New Delhi, May 29 -- India and the United States are on the verge of concluding a highly anticipated interim trade agreement, with the deal expected to be signed within the coming weeks or months.

Speaking on Friday at the US-India TRUST Initiative event held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, revealed that bilateral negotiations have entered their final stretch.

"Just last week, India had sent a team to Washington DC to finalise the last 1 per cent of that trade deal. Next week we will welcome a U.S. delegation here to continue those talks," he said.

"We fully expect that the trade deal will be signed over the next few weeks and months," Gor added.

The Ambassador's remarks follo...