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Goyal, US Trade Chief Push for India-US Interim Trade Deal in Milwaukee
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Moneycontrol•01-10-2026, 10:09
Goyal, US Trade Chief Push for India-US Interim Trade Deal in Milwaukee
- •Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Milwaukee to advance an interim trade agreement under the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).
- •Goyal stated on X that the discussion was productive towards an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial interim agreement.
- •The meeting follows an ongoing push by New Delhi and Washington to finalize the initial phase of their trade pact, with negotiations continuing due to changes in US tariff landscape.
- •Goyal's visit is part of a week-long US tour, where he also urged American companies to expand their presence in India and explore co-investment opportunities.
- •The G20 trade meeting, where Goyal and Greer exchanged views, focused on wider changes to the global trading system, including the "Milwaukee Framework" for steel.
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Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Milwaukee to push for an interim trade agreement under the Bilateral Trade Agreement.
The two countries announced that they had finalised a framework for the first phase of the BTA in February.
Participating countries endorsed the 'Milwaukee Framework,' which is aimed at achieving stronger coordination on excess capacity, trade remedies, supply-chain monitoring, and transhipment.
