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India, U.S. discuss ways to increase trade

India, U.S. discuss ways to increase trade

The Hindu
Friday, August 20, 2021 09:53:03 AM UTC

Union Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier said that India-U.S. trade pact were off the table for now

A day after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that hopes of an India-U.S. trade pact are off the table for now, U.S. Ambassador to India, Atul Keshap, spoke to the Indian Minister for over two hours, discussing trade between the two countries. While Keshap tweeted about the meeting, there were no immediate comments from the Commerce Ministry over the discussions that happened on Friday. "I had a very useful exchange of views with Commerce Minister PiyushGoyal about how USIndia trade can and should attain the $500 billion vision set by Potus. Across our spirited 2+ hour discussion we agreed our democracies should work more closely to advance our mutual prosperity," Mr. Keshap tweeted.
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