Trade deal between India-US likely to become operational in April: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- The interim trade deal between India and the United States is likely to become operational in April this year, said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday.

India's free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and Oman are also likely to be implemented in April, while in the case of New Zealand, the trade pact is expected to be implemented in September.

A three-day meeting between Indian and US officials to finalise the legal text for the interim trade agreement will begin in the US on February 23.

Both the countries have issued a joint statement on the interim trade framework that focuses on lowering select tariffs, deepening energy trade, and expanding economic cooperation.

Under the interim arrangement...