The president has published just 22 letters, many to minor trading partners like Brunei, Moldova and Sri Lanka.

President Donald Trump's suspension of reciprocal tariffs ends Friday and the United States has only managed a small portion of his goal for new trade deals.

That raised the total duty on Indian exports to 50% - among the highest of any U.S. trading partner. The president has a history of rapidly reversing himself on tariffs and India has said it remains actively engaged in discussions with Washington.

India has paused plans to acquire U.S. military equipment worth billions of dollars, in the first concrete sign of diplomatic fallout after President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on exports this week,

The planned visit by Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to Washington, where new defense purchases were to be announced, was canceled. According to two sources, while the possibility of proceeding with the purchases remains,

In a statement, Defence Ministry officials said India is not pausing any defence purchase talks and procurement are progressing as per extant procedures.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to the US has also been cancelled, the report added. The development could not be independently confirmed by the time the preliminary reports emerged. India has paused talks on US arms purchase amid the ongoing tariff tensions between the two countries,

"The news reports on India pausing the talks related to defence purchases with the US are false and fabricated," the Ministry of Defence said.