US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said that India is likely to become the first country to finalise a bilateral trade agreement with the United States.

United States President Donald Trump said he expected to wrap up trade deals with US partners looking for lower tariffs in the next three or four weeks. Trump disclosed this in his first ‘100 days’ interview with Time magazine,

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he expects India to strike the first bilateral trade deal to avoid President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, according to the New York Post. A 26 per cent ‘reciprocal’ tariff on Indian exports to the US is currently on a pause set to expire on July 8.

The latest attack on civilian tourists in Kashmir has been one of the worst attacks in the region since 2019, resulting in a tit-for-tat measure between India and Pakistan.

A deadly militant attack on tourists in the Pahalgam area of India's Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir has drawn widespread international condemnation.