In a clear pushback to the United States's tariff threats, Union Commerce and Industries Minister Piyush Goyal said India does not do "trade deals in a hurry" or with a "gun to our head". Goyal's comments come as the US is threatening additional tariffs on India over its trade ties with Russia.

Addressing the Berlin Dialogue in Germany, Goyal said trade deals should be approached with a long-term perspective, and they cannot be done "in the heat of the moment."

Adding India is actively negotiating trade pacts with the European Union and the US, Goyal said, "We are in active dialogue with the EU. We are talking to the US, but we do not do deals in a hurry and we do not do deals with deadlines or with a gun to our head."

Goyal said India is looking at newer markets to overcome the high ta

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