US and India Reach Trade Deal, Trump Announces Tariff Reduction
Washington D.C. – The United States and India appeared to be easing trade tensions as President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal that would lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, according to NPR Politics on February 3, 2026. The announcement followed months of strained relations between the two countries.
Diaa Hadid of NPR reported from Mumbai that there was "palpable relief" following Trump's announcement. While specific details of the trade deal were not immediately available, the move signals a potential thaw in the economic relationship between the two nations.
In other news, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed spending package on Tuesday to reopen much of the federal government, ending a four-day partial shutdown, Time magazine reported. The 217-to-214 vote sent the measure to President Trump's desk. The legislation funds large swaths of the government for the rest of the fiscal year, but only extends financing for the Department of Homeland Security until Feb. 13.
Meanwhile, concerns are rising over the future of nuclear arms control between the United States and Russia. According to Vox, the New START treaty, a 15-year-old nuclear arms control agreement between the two countries, is set to expire. Joshua Keating, a senior correspondent at Vox, raised the question, "Is a new US-Russia arms race about to begin?"
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