India, July 8 -- India and the United States are close to reaching a trade deal, said US President Donald Trump on Monday, even as his administration sent letters to 14 countries threatening to impose tariffs.

"We've made a deal with the United Kingdom, we've made a deal with China, we're close to making a deal with India," Trump told reporters during a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

New Delhi and Washington have been engaged in intense negotiations to close a trade deal even as America's reciprocal tariffs - which were delayed for 90 days in April - were extended from July 9 to August 1.

A negotiating team led by special secretary Rajesh Agrawal left America last week after key discussions with the Office of ...