Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, has called the latest developments in India-US bilateral activities on trade a "strong deal in the pipeline". At the NDTV Profit Conclave 2026, Sanyal pointed out India's measured response to all the external factors such as tariffs and other pressure tactics never threw the country off balance. "We never escalate things, but we don't easily back down either," Sanyal told NDTV Profit. Reiterating this point, he said, "We had some [deals] with Australia, the UAE, the UK. The European Union, and of course one with the US as well. One important thing is that we never escalate things, but we do not easily back down either," he said.