India-US trade deal: Calling India a ‘tough nut’ to crack, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday also said that India gives some of the ‘best offers’. Greer’s comments assume significance at a time when a US delegation is in India for another round of talks for a bilateral trade agreement between the two countries. The Donald Trump administration has imposed a 50% tariff rate on Indian exports to the US. 25% of this tariff is for India’s crude oil imports from Russia, which the US wants brought to a complete halt. Trade deal talks between the two countries have continued, and both sides are looking to seal the first tranche this year. The USTR Jamieson Greer has indicated that India's proposals for the planned trade agreement are the "best" they have received, as di

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