Updated On: 24 October, 2025 07:03 PM IST | Berlin | mid-day online correspondent
The trade and commerce minister emphasised that trade agreements should be approached with a long-term perspective. He was speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Germany, a forum for leaders and businesses to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade and investment

Union Minister Piyush Goyal noted that trade deals should not be viewed with a short-term lens. PIC/X
India does not enter into trade agreements in a hurry or under duress, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, as the country continues to negotiate key trade pacts with the European Union (EU) and the United States.
Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue in Germany, a forum for leaders and German businesses to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade and investment, Goyal said, “We are in active dialogue with the EU. We are talking to the US, but we do not do deals in a hurry and we do not do deals with deadlines or with a gun to our head.”