The decision has reportedly come after the court shut down Donald Trump’s tariffs imposed on various American trading partners
India has deferred sending a delegation to the US to finalize a trade deal after the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports from various countries, Reuters has reported, citing a source.
In a six-to-three vote on Friday, the court ruled that it was “unconstitutional” for the US president to unilaterally set and change tariffs, since the power to tax rests with Congress.
An Indian delegation, led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain, was scheduled to leave for Washington on Sunday to finalize the legal details of the interim framework of a trade deal.
“The decision to defer the visit was taken after discussions between officials of the two countries,” Reuters cited an anonymous source as saying. “No new date for the visit has been decided.”
Last week, Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said an interim trade deal between India and the US will be operational in April.
India and the US announced an interim trade deal earlier this month, after months of negotiations following a steep 50% tariff imposed by Washington on the South Asian nation in August 2025.
Washington reduced India’s tariff burden to 18% from the earlier 50%, which was the highest for any country in Asia. Half of the tariff was for New Delhi’s imports of Russian oil.
The US has said that as a part of the deal, India would stop buying oil from Russia, a claim that New Delhi has not confirmed.
