Washington/IBNS, March 8 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that India has agreed to lower tariffs on American exports to the South Asian country, amid the bilateral tension over duty since the Republican returned to the White House.

The President made the remark at a time India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is in the US to meet White House officials to talk on bilateral trade deals.

Goyal has already met his US counterpart and the governments of the two countries are set to discuss a multi-sector trade deal.

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said New Delhi will prioritise its interest and negotiate with the United States on trade related issues in the backdrop of Donald Trump's announcement of re...