India and the United States have reached a “plateau” in their trade deal talks, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says. She adds that moving beyond that point—either by giving more or taking more—would be “very, very difficult” for both countries.
The comments signal that negotiations on the broader trade agenda are not progressing in a straightforward way. Other outlets report that the timing follows remarks by the US Trade Representative’s office in which senior US trade official Jamieson Greer said an agreement with India was not imminent.
While the outlets share the same core message from Sitharaman, they frame it slightly differently: Investing.com and Business Line emphasize that talks are stalling, while Cyprus Mail highlights the sense that both sides have hit a wall on a crucial deal. Free Malaysia Today focuses on linking Sitharaman’s statement to the earlier US signal of no near-term agreement.
