New Delhi, July 5 -- Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that India does not negotiate under deadlines and does so from a position of strength.

Goyal said the government holds discussions keeping national interests in mind and attacked the Congress, saying this is "not weak India under UPA which would make agreements which were not in the national interest".

His remarks came hours after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Modi government over Goyal's earlier remarks in which he had said that India does not enter trade deals based on deadline or time pressure.

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