India to Seek Relief From US Probes in Trade Deal Talks

India will seek relief from US investigations when trade negotiators from the two nations meet this week for finalizing an interim trade pact, an official familiar with the matter said.

A US trade team led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch is visiting New Delhi this week to hold talks with its counterparts to advance negotiations and finalize the details of the interim agreement the two nations agreed upon in February.

The two nations had reached an agreement before the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs. However, soon after the office of the US Trade Representative ...