<h1>Trade concessions sought by the US face firm refusal, protecting farmers and dairy interests in ongoing BTA talks.</h1> Negotiations over a bilateral trade agreement focus on US demands for reduced duties on agricultural and dairy products and India's resolute refusal to grant concessions that would harm small and marginal farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen. The government publicly frames trade policy as protective of these producers while negotiations proceed across ministerial, diplomatic and negotiator levels amid elevated US tariffs that create uncertainty for exporters in labour intensive and other vulnerable sectors.