Washington, October 21: US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that India and the United States are nearing a trade agreement, saying both sides want to bring the negotiations to a conclusion.
Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said the proposed pact would be different from agreements reached in the past. He did not reveal its terms or give a timeline for signing.
The remarks came as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India for talks on strengthening cooperation in trade, energy, technology, defence and people-to-people ties.
Efforts to settle the agreement have also included meetings between Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer earlier this month. Both countries had announced a framework for the first phase of the pact in February, though changes to US tariff policies led to further
