India to seek tariff reprieve in meeting with US officials

India will seek an exemption from President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs when US officials arrive in the country on Tuesday for talks over a bilateral trade agreement, people familiar with the matter said.

- Bloomberg

Brendan Lynch, the US assistant trade representative for South and Central Asia, and a team of officials will visit India from 25-29 March as part of ongoing trade discussions, the US embassy in New Delhi said in a statement on Monday.

Officials in New Delhi are expected to make the case for a reprieve from the reciprocal tariffs, which are scheduled to take effect on 2 April, people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private.