Indian and American officials have postponed a three-day meeting scheduled for this week to discuss their interim trade deal, people aware of the matter said, describing a chain of events since Friday as likely to impact the March timeline New Delhi and Washington had agreed upon for an interim trade deal. The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down President… Continue reading "India, US postpone interim trade deal talks"
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said India will have no problem in purchasing goods worth USD 500 billion from the US over the next five years, terming it a very conservative number, given that India’s growing economy will generate a demand of about USD 2 trillion. At present, he said, India could source imports worth about USD 300 billion… Continue reading "500 billion dollar trade possible with US: Union Minister Piyush Goyal."
Union minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said discussions between India and the United States are underway on the trade deal. He said that the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement between the two country is almost ready. “The formal agreement is also being drafted and could take about a month to a month and a half to finalize. It… Continue reading "India-US trade deal to be signed next month: Union Minister Piyush Goyal"