US and India seal trade deal
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The U.S. and India have finalized a trade deal on Monday after months of negotiations, steadying a relationship that had plummeted to its lowest point in decades.
According to a Reuters report, India has agreed to purchase petroleum, defence equipment and aircraft from the United States, while also partially opening its tightly regulated agriculture sector under a trade agreement.
The response from India Inc suggests that the trade deal is being read less as a one-off tariff concession and more as a signal of India’s maturing role in global commerce.
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