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11:58 pm"Tibetan Issue Will Remain Alive": Dalai Lama To NDTV
11:57 pmTremors, Tectonic Shifts: Milind Deora, Shashi Tharoor's Banter Over Protests
11:51 pmPrakash Raj flags attempts to divide country into those with voting rights and, those without votes
11:51 pmForest Department destroys 125 illegal country-made guns in Tiruvannamalai
11:48 pmSankoo Becomes Ladakh's 8th District, Gets Separate Hill Council
11:47 pmCensus 2027: Govt. opens enumerator roles to private teachers, institutions, trust and society members

Business

India-US trade pact would be concluded at earliest, in interest of global trade: FM Sitharaman

Reported by The Economic Times 16 Oct 2026, 11:29 am IST 1 min read

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In a promising update on the India-US trade agreement, Nirmala Sitharaman indicated that negotiations are progressing well, with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal mentioning that legal drafting for the initial phase is in motion. Addressing concerns related to trade imbalances and China's market access restrictions, Sitharaman underlined the critical role of infrastructure investments in driving economic growth despite global setbacks.

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Section: Business
First reported by: The Economic Times
Reporter: pti
Published: Friday, 16 October 2026, 11:29 am IST
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