New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- India on Friday termed as "not accurate" the comments of US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick blaming the collapse of the India-US trade deal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi not personally calling up President Donald Trump to "close" the negotiations.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, answering questions at a briefing, also said that India looks forward to concluding a "mutually beneficial trade deal between two complementary economies".
The spokesperson said:"We have seen the remarks. India and the US were committed to negotiating a bilateral trade agreement with the US as far back as 13 February last year.
"Since then, the two sides have held multiple rounds of negotiation to arrive at a...