Mumbai, June 25 -- The proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) should include sectoral tariffs like steel, aluminium, and auto parts as it is crucial for engineering goods exports which account for nearly one-fourth of the country's total merchandise exports, according EEPC
India chairman Pankaj Chadha.
Speaking at the EEPC India Regional Award Presentation ceremony for the fiscal year 2021-22 here, Chadha today said, "It would be unfair on engineering exporters if there is a BTA done without looking at sectoral tariffs. Sector tariff happens to be an important facet of India's exports. We are doing more than around 20 billion dollars of exports to USA.
"So they can't overlook us and do a deal. As and when the first tranche of ...