India Wants a US Trade Deal With an ‘Urgency’ Not Seen Before – Bloomberg

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1. SS: **Summary: India Urgently Pushing for US Trade Deal Amid Tariff Tensions**

   India is showing unprecedented urgency in securing a bilateral trade deal with the United States, according to Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar. This comes after President Trump’s imposition of **26% reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods** on April 2, despite plans for a trade deal announced during PM Modi’s visit to the White House in February.

   – **Jaishankar emphasized** that India is now more proactive than ever in pushing for the deal and has had more discussions with the US in the last six weeks than with the EU in two years.
   – **India aims to finalize the agreement by fall 2025**, viewing it as a chance to strengthen its role in global supply chains.
   – While the tariffs are a concern, India sees them as less severe compared to what some regional rivals face.
   – Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal added that while India wants quick progress, it won’t rush negotiations at the expense of national interest.

   India is also negotiating trade agreements with the **EU and UK**, and recent comments from European leaders signal growing urgency on that front too—driven in part by Trump’s return to the White House.

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4. As much as people want countries to take principled stands against the US and to punish Trump the best thing for everyone is to make a reasonable deal and come to terms. India would suffer greatly under this new tariff and it won’t really help the US

5. This is exactly the type of realignment we need. Move away from a near peer who is aggressive to a more accommodating ally, who is a regional power.

6. Well, an US that can now be said to be truly, deeply commited against China (and ditched Pakistan), that now is searching for new exporters and not that concerned about that pesky human rights thing is very much an ally that India is interested in.

   Will see how negotiations go, things are easier said than done, and there’s egos clashing, but is possible.

7. India is in an interesting position managing to be friends with both the US & Russia. As the US tried to court India, India no doubt views it as a way to combat China. If the US is serious about pivoting towards more amicable relations with Russia (since I get some vibes that this is the vague direction of Trump) we could see some semblance of a plan here regarding isolating China.

   Unfortunately I wouldn’t have done this in a way that blew up my existing alliances, but beggars can’t be choosers I suppose?

   I’m curious if my guess is correct

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