Indian and US officials will get down to finalising the contours of the proposed bilateral trade agreement, starting Wednesday, along with terms of reference and schedule of what is expected to be a two-stage pact. Assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch will hold talks with Rajesh Agarwal, additional secretary in the commerce department, with the idea of clinching the first tranche of the deal by Sept-Oct.
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