India-US Trade Deal | FM Sitharaman Says India, US Trade Talks Have Hit A Plateau

India and the United ​States have reached a plateau in their trade deal ‌talks, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday, a further sign that the two sides have hit a ​wall on a crucial deal. Giving or taking ​more beyond that plateau would be "very, very difficult" for both ⁠countries, Sitharaman said at an event in New ​Delhi. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said last week that an agreement was not imminent, after a ​meeting with Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal in ​the United States. "It's been a hard and very vigorously negotiated ‌agreement. ⁠The negotiations are still ongoing," Sitharaman said. The two countries have been negotiating a trade agreement since February 2025 as they seek to deepen ​economic ties and ​resolve long-standing ⁠market access issues. Sitharaman said the trade balance between the two countries ​was in India's favour and the deficit ​was ⁠Washington's