India, Aug. 30 -- Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal has said that India will not "bow down" to the US President Donald Trump's tariffs and instead focus on capturing new markets.

In his first remarks since the tariffs went into effect, Goyal on Friday said India was always ready for a free trade agreement.

But India "will neither bow down nor ever appear weak. We will continue to move together and capture new markets," Goyal said, while speaking at a construction industry event in New Delhi.

Goyal said the union government would announce several measures in the coming days to support every sector and boost exports.

"I can say with confidence that India's exports this year will exceed 2024-25 numbers," he said.

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