External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday amid continued upheaval over a $100,000 H-1B visa fee. The meeting comes on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session — their first face-to-face interaction since President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff against most imports from India over continued purchase of Russian oil. The top officials discussed a range of bilateral and international issues of “current concern” during their meeting.

“Good to meet Secretary Rubio this morning in New York. Our conversation covered a range of bilateral and international issues of current concern. Agreed on the importance of sustained engagement to progress on priority areas. We will remain in touch,” Jaishankar wrote on X.

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