New Delhi: As India and the United States began a fresh round of trade talks this week, an early comment from Washington drew immediate notice. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer described India as a “very difficult nut to crack”, though he also acknowledged that some of the proposals coming from New Delhi are among the “best offers” Washington has ever received. His comments came as a senior American delegation reached New Delhi for two days of negotiations aimed at building the first phase of a long-pending bilateral trade agreement.

He made the statement during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington on Tuesday (December 9). He pointed to India’s hesitation in opening its market to certain agricultural products, including corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton, which

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