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India team heads to US to seal deal text
Hindustan Times Gurugram
|February 17, 2026
India’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim agreement in line with the February 7 joint statement of the two countries, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, adding that Washington is expected to reduce the 25% reciprocal tariff on Indian merchandise exports to 18% soon, perhaps as early as this week.
“The joint statement pertains to the framework agreement that was reached between India and the US... The joint statement lays down the contours o
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