Republic Summit 2026: 'India Eyes Trade Pact With US Ahead Of July 24', Says Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal

Republic Summit 2026: While unveiling the logo of Republic Business at the Republic Summit 2026, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal told Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief, Arnab Goswami, that India is keen on inking the India-US trade pact ahead of July 24, 2026.

This comes ahead of US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer’s arrival in India today for ministerial level discussions linked to the India-US trade deal.

Further, the Union Minister noted that his effort in closing any deal was made while prioritising preferential access for India's exporters, industries, farm products, and seafood exports in comparison to other countries in ASEAN region.

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From inking the 'Mother Of All Deals' with the European Union to inching closer to sealing the deal with both the UK and the US, Piyush Goyal said these trade deals will open greater opportunities for India.

Highlighting a recent anecdote from the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, Goyal said what was supposed to be a minute spent on each stall, displaying India's deep-tech focused products, ended up being over 15 minutes spent on each startup stall by both French President Emanuel Macro, and Prime Minster Narendra Modi.

Further, he noted that Macron was so engrossed in the Indian products on display that he offered his business card to several of these Indian startups. Meanwhile, India was also the partner country at VivaTech held in Paris this year.

On other hand, Goyal said that what makes all free trade agreements with India, including trade pacts with Australia, and New Zealand special is that the South Asian country has persevered the interest of its farmers, fishermen, and those involved in dairy trade. 

Several top political leaders, business icons, innovators and cultural figures gathered at this event to discuss India's rise as a global power under the theme 'Great Power India: Nation First', including Ashwini Vaishnaw, Piyush Goyal, Anil Kapoor, and Himanta Biswa Sarma. 

(This is a developing story)