Rajesh Agrawal

“Rajesh Agarwal said that 20 of the 24 chapters in the agreement have been closed, with both sides aiming to conclude the deal before the EU leaders' visit.”

“"We expect to conclude the talks and have the deal ready, and then we can have some kind of announcement (ahead of the leaders' meet from January 25-27), but it depends on the progress in the next five days,"”

“Before Goyal, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said the two sides had completed negotiations on 20 of the 24 chapters, with efforts ongoing to conclude the talks by January 26.”

“India and the United States are "very near" to signing the first tranche of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).”