Washington: The United States is pushing ahead with intensive trade negotiations with India, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer telling lawmakers that New Delhi has made “the best we’ve ever received as a country” in ongoing discussions aimed at expanding market access for American farm products, including grain sorghum and soy. Speaking at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Greer said a USTR team was currently “in New Delhi, as we speak,” working through sensitive agricultural barriers. He acknowledged that “there is resistance in India… to certain row crops,” but stressed that India’s latest proposals marked an unusual opening. “They've been quite forward-leaning,” he told Senators in response to a question.

Greer suggested that India was now “a viable

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