Unable to dictate terms, US calls Indian trade negotiators ‘recalcitrant’ but hopes deal by Oct-end

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said trade talks with India remain stuck, with Washington calling New Delhi “a bit recalcitrant” as it resists opening its agriculture and dairy markets, even as a tariff row with President Trump escalates.

Unable to dictate terms, US calls Indian trade negotiators ‘recalcitrant’ but hopes deal by Oct-end
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said trade talks with India remain stuck, with Washington calling New Delhi “a bit recalcitrant” as it resists opening its agriculture and dairy markets, even as a tariff row with President Trump escalates.