New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- India will resume trade discussions with the US on 16 September, with Washington's chief negotiator scheduled to arrive in New Delhi late Monday, commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal said.

The talks for a bilateral trade agreement were to be held on 25 August but postponed as the US imposed an additional 25% levy on Indian goods from 27 August as a penalty for buying Russian oil. With the US's tariffs at 50%, India is among the most heavily penalised US trading partners.

Barthwal said trade discussions with the US were continuing at multiple levels-including diplomatic, ministerial, and at the level of chief negotiators.

"On the trade front, the team led by the [US] chief negotiator will be coming to India, and base...