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The US Trade Representative should be "signing on the dotted line" if they are "very happy" with India's offers, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, while addressing the press in Mumbai.

Goyal's remarks—a rare comment on the US commentary on trade talks—comes two days after USTR Jamieson Greer told a Senate Appropriations Committee that the recent offers made by India for a trade pact are the "best that the US has ever received."

Goyal, however, noted that a timeline cannot be imposed on the finalisation of India-US trade deal. His remarks came shortly after Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran hinted at March closure.

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