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U.S.-India trade deal improves relations, but strain still shows

NPR | By Diaa Hadid,
Emily Kwong
Published February 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM EST

After months of wrangling and much tension, India and the US have finally released a framework for an interim trade agreement

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Diaa Hadid
Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. She is based in NPR's bureau in Islamabad. There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world.
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Emily Kwong
Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast explores new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, Monday through Friday.
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