New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- India is happy that a trade deal with the United States has been finalised, it removes uncertainty and creates investment opportunities between the world's two largest democracies, noted Anuradha Thakur, Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs.

"We are happy that the trade deal has got finalized, removes uncertainty in that space, and is providing opportunity for two of the largest democracies in the world, for instance, to take this kind of investment," Thakur said this on the sidelines of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Conference on the Union Budget 2026-27 in New Delhi.

Asked whether India would open its market to U.S. agricultural products, Thakur said: "There is no clarit...