The US will begin hearings in May as part of a Section 301 investigation examining trade surpluses, industrial subsidies, and production levels in major exporting economies across Asia, Europe, and North America.
The talks, according to the government official, are progressing well and no new issues are hindering the negotiations.
Both countries decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial Trade Agreement, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged researchers to establish India as a hub of medical self-reliance by becoming self-reliant in medicines and health innovation.
India is working towards becoming self-reliant in the space sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, adding that the country will have its own space station in the near future.
He said that for a nation, the greatest test of self-respect is its self-reliance.
On his maiden trip to India, Mr Vance will be accompanied by his Indian-origin wife, Usha Vance, and their three children.
