India is unlikely to allow American GM food imports under ongoing trade negotiations, but it may accept certain GM products for animal feed.

The prospects of an interim trade deal between India and the United States before Washington's August 1 deadline have dimmed, as talks remain deadlocked over tariff cuts on key agricultural and dairy products,

India’s trade talks are in a “very advanced” stage with the US, Oman and the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday, while underlining that every free trade agreement has its own dynamics.

India stays silent as US tariff deadline nears, favoring quiet diplomacy over public pressure in high-stakes trade talks.

Speaking to ET NOW, Goyal highlighted that India is approaching Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with newfound confidence and strategic clarity, prioritizing the nation's interests above all else and indicated that the ongoing negotiations with Washington will be finalised by the fall,

The foreign ministry said that the trade teams of both countries are presently engaged in active negotiations on the BTA and discussions are ‘aimed at adopting an integrated approach to further streng