Trump’s remarks come as an Indian team headed by chief negotiator Rajesh Agarwal on Thursday arrived in Washington for the next round of trade talks with the US.Both countries are engaged in negotiations for an interim trade deal and are trying to finalise the pact before July 9.The high tariffs announced by the US on April 2 were suspended by the Trump administration till July 9.The agriculture and dairy sectors are difficult and challenging areas for India to give duty concessions to the US.India has not opened up dairy in any of its free trade pacts signed so far.The US wants duty concessions on certain industrial goods, automobiles – especially electric vehicles, wines, petrochemical products, dairy, and agricultural items like apples, tree nuts, and genetically modified crops.India is seeking duty concessions for labour-intensive sectors like textiles, gems and jewellery, leather goods, garments, plastics, chemicals, shrimp, oil seeds, grapes, and bananas in the proposed trade pact.
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