continue it Engagement with Biden Administration next Monday’s ‘2+2’ ProgramExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held a meeting with US Trade Representative (USTR) Catherine Tai and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
According to a US government readout, Mr Jaishankar and Ms Tai took stock of India-US trade relations, the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war on global trade and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (a framework, proposed by Biden). governance, for economic cooperation in the region, on issues such as emerging technologies and supply chains).
The two ministers agreed that the Trade Policy Forum – which was relaunched in November 2021 after a four-year hiatus – made “substantial promise” to reduce trade barriers, including in agricultural commodities. Last year’s platform resulted in Indian mangoes and pomegranates gaining market access in the US, and American pork, pork products, alfalfa hay and cherries gaining access to Indian markets.
Discussed intensifying our economic partnership. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Twitter after meeting Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo that our aim is to increase resilience and credibility in supply chains and increase trust and transparency in business. Photo: Twitter/@dr.jayashankar
On his meeting with Ms Raimondo, Mr Jaishankar said the two had discussed intensifying the economic partnership.
“Our goal is to increase the resilience and reliability of supply chains, and to increase trust and transparency in business,” he tweeted.
Mr Jaishankar and his US counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, took part in an interactive program with students at Howard University later on Tuesday afternoon.