A strong and positive verdict from Bihar — India’s third most populous state and a large producer of corn — is expected to encourage the government to conclude a trade deal with the U.S. Such a deal would include purchases of more agricultural products from the U.S., said Amitendu Palit, senior research fellow and research lead at the Institute of South Asian Studies.
However, these purchases of farm products from the U.S. will be “couched in a manner that does not suggest that the government is going to back away on its commitment to domestic farmers,” he said.
