“We stay centered on the substantive agenda that our two nations have dedicated to and we hope that the connection will proceed to maneuver ahead primarily based on mutual respect and shared pursuits,” he mentioned.
Jaiswal was responding to questions on the way forward for India-US relations at his weekly media briefing.
“India and america share a complete international strategic partnership anchored in shared pursuits, democratic values and sturdy people-to-people ties. This partnership has weathered a number of transitions and challenges,” he mentioned.
The ties between India and the US are reeling below some pressure due to Trump's tariff coverage. After imposing a reciprocal tariff of 25 per cent on India, Trump slapped an extra 25 per cent duties on Indian items for its persevering with purchases of Russian crude oil. Over the previous few months, India and the US held a number of rounds of negotiations for a bilateral commerce deal nevertheless it couldn't be sealed in view of sharp divergences in sure important areas together with agriculture and dairy. The bilateral commerce between India and the US was round USD 130 billion final yr and there was a projection of upward mobility within the quantity.
Jaiswal mentioned the India-US defence relations remained sturdy.
The defence partnership, “underpinned by foundational defence agreements”, is a vital pillar of the bilateral partnership, he mentioned.
This sturdy cooperation has strengthened throughout all domains, he famous.
“We expect a US Defence Coverage Staff to be in Delhi in mid-August.
The twenty first version of the joint army train ‘Yudh Abhyas' can be anticipated to happen later this month in Alaska,” Jaiswal mentioned.
“Each side stay engaged to convene the two+2 Inter-sessional assembly on the working-level in direction of the top of the month,” he added.
“So far as the query of defence acquisition is worried, the procurement processes proceed as per established procedures,” Jaiswal mentioned, rejecting studies that India has paused purchases of army {hardware} from the US.
To a separate question on the US state division's annual human rights report criticising India, he mentioned such studies are a “mixture of imputations, misrepresentations and one-sided projections that display a poor understanding of India's democratic framework, pluralistic society and sturdy institutional mechanisms for shielding human rights.”
“We don't connect any credence to such biased assessments. We stay centered on advancing human rights for our folks by way of inclusive governance and improvement,” he mentioned.
