Overview
- US Ambassador Sergio Gor said he looks forward to welcoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio to India this month for bilateral talks and a minister-level Quad meeting.
- Indian media report plans for meetings with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, plus a call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a public reception in New Delhi.
- The US State Department highlighted about $20.5 billion in new investment commitments from Indian companies at SelectUSA, pointing to deeper economic ties and new jobs in the United States.
- Negotiators say a US–India trade deal is close, yet progress is slowed by a Supreme Court ruling that curbed use of an emergency law for tariffs and by temporary tariff tools that complicate the final text.
- Washington is using a short-term authority that enables a 10% across-the-board import tariff, which expires on July 24, creating practical pressure to wrap up a formal agreement before that window closes.