NEW DELHI (Reuters) -An Indian trade delegation has reached Washington for fresh talks on a trade deal with the United States, two Indian government sources said on Monday.
India’s chief trade negotiator, Rajesh Agrawal, is expected to leave on Tuesday to join the talks, said one of the sources, who declined to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
A spokesperson for India’s commerce ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trade talks between the two nations were progressing at a fast pace, India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal said at an event in New Delhi on Monday, adding that the aim was to reach an agreement that would be a win-win for both sides.
India is among the few countries that are still negotiating a trade deal with Washington, as President Donald Trump ramps up his trade war with the threat of sharply higher tariffs from August 1.
Goyal earlier said that New Delhi would make trade deals that were in the national interest and not just to meet deadlines.
(Reporting by Nikunj Ohri and Manoj Kumar; Writing by Tanvi Mehta and Shilpa Jamkhandikar, editing by YP Rajesh)
