India Offers ‘Zero Tariff’ Trade Deal To US, Says Donald Trump

New Delhi: During a gathering with trade leaders in Doha, US President Donald Trump shared that India has proposed a bilateral business care for the United States that would considerably receive advantages American exporters. “They are offering us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariffs,” Trump mentioned, highlighting India’s be offering of 0 price lists on a variety of US items. However, he didn’t reveal additional information about the proposal.//

The US President additionally mentioned he advised Apple CEO Tim Cook to drop plans for increasing production in India and as a substitute center of attention on construction extra amenities within the United States. “Apple will be upping its production in the United States,” Trump added.//

As a part of ongoing discussions at the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, representatives of India’s Department of Commerce and the Office of the USA Trade Representative held fruitful discussions, at a gathering in Washington, from April 23-25, to conclude the primary tranche of the Bilateral Trade Agreement through the autumn (September-October) of 2025. This adopted previous bilateral discussions held in March, 2025 in New Delhi.

“During the meetings in Washington, D.C., the team had fruitful discussions on wide ranging subjects covering tariff and non-tariff matters. The team discussed the pathway for concluding the first tranche of the mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement by Fall of 2025, including through opportunities for early mutual wins,” the Commerce Ministry had mentioned,

While productive sectoral knowledgeable degree engagements have taken position during the digital structure, in-person sectoral engagements are deliberate from finish May, the commentary mentioned. The productive discussions are a part of bilateral efforts in keeping with ‘Leaders’ Statement of February 2025’ to give a boost to and amplify India-US financial ties and provide chain integration during the Bilateral Trade Agreement, it added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all the way through his seek advice from to Washington in February this 12 months, held talks with Trump on negotiating the primary tranche of a mutually recommended, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement through the autumn of 2025.

The two leaders resolved to deepen the US-India business dating to advertise expansion that guarantees equity, nationwide safety and task introduction. To this finish, the leaders set a daring new purpose for bilateral business — “Mission 500” — aiming to greater than double general bilateral business to $500 billion through 2030. (With IANS Inputs)