New Delhi, April 11 -- Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said one cannot compromise with national interest just to meet trade agreement deadlines. The Minister said that at the end of the day, trade agreements have to be win-win for both sides.

"You always need to have timelines for all deadlines for whatever work you do. We do that in business all the time, don't we? Every action should be defined in terms of a responsibility that takes a timeline, but in the case of retail agreements, these are indicated timelines...," the Commerce Minister said, speaking at the Carnegie Global Technology Summit here in the national capital.

"But at the end of the day, it has to be a win-win for both sides. It has to be a fair, equitable,...