India and US may sign a joint statement on the first tranche of their trade agreement in 4–5 days, Piyush Goyal says, with a legal agreement targeted by mid-March and a proposed US executive order to cut tariffs to 18%.
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The reason is that Pakistan doesn't want to play against India during the World Cup because ICC refused to shift Bangladesh's matches from India and schedule them in another country.