India and Australia seek to speed up trade agreement talks

The Economic Times, carrying an ANI report, says Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell discussed speeding up negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement. Goyal said they also reviewed their existing trade agreement to help Indian businesses use duty-free access to Australia, and discussed cooperation in pharmaceuticals, services, investment, agri-tech and critical minerals. He separately said the countries are working toward a bilateral investment treaty.