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October 6, 2026 1:10 PM

Piyush Goyal discusses fresh investment opportunities, deeper business ties with global firms in US

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held separate meetings with senior executives of AIA Group, General Atlantic and IBM in the US, with discussions focused on deepening investments, expanding business ties and strengthening collaboration in insurance, financial services and frontier technologies. Goyal held talks with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna on expanding the company's longstanding presence in India and strengthening cooperation in emerging technologies. The discussions wit...

September 30, 2026 12:12 PM

India flags impact of SRIA on bilateral ties, global energy market: MEA

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveyed India’s concerns over the implications of the recently enacted Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA) for bilateral ties and the international energy market during a meeting with a bipartisan US Congressional delegation, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday. The meeting was held in New Delhi on Sunday and was led by Brian Mast, Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during his bi-weekly ...

June 24, 2026 5:28 PM

India, US review progress on bilateral trade agreement as USTR Jamieson Greer visits New Delhi

India and the United States have taken another significant step toward strengthening their economic partnership, with both countries reviewing progress on a proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) during the visit of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to New Delhi. Greer, who led an official U.S. delegation to India from June 22 to 24, held a series of discussions with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal aimed at advancing negotiations on a comprehensive trade pact and fina...

June 18, 2026 5:39 PM

Amit Shah, Sergio Gor discuss strengthening security cooperation between India and US

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held talks with U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in New Delhi, focusing on enhancing bilateral security cooperation, particularly in the areas of counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics. The meeting comes amid growing strategic engagement between India and the United States and follows high-level interactions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald J. Trump on the sidelines of the recent G7 Summit in Evian, France. In a post o...

June 18, 2026 12:28 AM

US-India relations ‘cannot be closer’, says Trump, signals near-final trade deal with India

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday described United States–India relations as “stronger than ever” and said a trade agreement with New Delhi was “very close”, while also assuring that Washington would stand by India if it came under attack, underscoring the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries. In a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, Trump repeatedly praised bilateral ties and lauded the Indian leadership. �...

June 3, 2026 2:38 PM

India engages US on proposed tariffs, continues talks on trade framework agreement

India is actively engaging with the United States over proposed tariffs under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, while simultaneously continuing discussions aimed at finalising a bilateral trade framework agreement, the government said on Wednesday. According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has concluded investigations involving 60 economies, including India, concerning measures adopted by these countries to regulate or...

May 29, 2026 10:27 AM

Piyush Goyal engages with global industry leaders in New York to boost India-US economic ties

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday held discussions with more than 50 leading global business and industry executives in New York as part of efforts to deepen India-US trade, investment, innovation and supply-chain partnerships. The roundtable meeting was hosted by the Consulate General of India, New York in collaboration with the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum. In a post on X, Goyal said he highlighted India’s strong economic growth story, reform-driven busi...

April 17, 2026 12:13 PM

Trump congratulates Delhi L-G Taranjit Sandhu, lauds role in strengthening India-US ties

The United States Embassy in India on Friday shared a post by US President Donald Trump congratulating former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu on assuming charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, highlighting his diplomatic experience and contributions to strengthening India-US ties. “Congratulations to Taranjit Sandhu on becoming the new Lt Governor of Delhi! As a seasoned diplomat and former Ambassador to the United States, he has always shown deep commitment to strengthening the US-India ...

January 26, 2026 8:41 AM

Rubio calls India-US ties historic as Washington sends Republic Day wishes

The United States stressed the depth of its relationship with India, extending greetings to the country on Republic Day and highlighting expanding cooperation across strategic sectors and sustained engagement in the Indo-Pacific. “The United States and India share a historic bond,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as Washington congratulated the people of India on their national occasion. “On behalf of the people of the United States, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the pe...

January 2, 2026 8:59 AM

Trump ‘completely messed up’ India-US ties: Congressman Subramanyam

Indian American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam said President Donald Trump has ‘completely messed up’ the India-US relationship, warning that deteriorating ties between the world’s two largest democracies are hurting both countries’ economic and strategic interests. ‘In the end, the Trump administration has completely messed up the US-India relationship,’ Subramanyam said, pointing to a sharp reversal from Trump’s first term. ‘This was an administration which, in its first term, ...