Srinagar, Feb. 14 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Indo-US trade deal appears detrimental to Jammu and Kashmir, stating that while its benefits to the rest of the country remain unclear, the union Territory can "as of now, only see losses."The Chief Minister said the products expected to enter India duty-free - including almonds, walnuts, apples, fresh fruit and dry fruit - are the very commodities that are produced in Jammu and Kashmir.
"I don't know about the benefits (of Indo-US trade deal) in the rest of the country. But for now, we are seeing only losses," Omar told reporters after inaugurating the 11th annual agri-tech festival 'Gongul' at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
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