Spooked by the Air India plane last month that crashed seconds after departing from the Ahmedabad airport, private jet owners who have aircraft registered at the facility are doubling down on safety precautions.

A panel of Indian lawmakers will review safety in the country's civil aviation sector and has invited several industry and government officials to answer questions on July 9, with topics set to include Air India's recent plane crash.

India's equity benchmarks opened marginally higher on Wednesday following U.S. President Donald Trump's remark that the world's largest economy could reach a trade deal with India. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has indicated that both nations are nearing an agreement that would help India avoid sharp tariff increases.

With just days to go before a 9 July deadline set by US President Donald Trump's administration, hopes of clinching an interim trade pact between Delhi and Washington remain alive but increasingly entangled in hard bargaining.

The United States could reach a trade deal with India that would help American companies compete in the South Asian country and leave it facing far lower tariffs, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday,