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'Saving big deal for later': US President Trump dashes trade pact hopes

Trump also hinted that he remained unhappy with the current levels of import tariffs placed by India on American goods

Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad
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Preparations underway for the Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad. US President Donald Trump will be on a two-day visit to India on Feb 24-25 | Photo: PTI

Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
Dashing hopes of a possible bilateral trade deal during his upcoming visit to India, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a comprehensive agreement would take much longer to finalise. 

“Well, we can have a trade deal with India, but I’m really saving the big deal for later on. We’re doing a very big trade deal with India. I don’t know if it’ll be done before the election,” Trump said in Washington DC.  The US is set to hold its presidential elections in November.

Trump, who will be on his maiden visit to India on February 24 and 25, also

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