'We literally have the paper': US says India trade deal could be signed in months
A senior U.S. official stated that a bilateral trade agreement with India is nearly finalized and could be signed within three to four months. The remaining delays are attributed to procedural U.S. trade investigations rather than unresolved bilateral disputes.
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A trade deal between the world's two largest democracies would significantly alter economic ties and market access for both nations.
A long-awaited India-US trade agreement could be signed within the next three to four months, with negotiations between the two countries now virtually complete, a senior US official said on Wednesday.Speaking on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers' meeting in Manila, the official said the text of the agreement has effectively been finalised and that the remaining delay is linked to ongoing US trade investigations rather than unresolved issues between Washington and New Delhi."The deal... is there.
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