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Sitharaman says India-US trade talks have reached a plateau

8 sources · first seen 10:02 5 Oct · updated 11:51 5 Oct

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  • Further give-and-take would be “very, very difficult” for both countries
  • The sides are negotiating a trade agreement focused on market access and trade balance concerns
  • Uncertainty over market access could affect Indian exporters exposed to US trade policy

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Sitharaman says India-US trade talks have reached a plateau

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9 reports · earliest 10:02
Economic TimesIndia-US trade talks hit a plateau, with little room left to give or take, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman10:02ReutersIndia, US have reached a plateau in trade talks, Indian finance minister says10:06MoneycontrolIndia-US trade talks may have reached ‘plateau’, further concessions difficult: Nirmala Sitharaman10:13NDTV ProfitUS-India Trade Deal Negotiations Have Reached A 'Plateau': FM Nirmala Sitharaman10:41CNBC-TV18India-US trade deal talks have reached a plateau, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman10:49Business StandardIndia, US have reached a plateau in trade talks, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman11:14Economic TimesIndia-US trade talks still on, but both sides near ‘plateau’: Sitharaman11:27Times of IndiaIndia-US trade talks hit ‘plateau’: Sitharaman says further give-and-take ‘very, very difficult’11:36Fortune IndiaIndia-U.S. have reached a plateau on trade talks, more give and take may be difficult: FM Sitharaman11:51