India has offered new concessions in an effort to kick-start talks concerning free trade in south-east Asia.
It has cut the number of items it wants to keep tariffs on from 850 to 560, in talks between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
India had originally asked for more than 1,000 items - including rice and petroleum products - to be excluded.
Most Asean officials have said they need time to consider the offer, but Malaysia has rejected the proposal.
India's representative at the talks, Gopal K Pillai, explained that its latest offer on tariffs covered just 6% of Asean exports.
He added that the list - which covers mainly agricultural and marine goods - would also be reviewed after five years.
India also offered to cut its tariff on palm oil to 50% from 80%.
However, Malaysian trade minister Rafidah Aziz rebuffed the plan, saying she would only return to the negotiating table when India had cut back its exclusion list to a "manageable figure".
Malaysia, which along with Indonesia supplies around 70% of India's edible oil, had wanted India to offer bigger reductions on its palm oil tariffs.
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