The minister said that sensitive areas such as agriculture and dairy have been completely safeguarded under the deal. He clarified that items including milk, cheese, wheat, rice, maize, soy, poultry, fuel ethanol, tobacco, certain vegetables and meat will not be given any duty concessions. Emphasising India’s self-reliance, Goyal added that all products in which the country is “aatma nirbhar” have been kept outside the agreement.
