India negotiating US trade deal from position of strength – commerce minister

原标题：印度以实力地位与美国进行贸易谈判——商务部长

New Delhi believes an agreement with Washington should help it gain greater market access for labour-intensive goods

新德里方面认为，与华盛顿达成的协议应有助于其劳动密集型产品获得更大市场准入

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India will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with the US from a position of strength, keeping New Delhi’s national interests in mind, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said, according to the Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.

印度商务部长皮尤什·戈亚尔表示，印度将以实力地位与美国进行双边贸易协定谈判，并将新德里的国家利益置于首位。据《印度商业线报》报道。

Washington and New Delhi are engaged in negotiations for a trade agreement and are racing to meet a July 9 deadline set by US President Donald Trump, in order to avoid reciprocal tariffs.

华盛顿与新德里正就贸易协定展开谈判，双方正力争在 7 月 9 日前达成协议，以避免美国总统唐纳德·特朗普设定的互征关税期限。

”Today, India negotiates from a position of strength,” Goyal said at a summit on Saturday, according to the report. “We are self-confident and can compete with anybody in the world.” The minister said India did not negotiate under deadlines. “We negotiate keeping national interest in mind, and national interest is paramount in all our global engagements,” he added.

"如今印度是以实力地位进行谈判，"戈亚尔在周六的峰会上表示。"我们充满自信，能与全球任何国家竞争。"这位部长强调印度不会在期限压力下谈判。"我们始终将国家利益放在首位，国家利益是我们所有国际交往中的最高准则，"他补充道。

Since returning to office in January, Trump has launched a tariff campaign aimed at protecting US manufacturers. It culminated on April 2 with a set of measures on what he called ‘Liberation Day’, including a blanket 10% tariff and up to 70% on countries he accused of treating the US most “unfairly.”

自 1 月重返白宫以来，特朗普发起了一场旨在保护美国制造商的关税行动。4 月 2 日，他在所谓的"解放日"宣布了一系列措施，包括全面征收 10%的关税，以及对那些被他指控对美国"最不公平"的国家征收高达 70%的关税，使这场行动达到高潮。

“India wants a trade deal where it would get market access in its areas of interest, including labor-intensive goods, and it should have sustained preference over other countries in these areas,” a source familiar the matter told the Hindu BusinessLine. Some Indian media outlets have reported that a trade deal with the US is in its conclusion phase, while others said an agreement would be finalized in stages. “India has already offered to bring down tariffs in a number of sectors for American goods while insisting that its red lines in sensitive areas, including agriculture and dairy, be respected,” the Times of India cited a source as saying. 

“印度希望达成的贸易协议能使其在感兴趣的领域获得市场准入，包括劳动密集型商品，并在这些领域持续保持相对于其他国家的优势，”一位知情人士向《印度商业线报》透露。部分印度媒体报道称印美贸易协定已进入收官阶段，另有消息称协议将分阶段敲定。《印度时报》援引消息人士称：“印度已主动提出降低多个领域对美国商品的关税，同时坚持要求对方尊重其在农业和乳制品等敏感领域的底线。”

Last week, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Financial Express that the country could not do anything that would weaken its agriculture or the positions of its farmers. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, bilateral trade between India and the US touched $131.8 billion, with a trade surplus of $41.18 billion for New Delhi, according to the Indian Commerce Ministry.

上周，印度财政部长西塔拉曼向《金融快报》表示，该国不会采取任何可能损害农业或农民利益的行动。根据印度商务部数据，2024-25 财年印美双边贸易额达 1318 亿美元，新德里方面实现贸易顺差 411.8 亿美元。

In Trump’s second term, the US has signed new trade deals with the UK and Vietnam. Washington has also reached a temporary deal with Beijing to limit tariffs at 30% – after hiking them to 145% in a series of tit-for-tat increases earlier this year.

特朗普第二任期内，美国已与英国和越南签署了新贸易协议。华盛顿方面还与北京达成临时协议，将关税上限控制在 30%——此前在今年早些时候的几轮报复性加税中，关税曾一度飙升至 145%。