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India, US Trade Pact To Come Into Operation Once India Gets Comparative Advantage: Goyal

"I think India will continue to grow its exports and continue to leverage the large US opportunity," he says

Piyush Goyal
Summary
  • Piyush Goyal says first tranche of India-US trade deal will take effect once India secures a comparative advantage over competing countries.

  • Minister says India aims to maintain lower or comparable tariffs to boost exports to the US market.

  • Goyal says India will continue leveraging the large US market as long as it retains a competitive trade advantage.

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The first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement between India and the US will come into operation as soon as the United States is able to ensure that India gets a comparative advantage over its competitors, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.