to $34.4 billion in 2025-26 from $40.89 billion in the previous fiscal year.
