“I am all the time assured,” Goyal mentioned in an interview Thursday with Bloomberg TV in London, when requested how he was feeling about prospects for a pact.
“I've had some great engagement with my buddy and colleague from the US,” he mentioned, calling US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Commerce Consultant Jamieson Greer “very expensive mates.”
Goyal insisted there weren't any sticking factors within the US-India relationship or in present commerce talks, and clarified that immigration guidelines – together with round H-1B visas for expert staff – had not come up on this yr's talks.
“We've very strong negotiations happening with a number of international locations,” together with with the US, EU, New Zealand, Peru, and Chile, Goyal mentioned Thursday.
