Australia, India Likely to Expand Free Trade Pact, Minister Says

Australia and India are likely to expand their free trade agreement in the “very near future,” Trade Minister Don Farrell said, while dismissing assertions that President Donald Trump was responsible for Canberra’s decision to lift restrictions on US beef.

Speaking at the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney on Friday, Farrell said Australia and India would probably have already signed a deal adding products to their FTA earlier in the year if not for Australia’s election in May, which delayed the final negotiations.