Piyush Goyal allays exporters’ fears on US reciprocal tariffs, confident of $900 bln exports in FY26
Piyush Goyal on Thursday assured exporters that the government is working overtime to protect India’s interests in the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) being negotiated with the United States but said that the country cannot be protectionist at a time when the world is moving towards reciprocity. The US has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs on many countries including India from April 2.
He also allayed the concerns of the industry with regard to the US and called on them to reflect on their strengths and share their demands and interests with the government for better engagement with Washington.
“Reflecting on the reciprocal tariffs, he has cautioned the councils to come out of their protectionist mindset and encouraged them to be bold and ready to deal with the world from a position of strength and self-confidence,” the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement after Goyal held a consultation with export promotion councils and industry associations.
Reminding them of the budgetary announcement of Export Promotion Mission focusing on new products, new markets and new exporters, Goyal urged the industry to come forward with suggestions to effectively shape the schemes to achieve the desired goal.
Reflecting on the changing global scenario, the minister assured that the government is working on overtime basis, and will leave no stone unturned to ensure a good future for Indian exporters, both merchandise and service and to protect the interest of the country, according to the ministry.
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On the ongoing efforts on bilateral agreements, he said that the government is concurrently acting on several tracks and each one of those tracks is aimed at ensuring best interest of the Indian

