Piyush Goyal says most trade issues with US resolved, announcement soon

Minister bats for 'much larger engagement' like a bilateral trade agreement

India and the US have resolved most of their broad trade differences and the countries must look at a much larger deal like a bilateral agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.

Addressing senior members of American industry at a conclave organised by the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), Goyal expressed optimism about the bilateral relationship that he said “is at their best ever now”. 

“We have almost resolved the broad contours of what we are going to announce. I do not see any great difficulty in closing the gap on the first announcement," he said.

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