This was their third in-person assembly this 12 months, following interactions in Washington in July through the Quad Overseas Ministers' Assembly and in January quickly after US President Donald Trump was sworn in. It was, nonetheless, their first assembly since Trump imposed a further 25% tariff on India over its Russian oil purchases, taking the entire levy to 50%.
Jaishankar later posted on X: “Good to satisfy @SecRubio this morning in New York. Our dialog coated a variety of bilateral and worldwide problems with present concern. Agreed on the significance of sustained engagement to progress on precedence areas. We'll stay in contact.”
The talks got here on the identical day India and the US launched discussions geared toward concluding a commerce settlement.
Jaishankar, who arrived in New York on Sunday for the high-level UNGA week, is scheduled to carry a collection of bilateral and multilateral conferences and can ship India's nationwide assertion on the Basic Debate on September 27.
On Monday, he additionally met Philippines Overseas Minister Enrique Manalo. “Happy to satisfy Secretary of Overseas Affairs @SecLazaro of Philippines at first of #UNGA80 in New York. We adopted up on the latest State Go to of President @bongbongmarcos to India. Additionally mentioned our cooperation within the UN and the Indo-Pacific area,” Jaishankar wrote on X.
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