External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington last night, holding wide-ranging talks on bilateral cooperation, regional/global issues, and key partnership pillars like trade, energy, nuclear, defense, critical minerals, and technology.
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They welcomed the India-US trade deal under President Trump and PM Modi—slashing US tariffs on Indian goods to 18%—and agreed on early mechanism meetings to unlock economic opportunities, energy security, and Quad multilateralism for a prosperous Indo-Pacific.
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During his three-day US trip, Jaishankar also met Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on deepening economic ties. The talks precede today’s inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial in DC, uniting 50+ nations to secure global supply chains. This reinforces democracies’ shared goals.
