New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- India is seeking liberalisation in 80 percent of tariff lines as part of the ongoing review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), with talks likely to be wrapped up in the next few months, a senior government official said on Sunday.

"Our broad objective is to overall achieve liberalisation of trade in 80 percent tariff lines. At every country level, minimum 70 percent tariff line liberalisation should be achieved. The discussions are on,"said Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, P Kumaran.

He added that for ASEAN's Least Developed Countries (LDCs), flexibility could be extended in terms of tariff concessions and timelines, potentially increasing liberalisation from 70 percent to 80 percen...