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Indian Ambassador Kwatra Holds Strategic US Talks as Trade Deal Nears Final Stage
Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and former National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien in Washington. The meeting is held last as India and the US are negotiating the finer elements of a bilateral trade agreement. A delegation of Indian officials is expected to visit the US to hold discussions on the agreement. Mr Kwatra, in a post on X, said that he was honoured to host Ambassadors Jamieson Greer and Robert O’Brien at India House.
In February, India and the US announced finalisation of a framework for the first phase of the bilateral trade agreement. According to that framework, the US had agreed to reduce tariffs on India to 18 per cent. Mr Kwatra said that they had a productive conversation on a range of bilateral cooperation opportunities and important developments across the world. Bilateral trade was part of the discussion during the recent visit of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Washington last week.