Trade agreement with U.S. only delayed & not stuck, says govt.

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  • An Indo-U.S. trade deal has been delayed but is not “stuck”, the government said on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump confirmed that negotiations will not be completed in time for his visit next week.
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  • Trump on trade deal: “We can have a trade deal with India but I am saving the big deal for later on. We’re doing a very big trade deal with India”
  • Timing of the comments: The comments come days after U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer cancelled a trip to India to finalise a mini-trade deal that the two countries were hoping to finalise during the visit.
Source
The Hindu




Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 20th Feb 2020