Nirmala Sitharaman
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Oct 9, 2026
Dawn ShacklefordGUEST
And I think, um, it was not necessarily planned, but I think things recently got worse with the, um, the Russian sanctions bill.
Dawn ShacklefordGUEST
And so India has been very clear, you've heard this from, um, Finance Minister Sitharaman as well as Commerce Minister Goyal, that they need to have a deal where they have some type of comparative advantage vis-à-vis other countries, um, in the region.
Dawn ShacklefordGUEST
So Bangladesh, Vietnam, they are not, certainly not gonna accept a worse tariff rate than those, and they actually want something better.
Dawn ShacklefordGUEST
This is a top priority for India.
Mariam FarooqiHOST
But merchants and several industry groups have pushed back, arguing that the move could hurt festive season spending.
Mariam FarooqiHOST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has now said stakeholders, including banks, merchants, payment companies, and NPCI, will decide the timing.
Mariam FarooqiHOST
So the debate is very much alive.
Mariam FarooqiHOST
And while India's digital payment ecosystem debates fees, another policy conversation is gathering pace: AI regulation.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
Taking our next story.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
The headline here is, Sitharaman says weaponized tariffs complicating U.S. trade deal talks.
Karan RaoHOST
And this is from Scroll.in, right?
Ayesha MehtaHOST
Yes.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
According to Scroll.in, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has bluntly stated that trade negotiations between India and the U.S. have completely plateaued.
Karan RaoHOST
It's fascinating how quickly this unraveled.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
It really is.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
Oh, absolutely.
Karan RaoHOST
India-U.S. trade deal reaches negotiation plateau.
Karan RaoHOST
The Hindu reports that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the Munich Security Conference, stated that the India-U.S. trade deal has reached a plateau.
Ayesha MehtaHOST
She was remarkably candid, wasn't she?
Karan RaoHOST
Very candid.
Shakthi HarikrishnanHOST
Let's get started.
Shakthi HarikrishnanHOST
The India-US trade talks appear to have reached a plateau, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying further concessions may be difficult as tariff pressures persist.
Shakthi HarikrishnanHOST
The US has imposed 50% tariffs on India, while fresh concerns have emerged over proposed tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy.
Shakthi HarikrishnanHOST
The Air India Group is considering integrating key functions such as HR, Finance, IT and Engineering across Air India and Air India Express to reduce duplication and costs while retaining their separate brands and business models.
Rebecca BundonCORRESPONDENT
This is the latest sign that it's proving very, very challenging for India and the US to actually close a bilateral trade deal.
Rebecca BundonCORRESPONDENT
Nirmala Sitaraman, India's finance minister, said the talks had reached a point, but beyond this, it's proving very difficult to actually... secure some additional give and take.
Rebecca BundonCORRESPONDENT
To get it over the line, she said this would be very, very difficult for both countries.
Rebecca BundonCORRESPONDENT
She said that it's been a very hard and vigorously negotiated agreement.
speaker_1HOST
India says US trade talks have reached a plateau.
speaker_0HOST
India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says negotiations with the United States are still continuing but have reached a point where further concessions would be very difficult.
speaker_0HOST
The talks have been running since 2025 and cover politically sensitive questions including tariffs, agriculture, and market access.
speaker_0HOST
The significance is that both sides now appear to acknowledge how hard the remaining compromises will be without declaring the negotiations dead.
Rudy MartinezHOST
[swoosh] India's finance minister said trade talks with Washington may have reached a plateau.
Rudy MartinezHOST
Nirmala Sitharaman said in remarks reported Monday that negotiations are still ongoing.
Rudy MartinezHOST
She said India would like to believe both sides have reached a plateau beyond which giving or taking might be very, very difficult.
Rudy MartinezHOST
The trade balance is very much in India's favor, she said.
Shashank BhargavaHOST
The bench said that the Supreme Court will examine who modified the form after receiving a report from the Election Commission.
Shashank BhargavaHOST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that the India-US trade deal talks have hit a plateau beyond which giving or taking might be very, very difficult.
Shashank BhargavaHOST
Her comment comes days after United States Trade Representative Jameson Greer said that signing the deal is not imminent as both countries have identified a universe of items that are sticking points.
Shashank BhargavaHOST
India-US trade relations are undergoing a fresh challenge ever since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on countries, including India and China, that continue buying Russian oil and gas.
Govindraj EthirajHOST
A trade deal with the United States was never close at hand, at least for the last year, but it looks like the Indian side has thrown up its hands.
Govindraj EthirajHOST
India's Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Monday said that talks have reached a plateau beyond which a compromise would be difficult.
Govindraj EthirajHOST
This followed comments from the United States Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, on Friday, who said that a trade deal was in its final stages but not imminent.
Govindraj EthirajHOST
The two sides had agreed to an interim deal earlier this year, but negotiations have been going on since then.
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