印度外交部长苏杰生表示，如果印度与美国能够达成贸易协定，将有助于推动双边关系走上“更好的”轨道。他指出，此前对于谈判能够迅速取得进展的预期，已受到更为复杂的现实情况的考验。
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said a trade agreement between India and the US, if concluded, would help put the bilateral relationship on a "better" track. He said expectations that the negotiations could move quickly had been tested by a far more complex ground reality.
在第81届联合国大会高级别会议周闭幕之际，苏杰生在纽约亚洲协会举办的一场特别对话会上发言时表示，双方已达到“对贸易协定基本达成共识”的阶段。与此同时，他也提到，美方发生的变化，包括新的“301条款”调查程序，引发了关于何时达成协议的疑问。
Speaking at a special conversation hosted by the Asia Society in New York as the high-level week of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly concluded, Jaishankar said the two sides had reached a stage where there was "more or less an understanding on the trade agreement". At the same time, he said changes on the American side, including the new Section 301 process, had raised questions about when the deal should be closed.
在由前美国外交官、亚洲协会政策研究所杰出研究员丹尼尔·拉塞尔主持的对话中，苏杰生被问及印美关系，特别是过去一年中的贸易和关税问题，以及需要做些什么才能使双边关系走上“更好的轨道”。他说：“嗯，我想如果我退一步审视这段关系……我注意到世界上大多数国家与美国的关系都更加困难。我的意思是，这或许算不上什么安慰，但这就是现实。”
During a conversation moderated by former American diplomat and Asia Society Policy Institute distinguished fellow Daniel Russel, Jaishankar was asked about India-US relations, especially trade and tariffs over the past year, and what would be needed to put ties on a "better track". "Well, I think if I stand back and look at the relationship,... I note that much of the world has had a more difficult relationship with the US. I mean that may not be a consolation, but that's a reality," he said.
他补充说，影响双边关系的问题之一就是贸易谈判。在谈到其中涉及的“利害关系”和“复杂性”时，他表示：“请记住，印度是一个由小生产者、小农业生产者和小工厂组成的社会。除了印度和美国之间的人均差距外，生产性质和社会性质也截然不同。”苏杰生说：“贸易谈判需要一定程度的……”“我们原本期望谈判能够迅速推进，但现实情况却要复杂得多。”
He added that one of the issues affecting ties was the trade negotiation. Pointing to the "stakes" and "complexity" involved, he said, "Bear in mind, India is a society of small producers, small agriculture producers, small factories. Apart from the per capita gap between India and the United States, the nature of production, nature of society is very different." Jaishankar said, "A trade negotiation required a certain amount of ... patience and detailing to see it through The expectation that it could rapidly move forward, I think, was tested against a ground reality which was much more complex."
在谈到商业和工业部长皮尤什·戈亚尔的言论时，他表示，现在的问题在于美国方面的情况发生了哪些变化，以及新的第301条款程序将如何影响这项贸易协议。戈亚尔说：“第301条款程序仍在进行中，相关讨论尚未结束。因此，我们的关键问题是：在协议已经进展到如此深入的阶段时，该如何最终确定协议的细节。”他还补充道：“不过，谈判过程中遇到的种种困难确实对两国关系造成了负面影响。如果最终能够达成协议，那将有助于改善两国关系。”
Referring to remarks by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, he said the issue now was what had changed on the American side and how the new Section 301 process would affect the agreement. "The 301 process is still in the works, it's still unfolding. So the issue for us is at what point do you close out an agreement which is very, very far advanced," he said. "But the period that it took to reach it, that did create bumps last year for the relationship. So presumably, if that agreement is closed out, that would be one point which would contribute to a better relationship," he added.
印度和美国曾在2月份宣布完成了双边贸易协议第一阶段的框架。然而，美国关税政策的变化导致了进一步的谈判。此前，美国最高法院推翻了唐纳德·特朗普总统依据紧急权力实施的互惠关税措施，随后华盛顿调整了其关税政策。7月，美国根据《贸易法》第301条款，以印度存在‘强迫劳动’问题为由，对从印度进口的商品加征了10%的关税。
India and the US had in February announced the finalisation of the framework for the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. However, changes in the US tariff landscape led to further negotiations on the pact. The US Supreme Court had earlier struck down President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs imposed under emergency powers, after which Washington adopted a different tariff framework. In July, the US imposed an additional 10 per cent tariff on imports from India under Section 301 of the Trade Act after a probe into India's measures concerning goods produced with 'forced labour'.
尽管面临这些变化，双方仍继续进行谈判。上周，戈亚尔表示该贸易协议已经基本敲定，只需美国给予印度在美国市场上的竞争优势即可正式生效。他计划于9月29日至10月5日访问美国，参加在密尔沃基举行的G20峰会，并与美国贸易代表杰米森·格里尔讨论如何推进谈判进程。
The two sides have continued negotiations amid these changes. Last week, Goyal said the trade pact was "done and dusted" and would be executed once the US gives India the right competitive advantage over its competitors in the American market. He is due to visit the US from September 29 to October 5 to attend a G20 meeting in Milwaukee and hold talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on advancing the negotiations.
贾伊尚卡尔还指出，印美关系的走向在很大程度上受到美国国内局势的影响。“多年来，人员流动一直被视为一种经济上的积极因素。”
Jaishankar also said India-US ties were shaped to some extent by developments within the US. "For many years mobility was seen as an economic gain.
他说：“如今，流动性的经济学与流动性的政治学正处于相互矛盾的状态。”他补充道，在社交媒体时代，外交政策不再仅仅由国家、领导人、部长或外交官来塑造，公众舆论已成为一个主要因素，尤其是在民主国家。他总结说，印度“当然希望并期待两国关系能沿着上升轨迹发展”，但也补充道，在未决问题上取得进展对于建立更好的关系至关重要。（综合印度报业托拉斯消息——完）
Now, today the economics of mobility and the politics of mobility are at odds with each other," he said. He added that in the social media era, foreign policy was no longer shaped only by states, leaders, ministers or diplomats, and that public opinion had become a major factor, especially in democracies. Summing up, he said India would "certainly hope for and expect the relationship to move on an upward trajectory", but added that progress on unresolved issues would be important for building a better relationship. With PTI Inputs- Ends