India-US trade deal faces hurdle as differences over apple and GM crops emerge

India-US trade deal faces hurdle as differences over apple and GM crops emerge

From market access for genetically-modified crops to tariff cuts on apples, America's demands on farm produce are making trade talks with India increasingly complex.

India-US Trade deal faces hurdle as differences over apple and GM crops emerge

NEW DELHI : Apple, corn and soybean are emerging as sticking points of competing interests in the trade talks between India and US, possibly prolonging negotiations and delaying a scaled-down version of the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) by July 8, before President Trump‘s reciprocal tariffs kick in. “US is pushing so hard for market access for agricultural products. But India has to protect the interests of a much larger population, i…