New Delhi, July 16 -- US President Donald Trump has signalled ongoing progress towards a trade deal with India, declaring confidently, "We're going to have access into India", even as the details remain under negotiation.

Speaking on Tuesday, Donald Trump credited his administration's tariff measures for opening markets previously closed to American businesses, emphasising, "You have to understand, we had no access into any of these countries. Our people couldn't go in. And now we're getting access because of what we're doing with the tariffs."

While a deal between New Delhi and Washington remains to be finalised, Trump drew parallels to the recently announced agreement with Indonesia, where the US will face zero tariffs on exports, and...