Amid ongoing tensions over trade, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday that the US should sign the free trade agreement with India on the "dotted lines" if the Donald Trump administration is satisfied with New Delhi's proposals. He was responding to comments made by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, who described India's offer as the "best ever" received by the United States.

He welcomed that assessment but declined to disclose the contours of India's offer. He also refrained from setting any timeline for the conclusion of the long-discussed free trade agreement between the two nations. "His happiness is very much welcome. And, I do believe that if they are very happy, they should be signing on the dotted lines," Goyal said.

The minister's co

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