India, April 9 -- US trade representative Jamieson Greer said India is among several countries now planning to lower tariffs, claiming that early signs indicate the Donald Trump administration's trade measures are beginning to pay off.Defending the national emergency on trade, Jamieson Greer told the Senate Finance Committee that while the United States maintains an average 5 per cent tariff on agricultural goods, India's average tariff stands at 39 per cent.

"Our average tariff on agricultural goods is 5 per cent, but India's average tariff is 39 per cent. You understand the trend here. Our trade deficit, driven by these non-reciprocal conditions, is a manifestation of the loss of the nation's ability to manufacture, to grow, and to bui...