India-EU trade talks stumble over agriculture, German minister says

Robert Habeck calls for negotiations to tackle industrial sector first

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A rice farm in Ahmedabad, India. About 60% of the population in India works in agriculture compared with 2% in Germany. © Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- Agriculture is the "most problematic" area in talks to secure a free trade deal between India and the European Union, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday, suggesting that it would be better to focus on the industrial sector first.

Habeck is in India for a regional business conference and is part of a high-level delegation that aims to build better trade and business relations between two of the world's biggest economies.

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