India is close to finalising large parts of its free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said.
His remarks come ahead of a visit from top EU trade officials for further negotiations, starting 12 September.
The talks are happening as US President Donald Trump has called on EU leaders to impose 100% tariffs on India and China for buying Russian oil. The US has imposed a 50% tariff on goods from India, which includes a 25% penalty for its transactions with Russia.
India and the EU relaunched free trade discussions in 2021 after a prolonged pause and are working to get a deal through by the end of this year.
On Tuesday, Mr Goyal said that 60-65% of the chapters of the trade agreement had already been finalised, news agency ANI reports.
