With the long-awaited India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) finalised after nearly two decades of intermittent negotiations, the market circle is abuzz with speculations that the long-discussed and frequently derailed India-US trade deal can also be sealed in the near future. Eyes on India-US trade deal At first glance, the logic appears compelling that an India-EU FTA may nudge the US to finalise a long-stuck trade deal with India. However, despite multiple rounds of negotiations, a final India-US trade deal remains elusive. Some experts even believe that an India-EU trade deal may infuriate Trump and derail the trade talks. "An India–US trade deal will depend more on New Delhi’s willingness to liberalise further and Washington’s readiness to compromise.

Source: Mint January 28, 2026 11:35 UTC