Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Richard M Rossow, has described the United States’ tariff approach as appearing “wobbly” to many of its partners.He noted that while some tariff measures have been applied globally or to large groups of countries, the only very specific exception was the original Russia

India and the United States issued a joint statement on 7 February 2026, agreeing upon a framework for an Interim Agreement that would serve as a stepping stone towards a comprehensive Bilateral Trade Agreement.This framework reaffirmed both nations’ commitment to advancing negotiations and ensuring reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade relations.From 1 to 4 June 2026, a delegation from the