India, US 'very, very close' to wrapping up trade deal, says Rubio, holds talks with Jaishankar

Mumbai/New Delhi, Oct 20 (UNI) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US and India are "very, very close" to wrapping up the bilateral trade deal, as he held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in Mumbai on deepening cooperation in trade, defence, technology and energy security, and regional developments. "We're very, very close. I would say we're about as close as you can be without having executed the agreement," the US Secretary of State told reporters in Mumbai today. "I think there's a small number of items left to wrap up, so I think that will happen…