India, Feb. 6 -- India and the United States are close to sealing a trade agreement, with negotiations now in their final stage and remaining details expected to be wrapped up very soon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday after extensive talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC.

Describing the proposed pact as a turning point, Jaishankar said the agreement would mark the beginning of a new phase in India-US relations, opening up significant opportunities across trade, strategic cooperation, defence and energy. "The historic India-US trade deal is in the final stages of detailing that will be completed very soon. It opens up a new phase in our bilateral ties, with vast possibilities for the relati...