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India, U.S. discuss possibility of free trade pact - Piyush Goyal

2020 World Economic Forum in Davos

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - 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 U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross exchanged views "on the ongoing India-U.S. trade discussions and appreciated the substantial progress made by both sides on most of the outstanding issues", the statement said.

(Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Alison Williams)