New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday expressed optimism that the India-US trade agreement would be concluded soon, saying an early resolution would benefit bilateral economic relations and global trade.
Speaking on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Thailand, Sitharaman said negotiations between the two countries are underway and expressed hope that both sides would reach an agreement at the earliest.
"I hope, in the interest of global trade and in the interest of trade between the two partners, India and US, the trade agreement gets concluded at the earliest," she said.
Earlier, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said the first phase of the proposed India-US trad...