United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said that Washington had received the “best ever” offer from India amid trade negotiations.

Greer told the US Senate Appropriations Committee that India has been a “difficult nut to crack”, citing New Delhi’s resistance to import agricultural products from the US.

“There’s resistance in India to certain row crops and other meats and products,” Greer said. “Like you said, they’re very difficult nut to crack. I agree with that 100%, but they have been quite forward leaning...the type of offers they’ve been talking to us about have been the best we have ever received, as a country.”

In August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India will not compromise on the interests of its farmers, livestock keepers and fisher

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