The headlines have lately been filled with stories of rising tension between the U.S. and India, sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his insistence on India cutting back its purchases of Russian oil, but Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal was upbeat on Tuesday about the prospects of signing a trade deal by November.

Goyal told an investor conference in Mumbai that all of India’s trade negotiations are going well, including “very active and significant progress” on a free trade agreement with the European Union. He said other agreements with nations like Oman, Chile, and Peru were in an “advanced stage.”

“I do hope that things will get back on track soon and we will conclude a bilateral trade agreement by autumn, November or so, as was discussed by our two leade

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