new delhi, Oct. 14 -- With the 2025 fall deadline for the India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) approaching, the two sides have intensified activity to bridge differences on a bunch of issues. Commerce secretary Rajesh Agarwal is likely to lead a high-level delegation to Washington this week, just ahead of Diwali, to work through the gaps in the proposed pact, a senior government official said. New Delhi's purchase of oil from Russia has been a key sticking point for the US. The official was, however, non-committal on whether the Russian oil issue would be taken up at the upcoming meeting. The issue is not being handled by the commerce ministry, the official said. In the visit to Washington DC, Agarwal, who took charge on October 1 after...