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India continues to remain engaged with US on trade deal: MEA

Responding to a question on India-US trade talks while addressing his weekly media briefing in New Delhi, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "We continue to remain engaged with the US side to conclude a trade deal, and these discussions are continuing..."

Amid tariff row, MEA hopes India, US relationship will continue to move forward

The remarks from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came amid escalating trade tensions between India and the United States over India's oil purchases from Russia. US President Donald Trump recently increased tariffs imposed on Indian goods to 50 per cent, in what is seen as a sign of his frustration over failing to stop the Russia-Ukraine war.