While praising India’s engagement, Lutnick pointed to the sheer complexity of the talks — covering over 7,000 tariff lines — as a key reason for the slower pace. “It just takes time, it takes work,” he said,

The US and China both reported “substantial progress” after two days of talks in Switzerland aimed at de-escalating a trade war, marking what Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng called “an important first step” toward resolving differences.

Emma Farge reports on the U.N. beat and Swiss news from Geneva since 2019. She has produced a string of exclusives on diplomacy, the environment and global trade and covered Switz