'We know India has long history of agriculture...': USTR Greer hints US accepting 'red lines'

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer concluded his two-day visit to New Delhi, having held multiple meetings with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal during which they reviewed the core elements of the interim trade agreement as well as the broader Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday (June 24, 2026).w Delhi on June 24, 2026. While both sides “noted substantial progress” by the negotiating teams in recent months on the deals, the statement failed to mention any deadlines for either deal. The BTA had been announced in February 2025 and was scheduled to be completed by the fall of that year. The framework for the interim agreement was signed in February this year, and the deal itself was to have been completed by April-May 2026.