India, June 10 -- Indian shares struggled for direction on Tuesday as investors waited for the outcome of U.S.-China talks that could pave the way for easing trade tensions.

Closer home, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has reiterated that India is taking a practical, forward-looking stance in ongoing trade discussions with the United States, emphasizing that talks are progressing behind closed doors and not through media headlines.

"We've never discussed the details of any free trade agreement in the press. Negotiations happen in a closed loop. Decisions and outcomes are shaped through structured engagement, not speculation," Goyal said.

The benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex was little changed at 82,461 in early trade while the b...