**Summary:**
In response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3815, answered on August 12, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry provides an update on India's ongoing trade negotiations. India is actively pursuing new trade agreements with the U.S.A. and the European Union, and is also engaged in amending its existing trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Regarding the India-USA Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), negotiations were launched in March 2025. As of August 12, 2025, five rounds of negotiations have been held, with the most recent round taking place in Washington, D.C. from July 14-18, 2025. The aim of the BTA is to expand trade and investment, deepen the India-US trade relationship, and promote growth that ensures fairness, national security, and job creation.
For the India-EU Free Trade Agreement, twelve rounds of negotiations have been concluded as of July 2025.
Concerning the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (signed in 2009), nine rounds of negotiations have been completed. The tenth round is scheduled for August 10-14, 2025.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Jitin Prasada, provided this information.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe, engaged in trade agreement negotiations with India.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations: A regional intergovernmental organization comprising Southeast Asian countries, party to a trade agreement with India (ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement) which is under review.
U.S.A.: The United States of America, a country engaged in trade agreement negotiations with India.
SHRI V K SREEKANDAN: Member of Lok Sabha who asked the unstarred question regarding trade agreements.
SHRI JITIN PRASADA: Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, who provided the answer to the question regarding trade agreements.
ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement: A trade agreement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signed in 2009, currently under review.
IndiaUSA Bilateral Trade Agreement: A proposed bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States of America.
IndiaEU Free Trade Agreement: A proposed free trade agreement between India and the European Union.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3815
ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025
TRADE AGREEMENTS
3815. SHRI V K SREEKANDAN
Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री) be pleased
to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that various teams of Indian negotiators actively seeking to sign
new trade agreements with countries and regions such as U.S.A. and European
Union and amend the existing deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that India was seeing good progress in its negotiations with
the European Union and less satisfactory progress on the review of the free trade
agreement with the ASEAN, if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether it is also true that as far as bilateral trade agreement with the U.S., the
negotiations with the U.S. authorities did not materialize favourbly despite many
rounds of talk with them; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (e) India is actively engaged in the negotiations with the U.S.A. and the European
Union. It is also engaged in review of ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement signed in
2009. Government of India is involved in the discussions on the India-USA Bilateral Trade
Agreement (BTA) with the aim to expand trade and investment and deepen the India-US
trade relationship to promote growth that ensures fairness, national security and job
creation. India US bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations were launched in March 2025.
Five rounds of negotiations have been held, the last being from July 14-18th, 2025 at
Washington, USA. For India-EU Free Trade Agreement, twelve rounds of negotiations
have been concluded till July 2025.
For review of ASEAN India Trade in Goods Agreement, 9 rounds of negotiations
have been completed between the two sides. The 10th round is scheduled from 10-14
August, 2025.
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