India, Feb. 9 -- Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sunil Jakhar on Sunday said the India-US trade agreement is in the nation's interest and would boost the state's industrial development and create new employment opportunities for the youth.

He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "safeguarding" farmers' interests in the deal.

Addressing a press conference here, Jakhar said that the Government of India, after careful deliberation, successfully concluded an agreement with the world's largest economy that will promote industrial growth in the country and in Punjab, without causing any adverse impact on the nation's farmers, especially those in Punjab. He said all crops produced in Punjab have been kept out of the agre...