Washington DC, Feb. 10 -- The White House, in a statement on Friday (local time), highlighted that the 'historic trade deal' between India and the US will open Indian markets to American products.

"Last Friday, in a Joint Statement, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal between the United States and India that will open up India's market of over 1.4 billion people to American products," the statement said.

Friday's Joint Statement follows a call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, in which the leaders reached a framework for an Interim Agreement on reciprocal trade and reaffirmed their commitment to broader US-India Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) negotiations, the statement said.

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