Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and US Deputy Trade Representative Rick Switzer held detailed discussions in Delhi on 10th December 2025 to address issues stalling the bilateral trade agreement. This is seen as a positive step to tide over months of tensions marred by 50% tariffs on Indian imports imposed by US President Donald Trump. 

Officials of both governments admit that they have been attempting to converge on a first-off bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for a broader free trade agreement. Despite the public impression of negativity, officials have been negotiating a comprehensive agreement across multiple sectors.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the two discussed the strength of the India-US economic and technology partnership, ongoing trade negotiations, and opportunities to boost two-way trade and build resilient supply chains. Switzer also held talks with Ministry of Commerce and Industry top officials. 

Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on 10th December that discussions with the US were moving forward steadily towards a bilateral trade agreement. Goyal will be meeting the US trade delegation. He admitted that trade negotiations take time, and discussions with the US have various angles, and many dots have to be connected. He refused to put a deadline on such deals. 

In Washington, DC, the US capital, testifying before the US Senate Appropriations Committee, US Trade Representative Jamieson confirmed that India’s offers on pending trade issues were “the best that the US has ever received.”