While addressing a press briefing with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Trump said, "I'll be announcing that next week, reciprocal trade, so that we're treated evenly with other countries."
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has urged the new administration in US to prioritise reciprocal trade agreements with India, particularly in defense, digital services, pharmaceuticals, and among others.
India is the 18th SOSA partner of the US after Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has engaged in discussions with an official delegation from the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER), exploring avenues for enhancing reciprocal participation in trade exhibitions hosted by both nations.
Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko and Phillippines Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) treaty documents in the presence of President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
Jaishankar said that India has been a key provider of development assistance to the Maldives and the projects have benefited the lives of the people of the country.
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to be the chief guest at India's 75th Republic Day celebrations today. This marks a unique reciprocal exchange following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France on its National Day in July 2023.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday summoned the Canadian High Commissioner to India Cameron MacKay. The High Commissioner was seen visitng the MEA headquarters at South Block, New Delhi.
The arrangement is aimed at providing reciprocal benefits to accredited and trusted exporters of both signatories in the clearance of goods by the Customs authorities of the importing country.
Similar to Tokyo's current Status of Forces Agreement with the United States, the Japan-Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement will make it easier for Australian Defence Force and Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel to deploy more quickly.
S Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin concluded his India visit on Monday, the US Department of Defence said. The importance of defense innovation remained one of many keynote points of discussions during Austin's visit here.
In a tit-for-tat move, China has expelled Canada's consul in Shanghai after Ottawa announced that it was expelling a Chinese diplomat who was accused of trying to intimidate a Canadian lawmaker critical of Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority.