US EditionIndia Denies US Trade Deal Stalled because 'Modi Didn't Call Trump'
India denies US claims that stalled trade talks were due to Modi not calling Trump; unresolved issues on agriculture and tariffs persist amid ongoing negotiations.
- On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said Howard Lutnick's characterisation of the talks was `not accurate` and noted India and the United States have held multiple negotiation rounds since February 13 last year.
- On the All-In Podcast, Howard Lutnick said the deal stalled because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call President Donald Trump and Washington gave Delhi three Fridays to close it.
- Washington has pressed for farm access while Delhi fiercely protected agriculture, with the US imposing 50 percent tariffs last year and $50 billion in Indian merchandise exports to the US from April to November 2025.
- The US moved on, concluding deals with other countries including Indonesia and Vietnam, while tariffs and rhetoric have strained ties; India says it remains interested in concluding a mutually beneficial deal.
- India says it made a final offer in the last months of 2025 for the first tranche and expects no further physical rounds soon, while US legislation greenlit by former President Donald Trump could authorise tariffs up to 500 percent.
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India-US trade talks falter over missed call
New Delhi: Efforts to finalize a trade agreement between India and the United States were derailed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not place a phone call to President Donald Trump, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Speaking on the All-In podcast, Lutnick said the deal was nearly complete but required a direct conversation between the two leaders. “It was all set up, and you had to have Modi call the President. They were unco…
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In fresh claims amid the protracted negotiations over the India-US trade deal, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not call US President Donald Trump after the deal was set up in May-July last summer, suggesting this as one reason why the agreement stalled. According to Lutnick, Indian negotiators subsequently returned to seek closure,… Continue reading "Deal stalled as Modi didn’t call: Lutnick; i…
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