Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday (October 24, 2025) said India does not do trade agreements in hurry or with a "gun to our head".

He said India is actively negotiating trade pacts with countries and regions, including the European Union (EU) and the U.S.

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"We are in active dialogue with the EU. We are talking to the U.S., but we do not do deals in a hurry and we do not do deals with deadlines or with a gun to our head," he said at Berlin Dialogue in Germany.

The Minister is in Berlin to participate in the dialogue.