India’s Trade Push Meets a Slow US Deal—and Opens a Qatar Route

India’s trade talks with the United States are still short of a finish line: US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said a deal was not imminent, while External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said a trade agreement could help improve ties. For Indian exporters, the message is mixed—Washington remains a major negotiating table, but not a quick win.

Trade Routes

• United States: Talks continue, but differences and changes in the US tariff landscape have kept negotiations...