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Is the "big, beautiful' India-US trade deal in trouble?
Mr Rossow says the "second issue is India's non-tariff barriers. Issues like India's growing set of 'Quality Control Orders' (QCO) are significant obstacles to US market access and may prove tricky to meaningfully handle in a trade deal".
U.S. trade deal fallout won't hurt India's growth, says ANZ
Amid reports of roadblocks in the trade negotiations between India and the U.S., ANZ's Chief Economist for Southeast Asia and India Sanjay Mathur believes that India's growth will not take a hit if the deal does not work out.
"We are very close with India" on trade deal, Bessent tells Fox News
The U.S. and India are nearing a deal to lower tariffs on American imports to the South Asian country and to help India avoid levies imposed by the Trump administration rising sharply next week, Treas
India seeks to seal interim trade deal with US this week
India is on track to seal an interim trade agreement with the US as soon as this week to avert Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs, according to two people briefed on the talks. The interim deal,
"We Are Very Close With India": US On Trade Deal: Report
The U.S. and India are nearing a deal to lower tariffs on American imports to the South Asian country and to help India avoid levies imposed by the Trump administration rising sharply next week.
Indian officials extend US visit to iron out trade deal, sources say
By Manoj Kumar and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Officials from India will extend their Washington visit to try to reach agreement on a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and address lingering concerns on both sides,

India's Sigachi factory fire death toll rises to 39

Italy court acquits consultant in India helicopter case
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India begins building its own 'bunker buster bomb' with massive warhead
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Heavy rainfall expected across India over next 6-7 days, says IMD
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X, India spar over lawyer's 'Tom, Dick, and Harry' remark for government officials
A lawyer for Elon Musk's X told an Indian court on Tuesday that every "Tom, Dick, and Harry" government official had been ...
Drowning in EMIs? How India’s middle class is caught in vicious circle of debt, savings, SIPs
India’s booming retail investment culture masks a growing crisis: rising personal debt and vanishing savings among the middle ...
Niti Aayog paper on India-US trade deal goes offline, raising questions
The paper called for lower tariffs on soybean and corn from the US, both of which would be genetically modified, while their ...
The Prada Sandal That Led to Cries of Cultural Theft in India
An uproar over a shoe that resembles leather footwear worn by many Indians shows a growing sense that the country should be ...
'Why are foreigners so stingy in India?': Australian woman in Mumbai sets the record straight
An Australian woman in Mumbai questioned why wealthy foreign tourists avoid spending money, opting for budget travel instead.