New Delhi, July 26 || As India continues to sign trade deals at a blistering pace, the latest one with the UK, the much-awaited pact with the US is yet to see the light of the day amid hectic negotiations from both sides.
According to an article in Newsweek, there is still no trade deal with the United States despite some optimism voiced by US President Donald Trump and India.
Sanjeev Sanyal, a Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Economic Advisory Council (EAC), was quoted as saying in the report that "We wish to engage with the world, including the West, on equal terms".
"We understand that Western countries have their interests, but we also have ours. So, we will speak up for our interests. This does not mean that we won't be willing to engage or make reasonable trade-offs," he told the publication.
According to Lisa Curtis, director at the Centre for a New American Security, the Trump administration would be wise to make concessions for India in the interest of the larger strategic partnership.
"India's successful trade deal with the UK demonstrates that it has global trading options and that it is not desperate enough for a trade deal with the United States to open up its agricultural sector," Curtis was quoted as saying.