Modi signals US-India trade progress after Trump meeting

US president says they are ‘very close’ to a deal, calling Indian PM a ‘tough negotiator’

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had been “significant progress” in long-running talks with Washington for a trade deal, according to a statement issued yesterday after his meeting with President Donald Trump.

The leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Evian in France on Wednesday, their first face-to-face talks since February 2025 in Washington.

“The leaders noted with particular satisfaction the significant progress made in negotiations towards an interim Bilateral Trade Agreement”, a readout of the meeting from India’s foreign ministry read.

Asked if the US and India are close to a trade deal, Trump told reporters in Evian that they were “very close”.