Will only sign mutually beneficial pact, won't sign any deal under deadline: Piyush Goyal on India-US trade deal
US-India FTA
,
Commerce and Industry Minister
Piyush Goyal said Friday that India will only sign
trade agreements
that are
mutually beneficial
and will not rush into any deal under external deadlines, according to ETNOW.
"Will only sign mutually beneficial pact, won't sign any deal under deadline. India is in talks with various nations for trade deals," the union minister said.
Goyal stressed that negotiations with the Donald Trump administration remain ongoing. 'India is in discussions with various nations for trade deals,' he noted.
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