India is accelerating trade agreement negotiations with multiple global partners, including the UK, EU, and Mercosur, to diversify export markets and mitigate the impact of US tariffs. This strategic move follows a period of rapid dealmaking and aims to spread economic risk, particularly in response to US actions under the Trump administration. While talks with the US for a trade deal remain elusive, India is pursuing arrangements with nearly every major economy to bolster its export and manufacturing sectors.