Australia will offer to make investments in India’s agriculture industry to secure a trade deal when the two countries recommence talks next month. Negotiations have stalled between Australia and India after protesters opposing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to deregulate the farming industry forced delays in the talks. The government argues the proposed farming reforms to provide farmers with more autonomy to trade freely. Despite India’s tensions, Australia’s new Federal Trade Minister Dan Tehan is optimistic progress can be made between the Indo-Pacific partners. Tehan said it is within both nations’ interests, but acknowledges that India is going through an “incredibly difficult circumstances” with the reforms. “[A]s they deal with trade liberalisation … they want to make sure that the sectors that are dear to them, and especially their agriculture sector, that they’re able to develop and grow in a way that they’re competitive globally before they feel like they’re …