Investing.com -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has called for a decrease in India’s high tariffs, implying a need for a reevaluation of the "special relationship" between the two countries. Lutnick’s comments were made during a television interview with India Today on Friday.

Lutnick also expressed the United States’ interest in establishing a wide-ranging trade deal with India. This further emphasizes the U.S.’s intent to strengthen its economic ties with India, despite the current tariff disagreements.

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