Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 7: A high-level US trade team led by Deputy US Trade Representative Rick Switzer will visit India next week in a last-mile effort to resolve pending differences and seal the long-awaited bilateral trade agreement (BTA) before December-end, a source familiar with the talks said.

Switzer, along with Brendan Lynch, the US chief negotiator for the pact, is expected to meet Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal for what officials describe as the final round of talks ahead of the signing. Formal negotiations began earlier this year following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s February visit to Washington.

The upcoming discussion comes close after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, where both nations agreed to boost bilateral trade t

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