Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is in the United States this week spearheading high-level negotiations as India and the US push to conclude a long-awaited bilateral trade agreement, a senior government official confirmed Wednesday.

Goyal is joined by a delegation of senior ministry officials, including Special Secretary and India’s Chief Negotiator Rajesh Agrawal. According to an ANI report, the team is holding wide-ranging discussions with American counterparts on both trade and non-trade issues. The ministerial delegation is expected to return to India by the end of the week.

Building on New Delhi talks

The talks build on a day-long round of discussions in New Delhi on September 16 between US Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch and Agrawal. The Commerce Ministry described those

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