U.S. team may visit India next month for trade talks: Piyush Goyal

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Published 5/21/2026, 10:46:51 AM · Updated 5/21/2026, 1:55:14 PMBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

U.S. team may visit India next month for trade talks: Piyush Goyal

Key points

  • The U.S. team is likely to visit India next month for trade talks with their counterparts in New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday (May 21, 2026).
  • The Indian side visited Washington, DC, in April for an in-person round of meetings with their U.S. counterparts to finalise the details of the interim pact and take forward the negotiations under the broader bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
  • When asked if the U.S. chief negotiator for the BTA will accompany U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Mr. Goyal said "he's not coming with him, but there is some plan for them to come next month".
  • Rubio will undertake a four-day visit to India beginning May 23 to further cooperation in the fields of trade, defence and energy.
  • This will be his first visit to India.

Quick context: team is likely to visit India next month for trade talks with their counterparts in New Delhi, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday (May 21, 2026).

Published May 21, 2026.


📌 Source: The Hindu

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