At trade meet, India seeks more pharma inspections & easier visas, US flags laptop import monitoring

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The Union government Friday asked the US to increase the number of inspections by the US Food and Drug Administration in India to boost pharma exports and reiterated its longstanding demand to restore the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for easier access of goods into America, a Trade Policy Forum joint statement said Friday. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted challenges faced by business visitors from India to the US due to visa processing time periods and requested the US to augment the processing. Visa delays to Indians surged to record levels after Covid-19, causing severe disruptions for IT professionals...