On Friday, India stated that its officials engaged in “constructive” talks with their US counterparts during a Washington visit this week, with both sides agreeing to continue discussions to finalise a mutually beneficial trade deal soon.

“Both sides exchanged views on possible contours of the deal,” the commerce ministry said in a statement.

A delegation led by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited the US from September 22 to 24 and met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and ambassador-designate Sergio Gor.

Goyal and Greer also joined a meeting between India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, India’s foreign ministry spokesperson said.

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