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, as 'positive' and decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement.

Lynch arrived in India 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 from the Department of Commerce on India-US trade ties, including on the India-US Bilatera...