India terms one-day trade talks with US ‘positive’, ‘forward-looking’

The Indian Commerce and Industry Ministry termed the one-day trade discussions held between the United States and India yesterday in New Delhi ‘positive’ and ‘forward-looking’.

A US delegation led by Brendan Lynch, Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia, met Indian trade officials headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal.

The Indian Commerce and Industry Ministry termed the one-day trade discussions held between the US and India yesterday in New Delhi ‘positive’ and ‘forward-looking’.
A US delegation led by Brendan Lynch, Assistant USTR for South and Central Asia, met Indian officials.
“It was decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement,” the ministry said.

A few days back, President Donald Trump had announced that negotiations between the two countries would resume soon to address ‘trade barriers’.

“It was decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement,” the ministry said in a release.

The two sides are now expected to hold a formal sixth round of negotiations.

“Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a very Happy Birthday! He is doing a tremendous job,” Trump wrote on Truth Social yesterday.

Responding on X, Modi wrote, “Thank you, my friend, President Trump, for your phone call and warm greetings on my 75th birthday. Like you, I am also fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights.”

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