Chief negotiators from the United States and India will start four-day discussions in New Delhi on June 1, 2026, to finalize details of an interim trade pact whose framework was agreed in February. The US delegation will be headed by Brendan Lynch, while India’s side is led by Darpan Jain, additional secretary in the Department of Commerce. The talks aim to complete the legal text of the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement and advance broader negotiations on market access, non-tariff measures, customs facilitation, investment promotion, and economic security. The February framework included US tariff reductions on Indian goods and Indian commitments to lower duties on American industrial and agricultural products. Recent US policy changes, including a Supreme Court ruling and new uniform tariffs, have prompted both sides to review the original terms. The US team will visit India from June 1 to 4 after an earlier April meeting in Washington. India has also proposed large-scale purchases of US energy, aircraft, and technology items over five years. The discussions occur amid new US investigations into supply chain issues involving India.
