Amid trade tensions and H-1B visa fee hike concerns, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York indicated an effort to steady bilateral relations.

Jaishankar posted on X, “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”.

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He added that they would stay in touch.

In another sign of movement in the two countries’ attempts to reset their relations, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in New York to negotiate the first tranche of a trade agreement between the two sides, sources told a news agency.

Both sides remained hopeful of reaching an interim understanding s

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