The Indian Ambassador has met 19 US senators and Congressmen since August 9, as revealed by his social media posts.
Kwatra met Rep Claudia Tenney, Member of Methods and Means Committee and Home Intelligence Committee, on Friday (native time) and had an in-depth dialog on the significance of honest and balanced commerce ties.
“We mentioned US-India bilateral relations and the significance of honest and balanced commerce ties,” Kwatra posted on social media.
Kwatra stated he highlighted India's “rising hydrocarbon purchases from the US as an essential element of India's power safety” within the assembly with Rep Tenney.
In one other such assembly, Kwatra had a productive dialog with Rep Jonathan L Jackson, a Member of the Home International Affairs Committee Democrats and the Home Agriculture Committee Democrats. “We mentioned our commerce and financial partnership. Thanked him for his help to the US-India bilateral relations,” he stated. Kwatra additionally apprised Rep Haley Stevens, Congresswoman for Michigan, of India's vital hydrocarbon purchases from the US. “We mentioned US-India bilateral financial partnership, together with our honest and balanced commerce engagement,” Kwatra posted on social media after the assembly with Stevens who can also be a rating Member of the Analysis and Expertise Subcommittee and the Science Committee Democrats.
He additionally talked about “India's vital hydrocarbon purchases from the US as an essential element of India's power safety” in assembly with Stevens.
The Indian envoy additionally thanked her for her steadfast help to the India-US relationship.
The collection of conferences comes amid pressure in India-US relations after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs totalling 50 per cent on India. This contains 25 per cent for New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil that can come into impact from August 27.
Defending its buy of Russian crude oil, India has been sustaining that its power procurement is pushed by nationwide curiosity and market dynamics.
India turned to buying Russian oil bought at a reduction after Western nations imposed sanctions on Moscow and shunned its provides over its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. PTI
