New Delhi, July 15 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday confirmed that trade negotiations between India and the United States are advancing rapidly, as a high-level Indian delegation arrived in Washington for a week-long round of intensive discussions.

"Trade talks between the two nations are going at a fast pace, in the spirit of mutual cooperation, so that we can come out with a win-win agreement," Goyal stated.

The Indian team, led by Chief Negotiator and Special Secretary, Commerce Department, Rajesh Agrawal, returned to Washington less than two weeks after the previous round of discussions concluded.

Their visit comes in the backdrop of an extended deadline set by the US administration for imposing reciprocal t...