Washington, April 29 -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that the United States and India made "some very good progress" concerning the trade deal during Vice President JD Vance's visit to the country and some announcements could be made soon.

Addressing a media briefing, Bessent said that Vance and Prime Minister Narendra Modi made "some very good progress" concerning the bilateral trade agreement.

"I'm glad you brought up our Asian trading partners and allies. They have been the most forthcoming in terms of doing the deals. As I mentioned, Vice President Vance was in India last week. I think that he and PM Modi made some very good progress. So, I could see some announcements on India. I could see the contours of a deal wit...