US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said that the offers made by India in the ongoing bilateral trade talks are the “best offers Washington has received as a country”, although there was “resistance” on some row crops. Row crops are plants like corn, cotton and soybeans, grown in spaced rows

USTR said his team is currently in India working on further opening up of agricultural markets.

Agri redlines

New Delhi, however, is firm about not compromising on its sensitivities in agricultural products, including genetically modified (GM) soya and corn, as well as meat & dairy products not aligned with India’s religious and cultural beliefs, sources said.

The USTR acknowledged as much in his deposition to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday.

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