India hopes to reach an agreement with the U.S. before Trump's tariff deadline Delhi has "hopes" of reaching a trade agreement with the United States before the 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends on July 9, said India's Foreign Minister.

In an interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro on Tuesday, S. Jaishankar, who is on a four-day visit to Belgium and France, said that India and the United States had already begun trade negotiations before Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs on April 2 to global partners, including up to 27% for India.

"Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi met with Donald Trump in February and they decided to further open access to our respective markets," Jaishankar told the newspaper.

"We hope to reach an agreement before the tariff suspension ends on July 9".