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‘Not accurate’, says India of US Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s comments

New Delhi, Jan 9 (UNI) India on Friday termed as “not accurate” the comments of US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick blaming the collapse of the India-US trade deal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not personally calling up President Donald Trump to “close” the negotiations. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering questions at a briefing, also said that India looks forward to concluding a “mutually beneficial trade deal between two complementary economies”. The spokesperson said: “We have seen the remarks.

Central India's Premier English Daily

Central India's Premier English Daily

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Key Highlights

  • India and the US were committed to negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US as far back as 13 February last year.
  • “Since then, the two sides have held multiple rounds of negotiation to arrive at a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement.
  • On several occasions, we have been close to a deal.
  • “The characterisation of these discussions in the reported remarks is not accurate.
  • We remain interested in a mutually beneficial trade deal between two complementary economies and look forward to concluding it.
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