{
  "id": 16600561,
  "title": "India-US trade deal enters fine-tuning stage as most talks conclude, says Piyush Goyal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/india-us-trade-deal-enters-fine-tuning-stage-as-most-talks-conclude",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:16:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-us-trade-deal-enters-fine-tuning-stage-as-most-talks-conclude-says-piyush-goyal/articleshow/135211604.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India and the United States have finalized most talks for a bilateral trade pact, with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announcing the agreement is now in a fine-tuning stage following a visit to the Netherlands. Goyal, accompanied by a business delegation, highlighted that India has concluded nine free trade agreements in the last four and a half years. The US had initially reduced tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18%, and further negotiations are underway to finalize the interim agreement, which will eliminate or reduce tariffs on various US industrial goods and agricultural products. India has pledged to buy $500 billion worth of US energy products, aircraft, and technology over five years, while increasing trade in technology products such as GPUs. Non-tariff barriers, including those affecting US medical devices and ICT products, are also set to be addressed. Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamie Pressly Greer during the G20 Trade Ministerial and reported the talks as productive. A delegation of around 100 businesses and startups led by Goyal is currently in the Netherlands, with meetings scheduled with Dutch ministers on trade, economic affairs, climate, and foreign trade and development cooperation.",
  "summary": "India and the US are refining their bilateral trade agreement after concluding most discussions on the deal. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal indicated significant progress has been made towards finalizing the agreement. Recent talks have involved high-level meetings between officials from both nations, focusing on tariff reductions and trade frameworks. Goyal is currently leading a significant…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}