India, US discuss possibility of free trade pact - India trade minister
India's Commerce and Industry Ministry released a statement regarding the trade pact

FILE PHOTO: A man holds the flags of India and the US while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
India and the United States on Thursday discussed the "possibility" of a free trade pact, India's Commerce and Industry Ministry said in a statement.
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exchanged views "on the ongoing India-US trade discussions and appreciated the substantial progress made by both sides on most of the outstanding issues", the statement said.