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After 'Howdy Modi,' Trump and PM could sign limited trade deal: Report

The deal under discussion with India would lower some tariffs on US produce and restore preferential treatment for some Indian exports to the United States, sources said

Billboard of Howdy, Modi! event, which will be held on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets top executives of US firms
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Billboard of Howdy, Modi! event, which will be held on Sunday, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets top executives of US firms

David Lawder and Neha Dasgupta | Reuters Washington/New Delhi
The United States and India are racing to negotiate a limited trade deal that US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can sign at the United Nations General Assembly in New York at the end of September, people familiar with the talks said a deal between the world's most populous democracies would be a welcome victory for Trump, whose administration has made little headway negotiating an end to its prolonged trade war with China. Trump is also expected to sign a deal with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week that lowers Japanese farm tariffs.

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