The Indian ambassador to US asserted that the strategic relationship between two countries has the potential to become the 'defining partnership' within this century
Responding to a question on commerce, he said the trade problem between the two countries is "normal"
Asserting that there is scope to further boost trade with the US, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce National President S K Sarkar said the target is to achieve a bilateral trade of $500-bn by 2022
After repeated overtures from Trump administration, India has told the US that it was unwilling to discuss a full FTA
The unprecedented move of five American governors visiting India in quick succession is a part of the efforts by the Trump administration and the Modi government to enhance state-to-state relationship
The Modi-Trump meeting assumes significance in the wake of the strain that has popped up in the bilateral relationship on a host of trade and economic issues
The issue of trade tension came up in a telephonic conversation between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday
US and Indian trade negotiators ended talks in July without making major progress on a range of disputes.
'The US would be unwise to turn to Pakistan as a strategic partner,' Richard N Hass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote in an op-ed last week.
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The world's top producer of crude palm oil produced 2.8 million tonnes tonnes of the edible oil last year
He said that the shared democratic values of the two nations, strong people-to-people ties and commitment to economic growth have further cemented the relationship
India has made it clear to America that any discussion on the issue, if at all warranted, will only be with Pakistan and only bilaterally
I have no doubt that we have both the mechanisms and the required political will to address these issues, said Indian Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Pompeo on the sidelines of the second day of 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers meet in Bangkok
In his meeting with Pakistan PM Imran Khan last week, Trump had offered to help resolve the Kashmir issue
India has brought down the import of oil from Iran, with which it has historic and cultural ties, to almost zero
India imposed retaliatory tariffs on 28 US products including almonds and apples from June 5, after the Trump administration revoked its preferential trade privileges
Pompeo's remarks come weeks after a delegation of the US Trade Representatives travelled to India for talks on a wide range of bilateral trade issues, in particular tax and tariffs
Indian IT companies, he said, have 'contributed to the competitiveness of global operations' of US firms. "And in doing so have also supported hundreds of thousands of jobs