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Amid rising trade tensions over the Trump administration’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on India, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday expressed the hope of concluding a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) with the US by November. “I do hope that things will get back on track soon and we will conclude a bilateral trade agreement by autumn, November or so, as was discussed by our two leaders in February,” Goyal told the Annual Global Investor Conference 2025. In a separate industry event, he said India is in “dialogue with the US for a BTA”.
The Punjab government Tuesday declared all 23 districts flood-hit and said the deluge has claimed 30 lives and impacted over 3.5 lakh people so far. Dam reservoirs continued to remain full to the brim while the rivers were flowing near danger mark, leading to alerts in several districts. Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, meanwhile, separately visited some of the affected areas.
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Photographs of Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah pushed to the fringes of the frame, even behind the security guards surrounding Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the latter visited the UT to review the flood situation, have given fresh ammunition to detractors of the National Conference government. They said it is another proof of the Abdullah government kowtowing to the Centre, without getting anything in return.
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