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India, US Push to Finalize First Phase of Trade Deal
Hindustan Times Jaipur
|May 21, 2025
Key issues include market access, rules of origin and non-tariff barriers
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday held discussions with US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington to expedite negotiations on the first phase of the proposed bilateral trade agreement between the two countries.
Goyal is in Washington for a ministerial-level meeting to review the progress of negotiations of the trade pact.
"Good discussions with Secretary @HowardLutnick towards expediting the first tranche of India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement," Goyal said in a post on X.
Goyal was in Washington in March also for the trade talks.
The minister-level meeting is followed by the deliberations between chief negotiators of the two countries, which will continue until May 22.
This story is from the May 21, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Jaipur.
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