NEW DELHI : India’s trade deal with Oman is expected to become operational within the next three months, providing duty-free access for a wide range of Indian labour-intensive exports and faster regulatory approvals for pharmaceutical products, Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal said on December 19.

Addressing a briefing, Goyal said both countries were keen to avoid delays seen in earlier trade agreements. “The Oman-United States trade agreement, signed in 2006, took nearly three years to be implemented. Learning from that experience, India and Oman have decided to operationalise . . .