India, Feb. 6 -- India and the US are in the final stages of detailing their trade deal which is expected to be completed "very soon" to open up a new phase in bilateral ties, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday as he concluded a trip to Washington days after the two sides announced an agreement on reducing US tariffs on Indian goods.

Jaishankar, who was in the US for a critical minerals ministerial meeting and held talks with treasury secretary Scott Bessent and secretary of state Marco Rubio and discussed trade and economic cooperation, said the matter is being handled by commerce minister Piyush Goyal and that he didn't have details regarding the timeframe for the trade deal.

"Concluded a productive and positive v...