Would not rush into a trade deal with US during President Trump’s visit: MEA
India TV NewsIndia would not like to rush into a trade deal with the United States during President Donald Trump’s upcoming two-day visit to the subcontinent, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said during his weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday. Kumar said that even as India would like to iron out differences towards the signing of the trade deal, the Centre didn’t want to “create an artificial deadline.” “For us the interests of people are paramount,” Kumar said. The remarks by the MEA spokesperson come four days ahead of President Trump’s maiden visit to India, in which he will be accompanied by the US First Lady Melania Trump. The MEA spokesperson’s remarks are in consonance by earlier comments by Trump, who had reportedly said that he was "saving the deal with India" for a later stage.