Mumbai, India, Oct 18, 2026 (AFP) - What is holding up the US-India trade deal?

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India for the second time this year, as Washington seeks to bolster ties with a strategic partner despite months of friction over a trade deal. Rubio will meet senior Indian officials, but will bypass the Indian capital during the trip in the coming week. Instead he will focus on investment and energy during visits to financial hub Mumbai and India's oil hub of Jamnagar, which is home to billionai......

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