India-US trade talks, Sept. 16 -- India and the US on Tuesday termed the talks between Chief US negotiator Brendan Lynch and Indian counterpart Rajesh Agrawal, the Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce on the proposed bilateral trade agreement as positive and forward looking.

The two countries also decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement.

Lynch arrived in India on Monday for a day-long talk weeks after the US imposed a 50 per cent tariff, including a 25 per cent penalty for buying Russian crude oil.

In a statement, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said that a team of officials from the office of the United States Trade Representative held discussions with officials ...