NEW DELHI: India\u2019s trade minister Piyush Goyal started on a trip to the United States on Monday to pursue trade talks, two government officials said, with weeks to go for President Donald Trump\u2019s planned reciprocal tariffs.
\nGoyal\u2019s visit was sudden, as he departed after canceling previously scheduled meetings until March 8, the officials said. He is also the minister for industry.
\nIndia\u2019s trade ministry did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
\nDuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s visit to the US last month, both nations agreed to work on the first segment of a trade deal by the fall of 2025, aiming for bilateral trade worth $500 billion by 2030.
\nTrump\u2019s proposal to impose reciprocal tariffs from early April on trading partners including India is worrying Indian exporters in sectors ranging autos to agriculture, with Citi Research analysts estimating potential losses at about $7 billion a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DELHI: India\u2019s trade minister Piyush Goyal started on a trip to the United States on Monday to pursue trade talks, two government officials said, with weeks to go for President Donald Trump\u2019s planned reciprocal tariffs. Goyal\u2019s visit was sudden, as he departed after canceling previously scheduled meetings until March 8, the officials said. He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464872,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-464859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n