Negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement between the two sides had hit a major roadblock after Trump slapped a whopping 50 per cent tariff on India. , India News, Times Now

The U.S. and India are actively working on a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen their economic and strategic partnership.

India and the U.S. will discuss trade issues in their next call scheduled for Tuesday, Washington's newly-appointed ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on Monday, at a time when failure to secure a trade deal has roiled their ties and pushed the rupee to a record low.

India and the US are continuing to actively engage on trade deal negotiations, Sergio Gor, the new US ambassador to India, has said during a trip to Delhi. The next call to discuss the deal was scheduled for Tuesday, Gor said, but did not elaborate on who would participate.

After more than two years of fractured diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit India in the coming weeks as both countries look to diversify trading partners in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.

India's palm oil imports fell to an eight-month low in December, as refiners increased purchases ​of rival oils such as soyoil and sunflower oil amid weaker ‌seasonal demand during the winter months,

Sergio Gor, a confidant of the U.S. president, took up his post as ambassador in New Delhi with ties between the countries at their lowest ebb in decades.

Fuel is Iran's biggest export item by value, while major imports include intermediate goods, vegetables, machinery and equipment.

India's army chief said on Tuesday the head of Pakistan's military operations had been told to control what he said were drone intrusions from Pakistan into India.

A simmering dispute between the neighbors, who share one of the largest land borders in the world, has escalated with diplomatic protests and a sports boycott.

China asserts Shaksgam Valley in Jammu & Kashmir as its territory, while India condemns ongoing Chinese construction near Siachen and reaffirms sovereignty.