India Eyes Fall Deadline for US Deal Amid Trump Threats

Indian officials are planning to continue negotiating with the US for a bilateral trade deal by fall of this year even if US President Donald Trump follows through with threatened tariffs this week, people familiar with the matter said.

New Delhi is less optimistic about securing an interim agreement with the Trump administration before an Aug. 1 deadline when higher US duties kick in, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. If India is slapped with higher duties on its imports this week, officials see this as a temporary measure until talks on a broader bilateral deal are concluded in the fall, they said.