New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI), a key textile organisation, has welcomed the reduction in the US tariff on Indian goods to 18%.

CITI Chairman Ashwin Chandran said that the reduction in tariff will ensure India's textile and apparel exporters are once again in a position to compete effectively in the US market, the single-largest market for India's textile and apparel exports.

"The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) heartily welcomes the announcement of the trade deal between the US and India and the reduction in the US tariff on Indian goods to 18%. CITI would like to express its sincere gratitude to both the US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this...