India, July 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that they are "very close" to a tariff deal with India. His remarks came hours after he said that another deal is coming "maybe".

Trump has been, for the last two days, hinting at the possibility of finalising a trade deal with India soon. New Delhi could be among the nations that would strike a deal with Washington before the August 1 deadline for the reciprocal tariffs.

Meanwhile, an Indian commerce ministry's team is in the US for another round of talks on the trade deal.

Earlier on Wednesday, the US announced a trade deal with Indonesia, under which Trump had cut down the 32 per cent tariff to just 19 per cent.

When asked about India, he said "something similar" would ha...