New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- Giving insights into the one-day talks held between the US trade negotiator Brendan Lynch and India's chief negotiator and Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal, former senior diplomat Mahesh Sachdev stated that the discussions were described as "positive and forward-looking."

India and the US initiated talks for a just, balanced, and mutually beneficial Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) in March this year, aiming to complete the first stage of the Agreement by October-November 2025.

"Today, in New Delhi, one-day talks between the U.S. Assistant Trade Representative and the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Special Secretary concluded. Both sides described the discussions as positiv...