India, Aug. 14 -- India is in 'regular contact' with the US for negotiating the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agarwal said on Thursday.

He said that both sides are committed to the framework deal that was agreed upon in February.

In February, both sides finalised contours for the first phase of the BTA.

However, changes in the tariff landscape in the US have led to further negotiations on the agreement between the two countries.

At present, the US has imposed an additional 10 per cent duty on Indian goods under a Section 301 probe on alleged forced labour concerns.

"We are engaged with the US side on the trade deal and our contacts are regular," Agarwal told reporters here.

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