New Delhi, April 20 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the first tranche of the proposed bilateral trade agreement with the United States is "almost finalised" and discussions were being held on what would be the mechanism by which India can get a preferential access, market access in the US market compared to competitors.

India and the United States will resume negotiations on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) today in Washington DC.

"We have almost finalized our free trade agreement...the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement with them. We are trying to close the Ts and dots on that and work out what would be the mechanism by which India can get a preferential access, market access i...