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EAM S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York on sidelines of 80th UNGA.

Meeting came after US imposed extra 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods over Russian oil purchases.

Parallel trade talks led by Piyush Goyal aim for early conclusion of bilateral trade agreement.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for bilateral discussions, as the high-level 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks in.

The meeting at Lotte New York Palace is the first face-to-face interaction between them following President Donald Trump's imposition of an additional 25 per cent tariff on India for Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, taking the total levies imposed on India to 50 per cent.

Jaishankar took to

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