Overview
- The Indian team led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain will meet U.S. counterparts in Washington from Monday to Wednesday, April 20–22, in the first in-person round in about three to four months.
- Negotiators will rework the pact after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down sweeping reciprocal tariffs and the administration applied a temporary 10% import tariff for 150 days under Section 122.
- The February outline had envisioned U.S. tariffs of roughly 18% on Indian goods, which officials now plan to recalibrate to preserve India’s comparative access to the U.S. market.
- The agenda includes USTR Section 301 investigations that cover India, one on forced-labour enforcement across about 60 economies and another on industrial policies in 16, and India has filed responses rejecting the allegations.
- The trip follows a 40‑minute Modi–Trump call on April 14, and any revised terms could soon guide exporters’ pricing and orders as the current 10% measure is due to lapse in July.