New Delhi, March 20 -- India is keen to double its trade with Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to $100 billion and the path is very clear, Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal said here on Wednesday.

Addressing the 10th CII India-LAC Conclave with the theme of Advancing Economic Alliances for Collaborative Growth, Barthwal said: "Trade will be the engine of growth for both regions and that there is a need to address core trade issues such as tariffs, non-tariffs and regulatory barriers between the two sides for bolstering bilateral trade and investments."

In his address at the conclave, Cuba's Deputy Prime Minister Eduardo Martinez Diaz said: "Closer bilateral and multilateral relations between the Latin American and Caribbean ...