India, April 14 -- In April 2026, India and the United States are trying to turn a fragile trade truce into something more durable. An interim agreement reached in February stopped a sharper break, and fresh talks are set to resume in Washington after weeks of delay.

At the same time, contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump has helped keep the wider relationship from sliding further. That matters because this dispute is no longer only about customs duties.

It now touches trust, supply chains, energy buying, defence links, and each side's view of the other as a long-term partner.

Several rounds of talks have already taken place, yet the hard choices remain. The immediate crisis has eased, but the real tes...