US clothing companies push for India-US FTA for greater engagement

American clothing companies, scouting for greater investment opportunities in India following the US-China trade war, have made a case for a free trade agreement between the US and India to increase trade in the sector.

Other suggestions given by a group of fifteen American companies to Textile Minister Smriti Irani, during their meeting on Tuesday, was to improve the ease of doing business on the ground, provide higher skills to workers and draw up a sustainable growth plan for the sector, according to Tara Joseph, President, AMCHAM Hong Kong.

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