Jaishankar meets US counterpart Marco Rubio amid trade, H-1B visa tensions: ‘Agreed on importance of…’
“This morning, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio in New York this morning, our conversation includes a series of binary and international issues related to the current concern,” S Jaishankar said in an article on X. Continue reading to learn more about this.
Marco Rubio and S Jaishankar.
On Monday, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and a series of problems. Jaishankar said that the two accepted the importance of continuous participation in priority areas. “It is good to meet Foreign Minister Marco Rubio this morning in New York this morning. Our conversation includes a series of bilateral and international issues related to the current concern. We will stay in communication.”
What is the importance of Jaishankar-Rubio meeting?
The meeting between Jaishankar and Rubio points to the first face -to -face interactions since trade tensions increased after US President Donald Trump brought tariffs to Indian goods after India’s purchase of oil from Russia. The meeting is part of a constant effort to restrict the Indian-US ties, which have been forced in recent months but show signs of recovery since then. India and the United States are working to make a trade agreement by leading a delegation for negotiations at DC, the Minister of Commerce Piyuh Goyal and the United States.
How have India-US relations have been recently?
Donald Trump applied a 25 percent tariff to Indian goods in July among the trade talks between the two countries, and then applied 25 percent tariff for the acquisition of Russian oil. Countries continued negotiations for the mutually benefit bilateral trade agreement. According to a statement made by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, “positive discussions have been held” during the visit of the US officials from the USA from the USA, and both sides agreed to intensify the efforts to conclude an agreement. Pointing to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80), the United Nations General Assembly Upper Week will be held in New York between 23-29 September 2025.
(With the inputs of the news agency Ani).
