February 5, 2026
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, ORF America had an interview from ANI that was reposted in The Tribune about the recent trade agreement between the United States and India — highlighting Trump’s announcement that the United States will reduce Indian tariffs to 18%:
"It has brought a sense of relief to those who were concerned about the very high tariffs of 50 per cent that have been in place since September of last year and which now appear to go away," Jaishankar said during the interview.
Jaishankar explained that while the broad strokes of the agreement are public, the specific mechanics of the deal are still being finalized.
We're still awaiting details on the sequencing and I think we should expect in the next few days a joint statement by the two governments that will outline next steps, including the technical details on how to proceed forward with this trade deal," he stated.
February 5, 2026
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, ORF America was interviewed by ANI about the new U.S.-India trade deal and its impacts on future relations:
February 4, 2026
Dhruva Jaishankar, Executive Director, ORF America was interviewed by Shiv Aroor of NDTV about the recently announced trade deal between the United States and India: