https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70518 An invitation has been extended to India to join the Pax Silica initiative to secure and diversify silicon and critical minerals supply chains through cooperation on mining, processing, and related manufacturing; a forthcoming signing will integrate India into the programme. Parallelly, the parties reached an Interim Agreement framework under which India will reduce or eliminate tariffs on US industrial and agricultural goods and the US will reduce Indian tariffs to 18%, alongside an Executive Order removing a prior 25% punitive tariff on specified energy imports. en-us Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:01:03 +0530 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70518 An invitation has been extended to India to join the Pax Silica initiative to secure and diversify silicon and critical minerals supply chains through cooperation on mining, processing, and related manufacturing; a forthcoming signing will integrate India into the programme. Parallelly, the parties reached an Interim Agreement framework under which India will reduce or eliminate tariffs on US industrial and agricultural goods and the US will reduce Indian tariffs to 18%, alongside an Executive Order removing a prior 25% punitive tariff on specified energy imports. News - Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:01:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70518