India-US interim trade deal: New Delhi draws red lines as Trump’s deadline approaches, says ball in Washington’s court

With India setting its red lines on key issues in sectors such as agriculture and dairy for the proposed interim trade agreement with the US, the ball is now in Washington’s court to finalise the deal, sources said. They said if issues are settled, an interim trade pact could be announced before July 9, which marks the end of the 90-day suspension period of the Trump tariffs announced on April 2 on dozens of countries, including India. “India has drawn its red lines… now the ball is in the US court,” a PTI report quoted sources as saying. India-US bilateral…