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Sriram Lakshman

Washington, D.C., United States

Senior Associate Editor and Foreign Correspondent at The Hindu

Foreign Correspondent. Tweets are personal and retweets aren’t endorsements.

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  • 1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sriram Lakshman

    Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the government was interested in doing trade deals with rich countries and democratic allies, as he distanced himself from previous governments’ efforts to explore deals with countries he considered competitors. Mr. Goyal’s comments were made at the India Global Forum 2025 conference, during a conversation with Ian Blatchford at London’s Science Museum.

  • 1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sriram Lakshman

    In the U.K. for a conference, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal criticised the Opposition for criticising the government overseas. Mr. Goyal was speaking at a discussion at the Science Museum as part of the India Global Forum 2025.

  • 1 week ago | flipboard.com | Sriram Lakshman

    12 hours agoOne of the engines of the Air India plane that crashed last week was new, while the other was not due for servicing until December, the airline's chairman has said. In an interview with an Indian news channel, N Chandrasekaran said that both engines of the aircraft had "clean" histories. "The right …

  • 1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sriram Lakshman

    Watch | Piyush Goyal optimistic about India-US trade pact ahead of July 9 tariff deadline | Video Credit: Sriram Lakshman | Shikha Kumari A Will India and the U.S. strike a trade deal before Trump’s tariffs kick in? Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking to The Hindu in London, says talks are ongoing and a preliminary agreement could be in sight before the July 9 deadline. But key sectors like dairy remain unresolved.

  • 1 week ago | thehindu.com | Sriram Lakshman

    As the clock ticks towards U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ to kick in on July 9, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed optimism that India and the U.S. could sign a preliminary or early tranche of a larger trade deal before that date, though he stopped short of confirming a deal would be signed. “We are in continuous dialogue.

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