The country needs to let go of the mindset of a particular product being for the domestic market and others for the export market, Goyal told the conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in a video conference.
“This pick-up in economic activity is here to stay and the future looks to be extremely bright," he said.
FDI inflows into the country rose by 62 per cent to $27 billion during the April-July period of this fiscal.
"We will have an FTA with UAE in next 60-100 days, an interim agreement with Australia probably around the same time. With the EU, work should start soon (as) they have recently appointed a lead negotiator and we are working to start with Canada," he added.
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