NEW DELHI: Any trade deal between India and the US has to respect New Delhi’s “red lines” and efforts are underway to reach an understanding, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday against the backdrop of a downturn in bilateral ties over Washington’s policy on tariffs.

In an interactive session at an event, Jaishankar acknowledged that there were “issues” between India and the US and many of them were linked to the inability to firm up the proposed trade deal, even as he noted that “there are things you can negotiate and there are things you can’t”.

The external affairs minister said both sides have not arrived at a “landing ground” on trade discussions and that an understanding was necessary as the US is the world’s largest market. But at the same time, he said India’s r

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