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India, US chief negotiators to begin four-day trade talks from June 1
Jun-01-2026

The chief negotiators of the US and India are set to commence four days of discussions from June 1, 2026 to finalize the terms of the interim trade agreement, following a framework agreement reached in February. The US team will be headed by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch. India's chief negotiator is Darpan Jain, who is an additional secretary in the Department of Commerce. 

The commerce ministry stated that ‘The two sides are proposed to finalise the details of the interim agreement and take forward the negotiations under the broader bilateral trade agreement (BTA) on multiple areas such as market access, non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation, investment promotion, and economic security alignment.’

India and the US issued a joint statement finalising the contours or framework of the first phase of BTA or an interim trade agreement on February 7. Both countries must now work out and finalize the legal provisions of the deal. The framework reaffirmed both countries' dedication to advancing the broader India-US BTA negotiations.


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