New Delhi, July 13 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday dismissed reports of a deadlock in India-US trade talks, calling them as completely false, baseless and misleading.

In a post on social media platform X, Goyal rejected an international news agency's report, which had claimed that India was holding out for a better deal with the United States instead of pursuing an early agreement.

"This news is completely false, baseless and misleading," Goyal said.

The Commerce Minister said he had held "fantastic meetings" with US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer during the latter's visit to New Delhi in June, and reiterated that both countries remain committed to concluding a balanced and mutually beneficial trade...