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<p class="" data-start="0" data-end="428"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">US President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that India has offered the United States a bilateral trade deal that would essentially eliminate tariffs on a range of American goods. Speaking during a meeting with business leaders in Doha, Qatar, where he is on a state visit, Trump said, &ldquo;They are offering us a deal where basically they are willing to literally charge us no tariffs.&rdquo; However, he did not provide further details.</span></p>
<p class="" data-start="430" data-end="666"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trump also mentioned that he advised Apple CEO Tim Cook to reconsider plans to expand manufacturing in India and instead focus on increasing production within the US. &ldquo;Apple will be upping its production in the United States,&rdquo; he added.</span></p>
<p class="" data-start="668" data-end="1011"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In related developments, officials from India&rsquo;s Department of Commerce and the Office of the US Trade Representative held productive discussions in Washington from April 23-25 to finalize the first phase of the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, aiming for completion by fall 2025. This followed earlier talks held in New Delhi in March 2025.</span></p>
<p class="" data-start="1013" data-end="1381"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Commerce Ministry noted that these discussions covered a wide range of tariff and non-tariff issues and paved the way for concluding the first tranche of a mutually beneficial, multi-sector agreement by late 2025, including opportunities for early mutual gains. While some sectoral engagements have occurred virtually, in-person meetings are planned from late May.</span></p>
<p class="" data-start="1383" data-end="1860"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">These ongoing negotiations align with the Leaders&rsquo; Statement from February 2025, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump agreed to deepen economic ties and supply chain integration through this Bilateral Trade Agreement. During Modi&rsquo;s Washington visit that month, the two leaders set an ambitious target &mdash; &ldquo;Mission 500&rdquo; &mdash; to more than double bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030, focusing on growth that promotes fairness, national security, and job creation.</span></p>
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India has offered the United States a bilateral trade

During a state visit to Qatar, President Trump reveals India’s proposal to eliminate tariffs on American goods, advancing India-US trade ties with a target to double bilateral trade by 2030

Trump says India offers US a zero-tariff bilateral trade deal

During a state visit to Qatar, President Trump reveals India’s proposal to eliminate tariffs on American goods, advancing India-US trade ties with a t ...

May 15, 2025 | 17:17 IST