US, India Weeks Away From Finalizing Trade Deal — Rubio
Indian workers carry the U.S. flag, left, and the Indian flag at Hyderabad House, the venue of the talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 2, 2006
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States and India are expected to conclude a trade deal in several weeks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday. «We are weeks, not months away from, I think, finalizing it. I think 99 percent of the work is done,» Rubio told The Indian Express. Separately, the secretary said in an interview with News18 that some technical details remain to be agreed upon. India is one of a few large economies that has a multi-billion surplus in trade with the US but no trade deal. In 2025, US-Indian trade in goods and services totaled $239.6 billion.Rubio is currently on an official visit to India. This is his second trip to the country in 2026. 
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