India-U.S. interim trade pact likely to be operationalised in April, says Piyush Goyal

An interim trade agreement between India and the U.S. is likely to be signed in March and operationalised in April, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday (February 20, 2026).

Earlier this month, India and the U.S. released a joint statement announcing a framework for an interim trade agreement.

To finalise the text of the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement, the chief negotiators of the two countries will meet in Washington next week.

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The three-day meeting between the two teams will begin on February 23.