U.S., India trade deal in final steps: Sergio Gor
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- Sergio Gor announced on June 30, 2026 at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership Summit in Washington that the U.S.-India trade deal is in its "final steps," with only the last 1% of negotiations remaining after nearly 18 months of talks
- Gor said he was "determined to bring this to a close," arguing that once the deal outpaces the European trade deal timeline, the U.S. would be in "good shape"
- President Trump and PM Narendra Modi share a personal rapport driving bilateral ties, per Gor, with Trump continuing to talk about his last visit to India and "holding it in a very fond place"
- Gor expressed hope Trump would visit India again, saying the previous trip was "one of his most remarkable visits"
- Quad Foreign Ministers are scheduled to meet in the Philippines in approximately two weeks, Gor disclosed at the summit
Why it matters: After 18 months of stalled negotiations, the U.S.-India trade deal reaching 99% completion signals a potential breakthrough in the bilateral economic relationship. The parallel announcement of Quad Foreign Ministers meeting in the Philippines within two weeks shows the security track under the same partnership advancing alongside the economic one, with both tracks now converging under Trump and Modi's personal diplomacy.
