Both the countries have termed a media report regarding the trade deal between India and America as completely wrong. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore clearly said that India has not rejected any hasty trade deal. Talks between the two countries are going on in a positive manner and efforts are being made to complete the agreement soon.
In fact, a report claimed that India has refused to sign a trade agreement with America early and is waiting for better terms. Piyush Goyal was the first to reject this news. A few hours later, US Ambassador Sergio Gore also called it fake news.
Fake news alert! No one has rejected anything. Both sides had very constructive meetings and reaffirmed their commitment to finalizing a trade deal. We continue to stay actively engaged.
Reuters – you can do better! https://t.co/7LARDhhtCg— Ambassador Sergio Gor (@USAmbIndia) July 13, 2026
India-US talks continue: Gore
Sergio Gore wrote on social media platform X, Fake news alert! No one has rejected any offer. There have been very good and positive meetings between the two countries. Both sides have reiterated their commitment to complete the trade deal soon. Our talks are continuing. Taking aim at the news agency Reuters, he also wrote that better investigation should be done before publishing such news.
Earlier, Piyush Goyal also wrote on X that this news is completely false, baseless and misleading. He told that he had a very good meeting with US Trade Representative Jameson Greer in Delhi in June. Both countries agreed that an agreement would be reached that would be balanced and would benefit all businessmen, farmers, laborers and consumers of India and America. Goyal said that the teams of both the countries are in continuous talks and are working towards finalizing the agreement soon.
India-US trade deal in final stages
Last month, Sergio Gore had said that the India-US trade deal is now in the final stages. According to him, about 99% of the work of the agreement has been completed and only 1% of the issues are yet to be agreed upon. In the same month, Piyush Goyal had also said that this agreement will be completely fair and beneficial for both the countries. He said that India is trying to ensure that its products get more priority in the American market than other countries, so that Indian exporters and industries can get direct benefits.
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