India-US Relations: EAM Jaishankar Meets Marco Rubio On Sidelines of 80th UNGA Session | India News
Minister of Foreign Affairs. On Monday, Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York, the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This was the first face -to -face meetings since the increase in trade tensions between India and the United States. The stress on relations appeared by US President Donald Trump by applying tariffs to India and allowing Delhi to buy Russian oil.
In the video clip, Jaishankar and Rubio were stuck hands while meeting the Unga session. According to Ani, the meeting is part of a constant effort to strengthen India-US ties.
#WRISTWATCH | New York: Foreign Minister Dr Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and among the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session. pic.twitter.com/bpotm5udfi– Ani (@ani) 22 September 2025
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In July, Trump brought 25 percent tariffs to Indian goods in July among the trade talks between the two countries and then brought 25 percent more tariffs.
India-US trade talks
Countries continued negotiations for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
India and the United States are working to make a trade agreement by leading a delegation with a delegation for meetings with trade Minister Piyuh Goyal in Washington.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, “positive discussions were held” during the visit of the Indian Trade Representative Office on September 16, and both sides agreed to intensifying efforts to conclude an agreement.
Trump recently confident that they would “not be able to face difficulty” to reach an agreement.
Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike
Among the trade tensions, the movement of the Trump administration to increase the wages of the H-1B visa caused confusion and concern among the Indians in the United States.
Previously, the US president signed an executive order for our visa, which imposes a fee of US $ 1.00,000 for visas. The White House later announced that the fee is not only for the existing visa holders, but only for new applicants.
India-US relations
At the beginning of this month, according to the ANI, During the Senate Approval hearing for Trump’s Ambassador to US ambassador Sergio Gor, Rubio described India as one of the US’s best relations in the world today.
“Rubio, which emerged to promote GOR at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, underlined its important role in India’s global future, especially in the Indo-Pacific region, and stressed that India is the” core “.
Jaishankar-Rubio meeting
According to IANS, this points to the third personal meeting between the two leaders this year. His recent interactions took place on July 1 during the meeting of Four Foreign Ministers in Washington.
Before that, Jaishankar met Rubio in January, just a few days after the latter.
(with the inputs of the agencies)
