US, Oct. 22 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has called for an early conclusion of the proposed India-United States Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) and said its finalization would be in the interest of both global trade and bilateral economic ties.

Speaking with the Atlantic Council on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, FM Sitharaman noted that negotiations appeared to be nearing completion.

The Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also said that they expect the agreement to be signed soon, according to her. FM Sitharaman said the country had continued to maintain strong growth despite global uncertainties. "India, much against all the odds, is able to keep up the growth. In fact, we've been the fastest-gro...