US-India trade deal faces tariff and energy disputes ahead of Rubio visit

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit India next week to strengthen bilateral relations and discuss trade issues, but months of friction over a stalled trade deal remain unresolved. Rubio will travel to Mumbai and Jamnagar to focus on investment and energy, bypassing the Indian capital. Negotiations have hit a plateau, with legal challenges to US tariffs and disagreements over agriculture and energy imports complicating an interim agreement. India seeks tariff rates competitive with regional rivals like Vietnam, while Washington pushes for more US energy purchases. Goods exports to the US rose 21 percent in August, but renewed tariffs could hurt India's growth outlook.


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