USTR chief Jamieson Greer to visit India June 23–24 as interim trade deal nears finalization

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will visit India on June 23–24 for ministerial-level talks aimed at finalizing the first phase of an interim trade deal and advancing a broader Bilateral Trade Agreement. Both sides are working toward signing the initial phase by mid-July, with India seeking tariff cuts on certain exports while offering to lower duties on U.S. industrial goods and key farm products such as tree nuts, fruit, wine and sorghum. Negotiators are moving under pressure from a July 24 deadline tied to the U.S. administration’s 10 per cent blanket tariff period, while talks also run alongside a USTR Section 301 probe linked to forced-labour concerns.