India News | Jaishankar Meets US Trade Representative Katherine Tai

New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai on Friday held talks with a focus on overall progress in India-US trade engagement.

"Delighted to meet USTR @AmbassadorTai today in Delhi. Appreciate the tremendous progress in our bilateral trade in recent years. Also value @USTradeRep's perspective on challenges to the international economy," Jaishankar said on 'X'.

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Tai is on a three-day visit to India primarily to deliberate on crucial trade-related matters with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and attend a meeting of the US-India Trade Policy Forum.

Established in 2010, the forum plays an important role in strengthening and expanding the bilateral economic and trade relationship.

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"Under Ambassador Tai and Minister Goyal's leadership, the Trade Policy Forum has helped remove trade barriers and facilitate cooperation on key issues," an American readout said last week.

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