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India, US discuss the possibility of a free trade pact: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross also appreciated the substantial progress made by both sides on most of the outstanding issues

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Union Minister Piyush Goyal. Photo: PTI

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India and the United States on Thursday discussed the “possibility” of a free trade pact, India’s Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exchanged views “on the ongoing India-US trade discussions and appreciated the substantial progress made by both sides on most of the outstanding issues”, the statement said.
 

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