<h1>India-US trade agreement to cut tariffs, grant zero duty in select categories, and boost MSMEs, exports and jobs.</h1> The proposed India-US interim trade framework would expand market access for exporters and strengthen MSMEs and labour intensive industries while safeguarding agriculture. Reportedly, average US tariffs on Indian products would be reduced from about 50% to 18%, with zero duty in selected categories; tariff cuts for textiles and apparel and zero duty for silk products are expected to benefit cluster based, labour intensive regions.