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An Indian trade mission will visit the United States this week for another round of talks, government sources told NDTV Profit on Monday.

The talks are on a positive trajectory and both sides are hopeful of concluding the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement by the year-end deadline, they said.

India will likely offer more purchases of gas and other forms of renewable energy from the US to bridge a trade surplus Washington has complained about.

The visit is likely to be steered by Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal, who was earlier the Chief Negotiator for the deal.

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