In today's episode of India Global, Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Tuesday to discuss issues relating to trade and tariff between the two countries. Lynch's visit comes days ahead of coming into force of reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The senior U.S. trade official is expected to hold talks with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal besides meeting a number of senior Indian officials, it is learnt. The two sides are also expected to hold negotiations to form a framework for a bilateral trade pact that would address issues relating to levies and market access. NDTV's Mohammed Ghazali brings this report.