‘Very close’: India may be first to sign trade pact, says US treasury secretary Scott Bessent
[ad_1] India could become the first country to strike a bilateral trade deal with the United States under President Donald Trump’s push for “reciprocal” tariffs, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said.Speaking to a group of reporters in Washington on Wednesday, Bessent suggested that negotiations with India were “very close” to a breakthrough, reaching a successful…