An Indian Ministry of Commerce delegation has arrived in Washington in the US for a fresh round of negotiations on the proposed bilateral trade agreement (BTA), commencing on Monday, an official stated, reported the PTI.

Chief negotiator and special secretary in the Department of Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal, will join the delegation on Wednesday. The four-day discussions will run from Monday through Thursday, the news agency reported.

India’s deputy chief negotiator for the BTA has already reached Washington ahead of the talks, as per the official. These discussions are pivotal, particularly concerning agriculture and automotive sectors. They are timely, given that the United States has postponed the imposition of additional tariffs on several countries -- including India -- until August 1.