India and the United States remain committed to finalising a trade agreement, with both sides holding fresh rounds of discussions last month, NITI Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said, expressing optimism that the deal could be concluded soon.

“The good thing is, both sides have still committed to having a trade deal. Discussions and negotiations happened last month, and both sides are hopeful,” Subrahmanyam said, adding that ministerial-level engagements are also currently underway in the US. Advertisement

The NITI Aayog CEO clarified that the ongoing tariff tensions have not yet impacted trade flows, as both countries share deep-rooted commercial linkages that cannot be unwound quickly. “Let me be very clear — this is my assessment based on talking to people on the ground. Building trade c

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