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India has opportunity to gain from US-China trade war: Wilbur Ross at WEF

US will highlight how India can step into the breach in Beijing's exports to Washington, Ross said

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Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, and Sunil Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprise, at India Economic Summit in New Delhi. Photo: Sanjay K Sharma

Dilasha Seth New Delhi

4 min read Last Updated : Oct 04 2019 | 2:24 AM IST

India has an opportunity to take advantage of the trade tension between the US and China, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said on Thursday at a World Economic Forum (WEF) event, even as the two sides are looking to sign a deal “quickly”.

The US will highlight how India can step into the breach in Beijing’s exports to Washington, Ross said at the session “Trading Against the Tide”, attended by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.

“India has a wonderful opportunity to take advantage of trade dissension elsewhere. In our one-on-one meeting with Goyal, we prepared a chart about

Topics : Piyush Goyal Wilbur Ross Trade deal US India relations

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