India's trade gap with US narrows amid push for tariff deal

Surplus shrank 17.5% in June but sticking points in negotiations remain

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A mobile crane carries a container at Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, on April 5. © Reuters

SAYAN CHAKRABORTY

BENGALURU -- India's trade gap with the U.S. narrowed in June on account of a surge in imports, according to data released Tuesday, as New Delhi works to ink a trade deal ahead of Washington's Aug. 1 deadline for new tariffs.

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